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#245: Former NSA Hacker- Top Skills, Jobs And Hacking In 2021

2021/1/20
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How to win at this Ethical Hacking game! Former NSA Hacker discusses the SolarWinds hack, jobs, top skills to learn to be an Ethical hacker, operating systems to use and a lot more.

Menu: Former NSA Hacker interview - Neal Bridges: 0:00 Pentester for life? 1:13 SolarWinds hack: 2:13 Will the SolarWinds hack mean more jobs? 7:50 SolarWinds hack sophistication: 11:04 Do hackers have to learn to code: 14:06 Top 3 coding skills to learn for hacking: 15:35 Are scripts allowed? 17:48 When do I move from being a script kiddie to being a hacker? 19:38 Egos and toxicity in Ethical Hacking: 20:37 Use it to your advantage: 25:01 Top skill to learn to go far in Ethical Hacking: 26:21 Will it help you earn more money? 27:41 Technical skills required? 29:27 Which Operating System should I use (macOS, Windows, Linux)? 31:06 Put people others into a box: 33:46 Many paths: 35:02

================ Previous Video:

First interview: https://youtu.be/SFbV7sTSAlA

======================= Movie clips used in the intro:

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