Welcome to Hacking Re-Coded! This adventure aims to make us a better Ethical Hacker and Programmer. What do I mean by that? Well, we are not going to be creating a new Social Media Site. Instead, we'll focus on coding tools/apps to help penetrate systems and networks. No reliance on pre-existing tools; we'll create our own to gain a deeper understanding. Except for the first few boxes. A few excellent tools like WireShark and Burp will be used as this will help clear any confusion around protocols as we move along.

Hackthebox/TryHackMe/ even our Home Lab will be our training ground, preparing us for careers as Ethical Hackers and Penetration testers. A Penetration test, or "Pentest," involves authorized attacks on computer systems to identify vulnerabilities and strengthen security. Why would someone approve of this approach? Actually, it's a proactive method for enhancing IT security. By simulating a breach from a Black Hat perspective within our own networks/systems, we can identify vulnerabilities and promptly remediate those areas. It's essential to remember that Cybersecurity is a multi-faceted challenge with various aspects to consider, and this approach is just one of the effective strategies to address it.

Don't consider the series/tools as reinventing the wheel but rather gaining a better and deeper understanding of the tools we use daily. We'll follow the crawl-walk-run method, starting slow and gradually building coding techniques, like Threading/Multiprocessing and networking concepts. Network programming and protocol breakdowns will be a major focus.

Programming can be intimidating, especially in the hacker space, but fear not! We'll go into detail with heavily commented code, and I encourage you to code along and add your own tweaks. Only the terminal will be used, no GUI distractions.

We'll primarily use Python, but we won't shy away from other languages if given the oppurtunity as each is unique in their own way! A new twist awaits with Functional Programming and my favorite language, Haskell. This hold the library Hakyll, which is the static site generator powering this blog. Get ready to dive into the world of ethical hacking and coding!