@@jawadsher1062 Im not him but learn Computer Science ( Operating Systems, Computer Architecture, Algorithims and Data strcutures, Discrete Mathamatics) Learn Computer Networking Learn Linux Learn how to program ( C is a good choice)
I just saw this video and it kind of opened my eyes. I kind of had this phenomenon in the back of my mind, but I never really thought about it. I've watched quite a few videos that are a little below my level. But most of the time I told myself that it could help me manifest the basics. The truth is that most of these videos were a big waste of time. Time I could have spent on THM or HTB, VulnHub, PicoCTF or something like Protostar. Had I realized this earlier I could have completed most of the THM or HTB Boxes when I was young, alongside with High school, back in 2016/17 instead of struggling with it now, in my limited time alongside my studies.
As someone studying to get into cyber security, I quickly realized that I needed to first learn the basics of networking web applications OS and low level programming before really being able to deeply understand cyber security. It’s a lot of work but I love it. Just takes a lot of time. Anyways I love your videos! Thank you for putting time and effort into these. Know it’s 2 years late to this one lol
Hey Alexis, I'm a 44yr old ex IT professional that became fascinated with infosec after a video of yours popped up in my TH-cam recommendations. You inspired me to attend college and pursue infosec as a profession. I appreciate all of the content you put out, especially the blue team/defense content. Thanks again.
Oh we are in the same age group, not too late for us to get back into IT, also taking blue teaming courses, thank you alexis. I currently watching your blue teaming course videos.
I was working with a few guys online a long time ago online (when I was working on passion projects online with others) and came to discover most of them had little to no technical knowledge on anything they were doing. They spent time learning how to type in commands instead of learning the deep technical back-end of things. Don’t be those guys, be the self taught expert who knows the ins and outs.
@@neutrin0892 hey what tips would you recommend in order to learn the technical backend of things? do you mean just endlessly researching on google? also is learning how to type commands necessarily a bad thing? (genuine question)
Thanks i can call my god coz what I had believed after watching a lot of videos people saying that you can get a job without experience but now am cool to go slow . Thank you so much
This is a great message. When i was introduced to cyber security, i started with CISSP.. luckily CISSP had some networking areas but to improve my understanding, i decided to do CompTIA Network +, most people will prefer going straight into the fancy stuff but the foundation is always important, there's just certain things you can't skip.
dammn yo, you started with the CISSP? did you have an IT-related college degree at the time? I'm finishing a cybersecurity associates degree right now and plan on getting the CompTIA Security+ certification.
You got channel such david bombal or network chuck ,who make Garbage content that don't bring any value ,and then there's you who makes good stuff and I'm really grateful
Finally someone talking sense. I got tired of this "from beginner to advanced" videos and tutorials. I needed this. Thank YOU. Immediate subscription and a big like.
That's the problem with this era in general. The dopamine rushes from tic tok and instagram give people a sense of instant gratification, which is why they don't want to spend long hours studying. But people should realize that the only way to learn something and be really good at it is to dedicate time to it in the long run.
Well said! I am a cybersecurity professional and I love learning the basics. Things change fast and the industry has to adapt quickly. Project objectives creep and move into areas one may not know a lot about but still have to know about it. If you learn the basics you can make sense of the subject matter and make an informed decision. If you skip it you dont really understand it and can make a bad decision. So far I have been trying to go by three things really. 1) Be humble enough to ask questions. 2) Enjoy learning new things. 3) Its amazing what you can get done if you dont focus on the credit received. Thank you for the video and the work you do!
This is something that’s frustrated me, when I first decided to get into cybersecurity it took me a bit to find good quality channels and filter out the rest.
@@sinapanahimehr5710 Hackersploit, John hammond, TCM, Ippsec (explaining ctf rooms in great detail), LiveOverflow. There are other good channels but this what comes to mind
Honestly, I started watching this channel since the last 1 year I have learned a lot, what I like from this channel is that it always explains in detail and very slowly so that my brain is very fast to catch every explanation explained by Alexis, I am very grateful for this channel :)
I agree with your message, but I think we can not get rid of it! Scammers are everywhere, for as long as they are getting views/money for their videos, they, and many more will keep doing it!
You are completely right! I can name few content creators who wants only advertise money and making video all about metasploit and automatic pwn tools, with no background information at all. I study cybersec in college and it’s a huge mix of science and practical skills. Imagine what if metasploit stops working- what this people going to do.
WOW! I've been following a lot of cybersecurity and linux staff on youtube in the past year and I must to say that this video really opened my eyes. Thank you.
One example is that dude Loi , who NEVER actually teaches something, he shows off his skills, but never answer any comments and trivializes Cybersecurity, he just DEMONSTRATES something really fast (No explanations) and thats it.... Game over
I am glad that you/someone reputable said this. It's not just Cyber security either, it is the other things you mentioned too, Web design/coding, and other technical skills. There are too many sites that the way the teach a subject is a set environment, which is rarely found in a real life scenario, and rather than teaching you the skills from a conceptual standpoint, they teach them from a situational one, which quickly breaks down just with the updates to Kali and Parrot. If I would 'ask' something of Cyber Sec Content makers (the good ones) is to make your video titles for mid to upper level content 'easier for idiots to search for'. lol Thanks
Continue... Some fools do not know the value of information Security, Cyber Security, and IT. You have created some of the best hacking tutorials I have seen. Keep up the awesome work man.
Yeah, I am new to the cybersecurity field and still in college. I learned more from your paid ethical hacking class than I have pursuing my BS. I wanted to say thank you and is well worth the money.
Same here, if I could go back and tell myself one thing prior to enrolling in a formal degree, it'd be to just do it on my own instead. I feel like I learned way more during 3 or so months of studying from TH-cam prior than I have the last 6 months at my school.
Your point about the renaissance and how important it is to specialize rather than generalize everything to learn nothing hit home for me and in it is one of my biggest struggles, when it came to me actually studying I would try to get one thing and jump to another trying to cram stuff in but many times never understood it (this specially happened when I tried to get into Python and could guess why I thought i would get into "learning" that). I would then waste a week frustrated that I can't progress try to get back in something "trendy" get disappointed and had this back and forth ever since I graduated last November. I do admit I had fallen privy to those type of trendy channels in fact it was partly because of those articles and promotional videos that I even gotten a interest in cybersecurity in the first place. That being said great video and points brought up here.
I am glad that you are actually posting stuff about Wireshark, how to properly use SIEMs, Snort, and all of that good stuff. That's what SOC analysts actually need to know. Pen tester jobs are really few in between.
Humble man, and crazy talented : thank you Alexis you are the one ... Great thoughts hacking is a mindset, an habit, skills, a way of life and thinking a great paradigm but people don't understand than it can take a life to master hacking at a high level ... You talk about Renaissance, all i see is the decadence of Rome (this society) ...
Great topic, thank you for this video! I totally agree when you said how important the fundamentals are to really understanding how things work, and how this content is important regardless of the viewership or audience retention, etc. I definitely see that on my channel too, esp with the deep TCP stuff. You're doing a great job with your goal of helping the community to level up their skills!
@@HackerSploit This is an amazing video; thank you for all you are doing for the community! I’ve watched the CLICK BAIT ARTISTS claiming they are hackers! selling coffee, quick fixes how-to videos. Most of there thumbnails are “I’LL TEACH YOU HOW TO BECOME A HACKER IN 30 MINS” when they don’t know the basics and never worked in the field! I’m looking at you NETWORKCHUCK!
Interesting to see a video like this. TH-cam content creators have certainly increased the amount of script kiddies we're having to deal with. A script kiddie is dangerous, misconfiguration and inadvertent consequences (running things you don't yet understand.) pose a huge threat to any company/team/crew. He is most likely talking about NetworkChuck. Hackers have typically been blaming him for the influx of kiddies in recent times.
Yeah, and it's a shame. Chuck has put out some very useful material, presented in an engaging manner. Personally, I'm annoyed that his increasingly clickbaity titles make it difficult to find the specific info I'm after. As far as his impact on script kiddies, I don't know how much we can pin on him directly. Realistically, anyone putting out good red team training is going to up the numbers and effectiveness of kiddies. He's just been more effective working with the youtube algorithm to increase exposure. Sure, it'd be nice if everyone took Hackersploit's angle and only marketed towards industry professionals. That would help minimize random people having the content come across their feed and trying stuff out. I can't really hate Chuck though. He's just doing what youtubers do, exploiting his niche, maximizing his exposure, and maximizing his earnings. At the end of the day, in the cyber sec space, much like in greater society, I've just got to keep the faith that more people are good and will always outweigh the efforts of the few malicious actors. Otherwise, we have to sacrifice a lot of access to information and freedoms.
Indeed I agree with you here, for the most part. The people may not be malicious, but as Alexis says... You shouldn't be using port scanners unless you actually understand the packets, the ports, the scripts that nmap runs. Even an 11 year old can use metasploit to get shells on servers (I know because I was doing it at 11), but I lacked all the knowledge to do any priv esc and didn't even know the file structure. That's how they end up doing damage by complete accident, it's not necessary malicious but we still have to remediate.
"you need to HACK faster!! (Linux Terminal hacks YOU )" "this BASH script will KILL you." "i created malware with Python (it's SCARY easy!!)" "i put a DARK WEB website on a Raspberry Pi!!" qed - I'm just surprised that the title doesn't contain something like "iPhone 13 FOR FREE".
@@citrusbytez2142 Yeah, he's getting out of control. He's certainly alienating me, and I assume he's probably alienating other industry professionals as well. It will be interesting to see if his views start to take a hit as more pros get fed up. Or maybe high energy, low depth "info-tainment" is what people want. I know that's broadly true in modern society, but I'm slower to believe that it's true in technical fields. *shrugs* We'll see...
You said all the facts. I guess I was one of the first guys who started following you the very first day you started your videos. Your the only person who start videos and completely and with a solution. The rest cut in the middle then end without understanding anything.
Amen.. I actually had a few young people who ask me to mentor them get upset with me over this same topic. They felt as if I was being unfair to them sending them on a learning path of fundamentals and hands on training. They attended all these conferences on blacks in tech and taking pics. I asked them to explain to me what a computer network is and the basics of how the internet works and got crickets. Instead they send me videos of a guy saying he can get you a 6 figure job with no technical hands on skill in 90 days in governance.
I would just like to say that this is the sound of reason in a space filled with a lot of noise. Now I can tune out all that noise and focus on growing my skillset. I think a reason most content creators have large followings is they put out a lot of content in a short span of time which gives an illusion of competence. Makes us amateurs idolize them cause we think they know everything. We end up not learning anything at all. Thanks a lot man.
This is an effect that every industry is getting hit with. I feel it's more prevelant in the US since the cost of education is so high. People are trying to find ways to get high salary jobs/worthwhile education without the 6 figure debt of university (and considering the increasing uncertainty of the economy). What can be realistically accomplished in any industry is being obfuscated by get-"rich"-quick styled "influencers" who turn serious subject-matters into infotainment. I'm learning what I can at my own pace, but I understand this is a goal that im going to have to invest multiple years of my time before I even get my foot in the door. Thanks for keeping it real and delivering solid content 👍
As someone who knows very little, I have used a number of your videos to learn things as needed. Others may exist but I go to your videos if I want to understand (i.e. one of your ufw video). This video reminds where I should be focusing my free time. Thank you!
This is a great and very important video! As a fellow cybersecurity content creator, I get that it can be challenging creating content that is equal parts engaging and educational. That said, there are definitely folks out there that don't even try to find a way to educate and instead make complete garbage. It's also challenging for the rest of the industry because there's SO much more to the field than just "hacking". Like that's just one piece of a whole ecosystem of cool things like forensics, threat intelligence, cyber defense, etc. I think we all play a role in trivializing the industry by making "hacking" come off as demonstrative of the whole field.
Got into cyber 1 year ago today. I quickly realized the importance of fundamentals. Since then I have spent the last year focusing on how it all works. I cannot tell you the amount of confidence I have going into this season of preparing for finding an internship or job. Thank you for this truthful insight that I’m so very glad I was able to understand early in my journey. May you be blessed
Well said, glad you made this content. All good things take time. There’s definitely no magic learning button for the brain. The journey is also important as well. Kudos 👍🏽
Agree completely. I’m still relatively new to the field, but even I have noticed some channels that are just regurgitating content from others, using clickbait titles with zero actual substance, and so on. I appreciate your candor, it’s needed nowadays. Funnily enough, I’m one of those people you were talking about. I’ve watched you for almost two years and never knew your name. :) You turn out great content, so thank you for sharing that with us!
100% agree. people need to focus on leveling up and learn the skills. There are many people in the field cannot advance themselves because they overlook the fundamentals.
I just discovered your channel. I am studying Cyber at Uni and of course anything I can learn on the side will help. I am going to study every single on of your videos to learn as much as I can. Thank you for your effort.
Well first off I am not looking to get into this field, but I have been a subscriber of your channel for about a year now, because it is nice to see some competent coverage of the cyber security field. I watch to get an understanding of how computer systems work and how computers systems are exploited, simply to know how to protect my own systems. I know, from this video, that I am not your target audience, but I still appreciate the content that you produce. I hope that this message in this video reaches those that need to hear it. It's so true.
From my perspective, I think there is an importance to develop an understanding of the language and terminology of a field so you can disern the quality of what your reading\hearing. It is important to not watch content but also to honor your time. The TH-cam algorithm really wants you to just watch and keep watching. And often what you watch does alter how you see things. I watch this channel so I can increase my domain knowledge. It guides me on areas I should read in more detail, where my own understanding might be questionable. I can tell you at the end of the day as my knowledge has grown, it has allowed me to question and suggest approaches in the IT Projects in my office. For myself, everytime a questionable channel shows up as a suggested video I choose 'don't suggest this channel'. We need to learn and also live our lives. So Thank you Alexis for your well thought out and quality content. I truly appreciate it.
Completely on board with you. As someone who is switching from finance to cyber, I came across this type of content creators who say “learn to trade in 3 days” type of stuff. They devalue years of learning, hard core qualifications such as CFA with 40-45% pass rates (total of 1200 hours of learning on average). I consider myself as a smart guy, but I struggle with cyber content and pay my dues to this amazing industry and community. Thank you for your hard work
Honestly I have known Alexis since 2019 your content gave me a clear reality and picture of cyber security and it helped me build good skills towards my career . thank you
Fantastic video as always, and you make some very solid points. Its a shame a lot of people get "played" by false advertising, I feel like a lot of my classmates fell victim to this as half the class ended up not being active after about half the semester, and didn't exactly realize how much studying cybersecurity involves.
As someone just starting in cybersecurity. Currently Studying for my SEC+ for fundametal know how. I want to thank you for this great peace of advice because i did watch those videos. And this was a great introspective moment for me to wake up. i will definitely start to level myself up.
Im getting into Cybersecurity and I committed to developing my skills for 2 years before looking for positions. I want to pursue my bachelors and masters in cybersecurity and I appreciate you bringing reality to this. It definitely is sold like it can happen in just a couple months but just from what I’ve learned so far, I called BS lol
Your videos are among the VERY few which have been helpful, informative and necessary in the event someone NEEDS to learn HOW things work within Cyber Security..... THANK YOU ...💻👀🤔👍🏽
Pure wisdom in those words. Don't worry, there are still people who really cares about the fundamentals, and hopefuly what is needed to be done in these times.
My brother, more people need to say this.. but as a new viewer and subscriber with a recent interest in cyber security, your channel has been monumental in my education. I can’t express enough admiration for the fact that you openly do not care about creating attractive thumbnails promising a magical 2 day start into cyber security. That kind of integrity and genuineness is found in less than 1% of the population today; where it’s all about greed, wealth and selfish gain. I appreciate you, I appreciate your work and I appreciate the ongoing effort to your channel, website and forum as well. I am soon going to be purchasing your courses because I am beyond grateful for the pricing and the integrity you’ve displayed to me as a mentor. Quality over fashion, as they say. Love and prayers for you ❤🙏🏻
I don't like the term "Hacker" in the Cybersecurity Industry. I'd rather be called a "Research Analyst" imho. Really good video Thank you for all the education you have helped me with over the years. Much appreciated.
Usually I don’t comment on videos but this one deserves a thumbs up 😊 hard to find someone saying the truth directly. Keep up the good work and this shouldn’t be the last one on this topic! All the best!
Well said I completely agree. It is too bad TH-cam takes away the dislike button and makes so many incentives just to go for quick cash. I have had some friends who want to get in the industry and I also tell them to stay away from those videos. I think it really trivializes these advanced topics and discourages people from digging deeper. I think in the long run not focusing on profits and focusing on creating great output is the most profitable.
This video hits the nail on the head. Ive been in the Industry for 4 years, along that period ive been a sys admin, a infrastructure technician and have started my transition into info-sec/cyber security after just finishing my degree within the related field.... its no joke how people assume they can just jump onto the bandwagon with cyber security. I myself are still a novice to the specialisations!.
Your videos are always fantastic Alexis, I have learnt and still keep learning from you the more. Some of your advanced and intermediate videos I have created a playlist to myself and add them into it. I have it for your, TCM's and David Bombal's videos. I have had more insights from your information gathering playlis. And now a days I'm more focusing on the programming in order to write my own scripts rather than using others scripts. I admit that I can understand the code lines and use them with some of my modifications anyhow I want to write them myself. You are always an inspiration brother Keep motivating us and my gratitude for the insights you've given to the community especially to me❤️❤️❤️❤️
hey Alexis, great message, but i think those who are passionate about this career, will not fall into those baits, they know it takes time to be effective in this field. i was a sys admin for the past 2 decades, and when i decided to shift to CS i knew from 2nd article i read that i need at least 2 years to be comfortable in CS as a career. the only problem i had was that i am reading and watching too many stuff, and never took the step to just start getting my hands dirty, simply because i didnt have a clear roadmap. my humble advice to all who is watching this to watch your video about the roadmap and just start, what ever they decide to do, just START, and the flow will take you. thank you for your great content, that i personally will be following it to achieve my goals one by one and become a CS in 2 years from now
From my point of view, hacking is not a quick easy win, where you learn something or solve some challenges. Hacking is much more about being curious, able to search, discover and learn rapidly, but at the same time dive into what you are investigating. it's not about remembering everything or knowing everything (impossible), it's about being fascinated by what you are doing and don't follow "trend" blindly
100% Right. Too many click trip vids out and for people in other countries, it can cause much confusion. I had to learn this the hard way. This is why I say just stay constant and take time. You cant learn this in one night, it takes time.
I'm new to Cybersecurity and I do learn alot watching your videos. Thank you very much for the information and energy you put in for others to learn. Thank you for the information.
I'm sure several people have already mentioned this on the previous comments. But I really appreciate your approach on this platform. You have great content that is very informative and educational. Keep up the great work!
Yeah man I also found it difficult to find good and genuine content from which I can improve my skills when I was starting all I was getting bullshits like "how to hack facebook" and all a boat load of crap. Anyways love your content bro 👍👍
I am excited to hear that you are focusing on building one's career. I have been watching your videos for quite some time and I really appreciate how you focus on making the cybersecurity industry recognizable.
Just Great. Everyone who is starting out should understand this. I wasted last year learning this and that going here and there and when I looked back I was at the same place where I started. So I started out again working on my foundations. I was getting impatient and then this video comes out. This refreshed me I am glad that I am doing what I should I be doing and going the right way however long it takes. Thank you once again.
I want to thank you so much Alexis! I’ve been watching you since 2015 and you’ve helped me grown so much. I love your videos so much that I’ve pretty much downloaded and archived your channels videos because back then on TH-cam (I’m sure you remember this) Yt was being really hard on cyber security channels and lots of videos were being taken down & threats of closing channels etc. Please keep going, your videos aren’t click bait & chasing internet clout. That being said one of the things I’ve been wanting to ask you for a while has been, do you think we can get a series on self hosting services? I know you’ve been using Linode a lot but I was wondering if there could be a series you do that dive into self hosting services, apps, setup etc. Keep Killing it!!!!
Thank you so much for this sir. Cyber security became a passion of mines working helpdesk and always getting calls about phones being compromised. So I decided to research about the career and was exposed to that bull crap. I eventually noticed what hacking ACTUALLY is and it’s simply gaining unauthorized access to a system. How do you gain access to a system without knowing about the system? That realization made me realize that cyber security isn’t necessarily an entry level role and more so a transitional one from the IT path you know best. That’s what I get from my experience getting there and from the professionals I had the opportunity to have a conversation with. Please let me know if this is accurate and thank you if you took the time to read all this
Thanks for alerting us to these tactics, techniques, and procedures. It can definitely be a sinkhole to nowhere learning. Also, kudos on the content you're creating at INE (eJPTv2) and on TH-cam. Chase the KNOWLEDGE not certs! Bravo Alexis!!! Spoken like a true professional.
Somebody has to speak the truth. I have been following you for the last year and learned so so many things! from basics like TCP UDP to advance stuff like Splunk! You are a big help for beginners! I recently got a job and in my interview, they asked me about the name of some Content creators you learned from, to be honest, 1st name was yours and TCM security! Their PNPT helped me in getting a JOB, you guys are amazing :)
You are a good man, and you have clear goals that are noble. Please continue - because the world needs people like you who want to improve the quality of lives of others.
I say it’s something for everyone. People have to start somewhere, and clicking on the sillier videos, may pique their interest more, but the algorithms on the various platforms, will also suggest some other deeper content. Also, they will learn to research to find out more about the topic. People will take many paths to reach a goal. Perhaps, they start on the clickbait videos, but eventually find more structured content on other platforms. If they truly have a passion for learning and growing, they will realize the frauds, because they’ll come away from the content empty. I appreciate it all. What I don’t like, I ignore. If a person doesn’t know the fundamentals of cyber security , they will be weeded out during the interview process, and they will learn from it. The journey may be different, but the road may lead to the exact same place. I’m still learning and feel like I can never know enough. Thank you for your content. Update: Haha!! Ehhh, I see what you’re talking about. I unsubscrobed from that person, for the very same reason. Yes, that’s pretty bad, but again, the hope is that it can lure viewers in to get their palettes wet, for them to go out and find higher quality content.
Thank you very much sir. It's quite unfortunate that, people want hacking to be taught in 2 mins. Once your video is beyond 10 mins, 15 mins, 30 mins long or more, it becomes irrelevant. Cyber Security is hard, because one has to learn a lot of technologies! It takes time to master the craft and some people don't understand. You, David Bombal, NetworkChuck and the others have been in this industry for long and you have becomes mentors in this industry. Providing free content from basics to professional. Thank you so much sir, for shading for more light. Hopefully, people will learn from this!
The master of the industry... I've always been and always will be a fan of you and this channel and hopefully one day become someone like you Much love and respect for you Alexis
I have to admit I was that person looking for that rush and looking for the exciting things. I know I need to improve my skills. My issue is that I have trouble learning through just reading and watching things. I have always learned better by doing or through socializing and I haven't been able to really connect with anybody to work together on this. I know those are excuses but I was so use to a classroom environment it's been a hard adjustment. Thank you for the honesty I am working in IT but wanted to get into security. I have a mind for systems and looking for the social and structural flaws in the environment itself for red team work. The more abstract concepts that aren't as tangible are the info I struggle with the most. Sorry for ranting a bit, your video got me really thinking about that stuff.
Alexis, your vids are phenomenal. I specifically like your approach on keep everything open source oriented. The more advanced it gets, lesser will be the community who are interested in those vids. Its a good thing, because security is has to be a life principle, not something one talks about, views ten vids and claims to be an expert. Good points,and this video gives a perspective your viewers too. Keep up the great work.
Good for you. It took a lot of courage to talk to us and be open and real about how you feel and where we're going. I appreciate you. I watch you daily, take your courses, register for your events, and have gotten a great understanding of what I'm doing. Thank you
"what are the 7 layers of the OSI Model" - That hits hard, I run across people like that an insane amount, it's definitely annoying. "I am a hacker, and I can hack you and your friends" ' okay - then you could tell me the difference between a byte and a buffer?' "uh, what's that?" 😑
6:25 I know exactly who you mean xD But I'm glad you've always stuck to your style and not gone down the path of only ever releasing absolute beginner content.
that's the reality! consider yourself and learn as a professional. thank you very much for your work. It's a pleasure to learn with your quality videos! Thanks
Well said brother. Same here, I don’t chase views, I care about quality content that makes us competent Cybersecurity professionals and that content is not for everyone. Only serious people stick around, most people want the fluff click baity stuff , and don’t really want the real skills
You are defenitly right I've noticed this trend too i was waiting for someone to step up and said it but never expect you too be the one that bring it. I'm talking for my self here but I'm sure other people agree that there's no better person to break the ice and open up about it.
Great message. Authenticity above all!!
Big fan
Give best 5 tips to become a best ethical hacker.
I follow you on youtube on 2 years.
I am waiting you.
Peace ✌
@@jawadsher1062 Im not him but learn Computer Science ( Operating Systems, Computer Architecture, Algorithims and Data strcutures, Discrete Mathamatics)
Learn Computer Networking
Learn Linux
Learn how to program ( C is a good choice)
@@andreicapi3535 thnks 😊
@@jawadsher1062 your welcome! Good luck on your journey. It wont be easy but just study hard, It will take time.
@@andreicapi3535 Why would you need discrete mathamatics
I just saw this video and it kind of opened my eyes. I kind of had this phenomenon in the back of my mind, but I never really thought about it. I've watched quite a few videos that are a little below my level. But most of the time I told myself that it could help me manifest the basics. The truth is that most of these videos were a big waste of time. Time I could have spent on THM or HTB, VulnHub, PicoCTF or something like Protostar. Had I realized this earlier I could have completed most of the THM or HTB Boxes when I was young, alongside with High school, back in 2016/17 instead of struggling with it now, in my limited time alongside my studies.
As someone studying to get into cyber security, I quickly realized that I needed to first learn the basics of networking web applications OS and low level programming before really being able to deeply understand cyber security. It’s a lot of work but I love it. Just takes a lot of time. Anyways I love your videos! Thank you for putting time and effort into these. Know it’s 2 years late to this one lol
Hey Alexis,
I'm a 44yr old ex IT professional that became fascinated with infosec after a video of yours popped up in my TH-cam recommendations. You inspired me to attend college and pursue infosec as a profession.
I appreciate all of the content you put out, especially the blue team/defense content. Thanks again.
Oh we are in the same age group, not too late for us to get back into IT, also taking blue teaming courses, thank you alexis. I currently watching your blue teaming course videos.
As a beginner I am getting a feeling that this is a very important piece of content to absorb.
I was working with a few guys online a long time ago online (when I was working on passion projects online with others) and came to discover most of them had little to no technical knowledge on anything they were doing. They spent time learning how to type in commands instead of learning the deep technical back-end of things. Don’t be those guys, be the self taught expert who knows the ins and outs.
@@neutrin0892 hey what tips would you recommend in order to learn the technical backend of things? do you mean just endlessly researching on google? also is learning how to type commands necessarily a bad thing? (genuine question)
Thanks i can call my god coz what I had believed after watching a lot of videos people saying that you can get a job without experience but now am cool to go slow . Thank you so much
This is a great message. When i was introduced to cyber security, i started with CISSP.. luckily CISSP had some networking areas but to improve my understanding, i decided to do CompTIA Network +, most people will prefer going straight into the fancy stuff but the foundation is always important, there's just certain things you can't skip.
dammn yo, you started with the CISSP? did you have an IT-related college degree at the time? I'm finishing a cybersecurity associates degree right now and plan on getting the CompTIA Security+ certification.
@@xenostim he had to have lol, never been in college but have Pen Net Sec ejpt and know not to touch a Cissp lol
I am new to cyber security....i am blessed to come accross your videos
May God bless you
You got channel such david bombal or network chuck ,who make Garbage content that don't bring any value ,and then there's you who makes good stuff and I'm really grateful
Finally someone talking sense. I got tired of this "from beginner to advanced" videos and tutorials. I needed this. Thank YOU. Immediate subscription and a big like.
A cleaning work. Appreciated Alexis. Just so you know, good content in ejpt. I passed the exam recently. Thanks to you.❤
That's the problem with this era in general. The dopamine rushes from tic tok and instagram give people a sense of instant gratification, which is why they don't want to spend long hours studying. But people should realize that the only way to learn something and be really good at it is to dedicate time to it in the long run.
Conclusively.
One day one million without effort.
Well said! I am a cybersecurity professional and I love learning the basics. Things change fast and the industry has to adapt quickly. Project objectives creep and move into areas one may not know a lot about but still have to know about it. If you learn the basics you can make sense of the subject matter and make an informed decision. If you skip it you dont really understand it and can make a bad decision.
So far I have been trying to go by three things really. 1) Be humble enough to ask questions. 2) Enjoy learning new things. 3) Its amazing what you can get done if you dont focus on the credit received.
Thank you for the video and the work you do!
This is something that’s frustrated me, when I first decided to get into cybersecurity it took me a bit to find good quality channels and filter out the rest.
Are there any of them you'd be willing to share with the rest of us? :) I'm at the same start stage that you were.
@@sinapanahimehr5710 Hackersploit, John hammond, TCM, Ippsec (explaining ctf rooms in great detail), LiveOverflow. There are other good channels but this what comes to mind
@@sinapanahimehr5710 Black Hills Information Security
Honestly, I started watching this channel since the last 1 year I have learned a lot, what I like from this channel is that it always explains in detail and very slowly so that my brain is very fast to catch every explanation explained by Alexis, I am very grateful for this channel :)
An extremely important advice. Thank You
I agree with your message, but I think we can not get rid of it! Scammers are everywhere, for as long as they are getting views/money for their videos, they, and many more will keep doing it!
You are completely right! I can name few content creators who wants only advertise money and making video all about metasploit and automatic pwn tools, with no background information at all. I study cybersec in college and it’s a huge mix of science and practical skills. Imagine what if metasploit stops working- what this people going to do.
WOW! I've been following a lot of cybersecurity and linux staff on youtube in the past year and I must to say that this video really opened my eyes. Thank you.
Hands down one of my favourite youtubers. The most authentic and truthful thing about cybersecurity industry I've heard in many days
I'm a Cybersecurity student and you're teaching method is phenomenal 💯 Thanks bro
People want the now now now - hence the "chasing the views" argument. Thanks for being honest in an industry that sometimes is not so.
One example is that dude Loi , who NEVER actually teaches something, he shows off his skills, but never answer any comments and trivializes Cybersecurity, he just DEMONSTRATES something really fast (No explanations) and thats it.... Game over
Exactly, finally someone speaks of it.He reminds me of the techlead.
Networkchuck too
@@mbm6048 ...and he wants you to buy his "courses"
Fantastic video as always, I totally agree thanks ahmed👍
THIS INFORMATION NEEDS TO BE SHARED TO SENSITIZE NEARLY EVERYONE. it is a very serious matter indeed.
I am glad that you/someone reputable said this. It's not just Cyber security either, it is the other things you mentioned too, Web design/coding, and other technical skills. There are too many sites that the way the teach a subject is a set environment, which is rarely found in a real life scenario, and rather than teaching you the skills from a conceptual standpoint, they teach them from a situational one, which quickly breaks down just with the updates to Kali and Parrot.
If I would 'ask' something of Cyber Sec Content makers (the good ones) is to make your video titles for mid to upper level content 'easier for idiots to search for'. lol Thanks
Continue... Some fools do not know the value of information Security, Cyber Security, and IT. You have created some of the best hacking tutorials I have seen. Keep up the awesome work man.
Yeah, I am new to the cybersecurity field and still in college. I learned more from your paid ethical hacking class than I have pursuing my BS. I wanted to say thank you and is well worth the money.
Mr hacker loi
Loi liang yang 😀😀😀
Same here, if I could go back and tell myself one thing prior to enrolling in a formal degree, it'd be to just do it on my own instead.
I feel like I learned way more during 3 or so months of studying from TH-cam prior than I have the last 6 months at my school.
@@dexterflodstrom9975 yes i understand but can you send me your replay on short words me can better to understand friend
@@jawadsher1062 spot on!. NetworkChuck is in this list. Dude was just a network engineer about a minute ago
@@lukmanbusari7736 no no networkchuck
Explain every thing.
Your point about the renaissance and how important it is to specialize rather than generalize everything to learn nothing hit home for me and in it is one of my biggest struggles, when it came to me actually studying I would try to get one thing and jump to another trying to cram stuff in but many times never understood it (this specially happened when I tried to get into Python and could guess why I thought i would get into "learning" that).
I would then waste a week frustrated that I can't progress try to get back in something "trendy" get disappointed and had this back and forth ever since I graduated last November.
I do admit I had fallen privy to those type of trendy channels in fact it was partly because of those articles and promotional videos that I even gotten a interest in cybersecurity in the first place.
That being said great video and points brought up here.
I am glad that you are actually posting stuff about Wireshark, how to properly use SIEMs, Snort, and all of that good stuff. That's what SOC analysts actually need to know. Pen tester jobs are really few in between.
Humble man, and crazy talented : thank you Alexis you are the one ...
Great thoughts hacking is a mindset, an habit, skills, a way of life and thinking a great paradigm but people don't understand than it can take a life to master hacking at a high level ...
You talk about Renaissance, all i see is the decadence of Rome (this society) ...
Great topic, thank you for this video! I totally agree when you said how important the fundamentals are to really understanding how things work, and how this content is important regardless of the viewership or audience retention, etc. I definitely see that on my channel too, esp with the deep TCP stuff. You're doing a great job with your goal of helping the community to level up their skills!
Thank you very much for the feedback, i am glad you share the same perspective. Btw would love to collaborate with you on some Wireshark videos.
This would be a great combo. I hope both of you collaborate!
@@HackerSploit Let's do this! Can you DM me on twitter? @packetpioneer A collab would be great.
I think a collaboration between both of you would be great !
@@HackerSploit
This is an amazing video; thank you for all you are doing for the community! I’ve watched the CLICK BAIT ARTISTS claiming they are hackers! selling coffee, quick fixes how-to videos. Most of there thumbnails are “I’LL TEACH YOU HOW TO BECOME A HACKER IN 30 MINS” when they don’t know the basics and never worked in the field! I’m looking at you NETWORKCHUCK!
Interesting to see a video like this. TH-cam content creators have certainly increased the amount of script kiddies we're having to deal with.
A script kiddie is dangerous, misconfiguration and inadvertent consequences (running things you don't yet understand.) pose a huge threat to any company/team/crew.
He is most likely talking about NetworkChuck. Hackers have typically been blaming him for the influx of kiddies in recent times.
Yeah, and it's a shame. Chuck has put out some very useful material, presented in an engaging manner. Personally, I'm annoyed that his increasingly clickbaity titles make it difficult to find the specific info I'm after. As far as his impact on script kiddies, I don't know how much we can pin on him directly. Realistically, anyone putting out good red team training is going to up the numbers and effectiveness of kiddies. He's just been more effective working with the youtube algorithm to increase exposure. Sure, it'd be nice if everyone took Hackersploit's angle and only marketed towards industry professionals. That would help minimize random people having the content come across their feed and trying stuff out. I can't really hate Chuck though. He's just doing what youtubers do, exploiting his niche, maximizing his exposure, and maximizing his earnings. At the end of the day, in the cyber sec space, much like in greater society, I've just got to keep the faith that more people are good and will always outweigh the efforts of the few malicious actors. Otherwise, we have to sacrifice a lot of access to information and freedoms.
Indeed I agree with you here, for the most part.
The people may not be malicious, but as Alexis says... You shouldn't be using port scanners unless you actually understand the packets, the ports, the scripts that nmap runs.
Even an 11 year old can use metasploit to get shells on servers (I know because I was doing it at 11), but I lacked all the knowledge to do any priv esc and didn't even know the file structure.
That's how they end up doing damage by complete accident, it's not necessary malicious but we still have to remediate.
"you need to HACK faster!! (Linux Terminal hacks YOU )"
"this BASH script will KILL you."
"i created malware with Python (it's SCARY easy!!)"
"i put a DARK WEB website on a Raspberry Pi!!"
qed - I'm just surprised that the title doesn't contain something like "iPhone 13 FOR FREE".
@@citrusbytez2142 Yeah, he's getting out of control. He's certainly alienating me, and I assume he's probably alienating other industry professionals as well. It will be interesting to see if his views start to take a hit as more pros get fed up. Or maybe high energy, low depth "info-tainment" is what people want. I know that's broadly true in modern society, but I'm slower to believe that it's true in technical fields. *shrugs* We'll see...
@@curator8129 You're absolutely right, people prefer cheap entertainment - they don't want to challenge themselves anymore.
You said all the facts. I guess I was one of the first guys who started following you the very first day you started your videos. Your the only person who start videos and completely and with a solution. The rest cut in the middle then end without understanding anything.
Amen.. I actually had a few young people who ask me to mentor them get upset with me over this same topic. They felt as if I was being unfair to them sending them on a learning path of fundamentals and hands on training. They attended all these conferences on blacks in tech and taking pics. I asked them to explain to me what a computer network is and the basics of how the internet works and got crickets. Instead they send me videos of a guy saying he can get you a 6 figure job with no technical hands on skill in 90 days in governance.
I would just like to say that this is the sound of reason in a space filled with a lot of noise. Now I can tune out all that noise and focus on growing my skillset.
I think a reason most content creators have large followings is they put out a lot of content in a short span of time which gives an illusion of competence. Makes us amateurs idolize them cause we think they know everything. We end up not learning anything at all.
Thanks a lot man.
This is an effect that every industry is getting hit with. I feel it's more prevelant in the US since the cost of education is so high. People are trying to find ways to get high salary jobs/worthwhile education without the 6 figure debt of university (and considering the increasing uncertainty of the economy). What can be realistically accomplished in any industry is being obfuscated by get-"rich"-quick styled "influencers" who turn serious subject-matters into infotainment. I'm learning what I can at my own pace, but I understand this is a goal that im going to have to invest multiple years of my time before I even get my foot in the door. Thanks for keeping it real and delivering solid content 👍
As someone who knows very little, I have used a number of your videos to learn things as needed. Others may exist but I go to your videos if I want to understand (i.e. one of your ufw video). This video reminds where I should be focusing my free time. Thank you!
This is a great and very important video! As a fellow cybersecurity content creator, I get that it can be challenging creating content that is equal parts engaging and educational. That said, there are definitely folks out there that don't even try to find a way to educate and instead make complete garbage.
It's also challenging for the rest of the industry because there's SO much more to the field than just "hacking". Like that's just one piece of a whole ecosystem of cool things like forensics, threat intelligence, cyber defense, etc. I think we all play a role in trivializing the industry by making "hacking" come off as demonstrative of the whole field.
Got into cyber 1 year ago today. I quickly realized the importance of fundamentals. Since then I have spent the last year focusing on how it all works. I cannot tell you the amount of confidence I have going into this season of preparing for finding an internship or job. Thank you for this truthful insight that I’m so very glad I was able to understand early in my journey. May you be blessed
Well said, glad you made this content. All good things take time. There’s definitely no magic learning button for the brain. The journey is also important as well. Kudos 👍🏽
This man has always been the person to make me feel more confident about my studies in this field. I thank Alexis for everything!
Agree completely. I’m still relatively new to the field, but even I have noticed some channels that are just regurgitating content from others, using clickbait titles with zero actual substance, and so on. I appreciate your candor, it’s needed nowadays.
Funnily enough, I’m one of those people you were talking about. I’ve watched you for almost two years and never knew your name. :) You turn out great content, so thank you for sharing that with us!
100% agree. people need to focus on leveling up and learn the skills. There are many people in the field cannot advance themselves because they overlook the fundamentals.
I just discovered your channel. I am studying Cyber at Uni and of course anything I can learn on the side will help. I am going to study every single on of your videos to learn as much as I can. Thank you for your effort.
Well first off I am not looking to get into this field, but I have been a subscriber of your channel for about a year now, because it is nice to see some competent coverage of the cyber security field. I watch to get an understanding of how computer systems work and how computers systems are exploited, simply to know how to protect my own systems. I know, from this video, that I am not your target audience, but I still appreciate the content that you produce. I hope that this message in this video reaches those that need to hear it. It's so true.
From my perspective, I think there is an importance to develop an understanding of the language and terminology of a field so you can disern the quality of what your reading\hearing. It is important to not watch content but also to honor your time. The TH-cam algorithm really wants you to just watch and keep watching. And often what you watch does alter how you see things. I watch this channel so I can increase my domain knowledge. It guides me on areas I should read in more detail, where my own understanding might be questionable. I can tell you at the end of the day as my knowledge has grown, it has allowed me to question and suggest approaches in the IT Projects in my office. For myself, everytime a questionable channel shows up as a suggested video I choose 'don't suggest this channel'. We need to learn and also live our lives. So Thank you Alexis for your well thought out and quality content. I truly appreciate it.
Completely on board with you. As someone who is switching from finance to cyber, I came across this type of content creators who say “learn to trade in 3 days” type of stuff. They devalue years of learning, hard core qualifications such as CFA with 40-45% pass rates (total of 1200 hours of learning on average). I consider myself as a smart guy, but I struggle with cyber content and pay my dues to this amazing industry and community. Thank you for your hard work
Honestly I have known Alexis since 2019 your content gave me a clear reality and picture of cyber security and it helped me build good skills towards my career . thank you
Fantastic video as always, and you make some very solid points.
Its a shame a lot of people get "played" by false advertising, I feel like a lot of my classmates fell victim to this as half the class ended up not being active after about half the semester, and didn't exactly realize how much studying cybersecurity involves.
As someone just starting in cybersecurity. Currently Studying for my SEC+ for fundametal know how. I want to thank you for this great peace of advice because i did watch those videos. And this was a great introspective moment for me to wake up. i will definitely start to level myself up.
Im getting into Cybersecurity and I committed to developing my skills for 2 years before looking for positions. I want to pursue my bachelors and masters in cybersecurity and I appreciate you bringing reality to this. It definitely is sold like it can happen in just a couple months but just from what I’ve learned so far, I called BS lol
Your videos are among the VERY few which have been helpful, informative and necessary in the event someone NEEDS to learn HOW things work within Cyber Security..... THANK YOU ...💻👀🤔👍🏽
Pure wisdom in those words. Don't worry, there are still people who really cares about the fundamentals, and hopefuly what is needed to be done in these times.
My brother, more people need to say this.. but as a new viewer and subscriber with a recent interest in cyber security, your channel has been monumental in my education. I can’t express enough admiration for the fact that you openly do not care about creating attractive thumbnails promising a magical 2 day start into cyber security. That kind of integrity and genuineness is found in less than 1% of the population today; where it’s all about greed, wealth and selfish gain.
I appreciate you, I appreciate your work and I appreciate the ongoing effort to your channel, website and forum as well. I am soon going to be purchasing your courses because I am beyond grateful for the pricing and the integrity you’ve displayed to me as a mentor. Quality over fashion, as they say. Love and prayers for you ❤🙏🏻
I don't like the term "Hacker" in the Cybersecurity Industry. I'd rather be called a "Research Analyst" imho. Really good video Thank you for all the education you have helped me with over the years. Much appreciated.
Usually I don’t comment on videos but this one deserves a thumbs up 😊 hard to find someone saying the truth directly. Keep up the good work and this shouldn’t be the last one on this topic! All the best!
Well said I completely agree. It is too bad TH-cam takes away the dislike button and makes so many incentives just to go for quick cash. I have had some friends who want to get in the industry and I also tell them to stay away from those videos. I think it really trivializes these advanced topics and discourages people from digging deeper. I think in the long run not focusing on profits and focusing on creating great output is the most profitable.
This video hits the nail on the head. Ive been in the Industry for 4 years, along that period ive been a sys admin, a infrastructure technician and have started my transition into info-sec/cyber security after just finishing my degree within the related field.... its no joke how people assume they can just jump onto the bandwagon with cyber security. I myself are still a novice to the specialisations!.
Your videos are always fantastic Alexis, I have learnt and still keep learning from you the more. Some of your advanced and intermediate videos I have created a playlist to myself and add them into it. I have it for your, TCM's and David Bombal's videos.
I have had more insights from your information gathering playlis.
And now a days I'm more focusing on the programming in order to write my own scripts rather than using others scripts. I admit that I can understand the code lines and use them with some of my modifications anyhow I want to write them myself.
You are always an inspiration brother
Keep motivating us and my gratitude for the insights you've given to the community especially to me❤️❤️❤️❤️
i totally agree. No matter in what field of IT you work you need to learn the basics first.
Thank you Alexis. You've been a great inspiration to me. Thank you! Thank you!
The bad ones sell FOMO on behalf of certifiers the good ones give knowledge like this channel.
hey Alexis, great message, but i think those who are passionate about this career, will not fall into those baits, they know it takes time to be effective in this field. i was a sys admin for the past 2 decades, and when i decided to shift to CS i knew from 2nd article i read that i need at least 2 years to be comfortable in CS as a career. the only problem i had was that i am reading and watching too many stuff, and never took the step to just start getting my hands dirty, simply because i didnt have a clear roadmap. my humble advice to all who is watching this to watch your video about the roadmap and just start, what ever they decide to do, just START, and the flow will take you. thank you for your great content, that i personally will be following it to achieve my goals one by one and become a CS in 2 years from now
I'm about to go through your 177 video playlist to enhance my knowledge and skills to learn more about cyber security and networking.
From my point of view, hacking is not a quick easy win, where you learn something or solve some challenges. Hacking is much more about being curious, able to search, discover and learn rapidly, but at the same time dive into what you are investigating. it's not about remembering everything or knowing everything (impossible), it's about being fascinated by what you are doing and don't follow "trend" blindly
I watched Grant Collins video on this and decided to check this out and it was worth it.
Much appreciated 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
same
100% Right. Too many click trip vids out and for people in other countries, it can cause much confusion. I had to learn this the hard way. This is why I say just stay constant and take time. You cant learn this in one night, it takes time.
Bro, if you have time I would like to chat about this on my live stream with you. How best can we schedule ?
I'm new to Cybersecurity and I do learn alot watching your videos. Thank you very much for the information and energy you put in for others to learn. Thank you for the information.
I'm sure several people have already mentioned this on the previous comments. But I really appreciate your approach on this platform. You have great content that is very informative and educational. Keep up the great work!
Totally agree. Lots of people think they will watch paid courses, and they land a good job, without learning the basics of cybersecurity.
Yeah man I also found it difficult to find good and genuine content from which I can improve my skills when I was starting all I was getting bullshits like "how to hack facebook" and all a boat load of crap.
Anyways love your content bro 👍👍
I am excited to hear that you are focusing on building one's career. I have been watching your videos for quite some time and I really appreciate how you focus on making the cybersecurity industry recognizable.
Knowledge should be accessible to everyone and free.
To those who seek it.
Thank you for this.
Just Great. Everyone who is starting out should understand this. I wasted last year learning this and that going here and there and when I looked back I was at the same place where I started. So I started out again working on my foundations. I was getting impatient and then this video comes out. This refreshed me I am glad that I am doing what I should I be doing and going the right way however long it takes. Thank you once again.
Best advice I've heard from anyone since I began cyber security thank you be blessed
I want to thank you so much Alexis! I’ve been watching you since 2015 and you’ve helped me grown so much. I love your videos so much that I’ve pretty much downloaded and archived your channels videos because back then on TH-cam (I’m sure you remember this) Yt was being really hard on cyber security channels and lots of videos were being taken down & threats of closing channels etc. Please keep going, your videos aren’t click bait & chasing internet clout. That being said one of the things I’ve been wanting to ask you for a while has been, do you think we can get a series on self hosting services? I know you’ve been using Linode a lot but I was wondering if there could be a series you do that dive into self hosting services, apps, setup etc. Keep Killing it!!!!
love your offensive and defensive series! keep up the good work
Thank you so much for this sir. Cyber security became a passion of mines working helpdesk and always getting calls about phones being compromised. So I decided to research about the career and was exposed to that bull crap. I eventually noticed what hacking ACTUALLY is and it’s simply gaining unauthorized access to a system. How do you gain access to a system without knowing about the system? That realization made me realize that cyber security isn’t necessarily an entry level role and more so a transitional one from the IT path you know best. That’s what I get from my experience getting there and from the professionals I had the opportunity to have a conversation with. Please let me know if this is accurate and thank you if you took the time to read all this
Thanks for alerting us to these tactics, techniques, and procedures. It can definitely be a sinkhole to nowhere learning. Also, kudos on the content you're creating at INE (eJPTv2) and on TH-cam. Chase the KNOWLEDGE not certs! Bravo Alexis!!! Spoken like a true professional.
Very expensive discussion...
Love you from the core of my heart...
Somebody has to speak the truth. I have been following you for the last year and learned so so many things! from basics like TCP UDP to advance stuff like Splunk! You are a big help for beginners! I recently got a job and in my interview, they asked me about the name of some Content creators you learned from, to be honest, 1st name was yours and TCM security! Their PNPT helped me in getting a JOB, you guys are amazing :)
I have been a subscriber from 2017 , I have learnt a lot , and I really appreciate you for helping and directing me properly.
what a very important message, i was looking for a blue team training and your video pop. thank for everything...
You are a good man, and you have clear goals that are noble.
Please continue - because the world needs people like you who want to improve the quality of lives of others.
I say it’s something for everyone. People have to start somewhere, and clicking on the sillier videos, may pique their interest more, but the algorithms on the various platforms, will also suggest some other deeper content. Also, they will learn to research to find out more about the topic.
People will take many paths to reach a goal. Perhaps, they start on the clickbait videos, but eventually find more structured content on other platforms. If they truly have a passion for learning and growing, they will realize the frauds, because they’ll come away from the content empty. I appreciate it all. What I don’t like, I ignore.
If a person doesn’t know the fundamentals of cyber security , they will be weeded out during the interview process, and they will learn from it. The journey may be different, but the road may lead to the exact same place. I’m still learning and feel like I can never know enough.
Thank you for your content.
Update: Haha!! Ehhh, I see what you’re talking about. I unsubscrobed from that person, for the very same reason. Yes, that’s pretty bad, but again, the hope is that it can lure viewers in to get their palettes wet, for them to go out and find higher quality content.
My first course in cybersecurity I did was instructed by you, thank God that I was not at the wrong hand.
Thank you very much sir.
It's quite unfortunate that, people want hacking to be taught in 2 mins.
Once your video is beyond 10 mins, 15 mins, 30 mins long or more, it becomes irrelevant.
Cyber Security is hard, because one has to learn a lot of technologies! It takes time to master the craft and some people don't understand.
You, David Bombal, NetworkChuck and the others have been in this industry for long and you have becomes mentors in this industry. Providing free content from basics to professional.
Thank you so much sir, for shading for more light. Hopefully, people will learn from this!
When I started learning InfoSec, the kind of content which I find on this channel, was soooo rare. Thank you for doing this.
The master of the industry...
I've always been and always will be a fan of you and this channel and hopefully one day become someone like you
Much love and respect for you Alexis
I have to admit I was that person looking for that rush and looking for the exciting things.
I know I need to improve my skills. My issue is that I have trouble learning through just reading and watching things.
I have always learned better by doing or through socializing and I haven't been able to really connect with anybody to work together on this.
I know those are excuses but I was so use to a classroom environment it's been a hard adjustment.
Thank you for the honesty
I am working in IT but wanted to get into security.
I have a mind for systems and looking for the social and structural flaws in the environment itself for red team work.
The more abstract concepts that aren't as tangible are the info I struggle with the most.
Sorry for ranting a bit, your video got me really thinking about that stuff.
Alexis, your vids are phenomenal. I specifically like your approach on keep everything open source oriented. The more advanced it gets, lesser will be the community who are interested in those vids. Its a good thing, because security is has to be a life principle, not something one talks about, views ten vids and claims to be an expert.
Good points,and this video gives a perspective your viewers too. Keep up the great work.
Good for you. It took a lot of courage to talk to us and be open and real about how you feel and where we're going. I appreciate you. I watch you daily, take your courses, register for your events, and have gotten a great understanding of what I'm doing. Thank you
"what are the 7 layers of the OSI Model"
- That hits hard, I run across people like that an insane amount, it's definitely annoying.
"I am a hacker, and I can hack you and your friends"
' okay - then you could tell me the difference between a byte and a buffer?'
"uh, what's that?"
😑
Your content is real man. Your videos are not boring but you're underrated.
6:25 I know exactly who you mean xD But I'm glad you've always stuck to your style and not gone down the path of only ever releasing absolute beginner content.
Is it loi?
@@bhaveshtank1588 was my guess. Videos are clickbait trash.
that's the reality! consider yourself and learn as a professional. thank you very much for your work. It's a pleasure to learn with your quality videos! Thanks
Well said brother. Same here, I don’t chase views, I care about quality content that makes us competent Cybersecurity professionals and that content is not for everyone. Only serious people stick around, most people want the fluff click baity stuff , and don’t really want the real skills
You are defenitly right I've noticed this trend too i was waiting for someone to step up and said it but never expect you too be the one that bring it.
I'm talking for my self here but I'm sure other people agree that there's no better person to break the ice and open up about it.