Hacking S3crets by Sai Satish -- Coauthors: Srinivas and Adithya Gupta

Hacking For Dummies, 4th Edition by Kevin Beaver

My little brat! :-) Cisco Linksys E1200 Wireless-N Router

Where're my Ouija board? :-)

1. I've -- miraculously -- revived my robot: Mister WALL-E -- finally! He's comatose for like zillions of months! :-) I'd program this Frankenstein's creature to perform bizarrely geeky feats! Could I improvise it to play darts -- for example?

2. My ethical hacking / penetration testing network is taking shape. Cisco Small Business RV Series Routers? What do you think eh? :-) For instance: Cisco RV215W Wireless-N VPN Firewall? Should I go for it?

3. Windows Server 2012 on an oldie laptop is almost ready.

4. Dedicated Internet connexion plus static IP Address: Stalled. Reason: Bureaucratic red tape! 

Nevertheless, the lab should be up and running --  within the next few weeks. I'm soloing -- am dirt-poor plus -- extremely erratic memory! :-) Rational explanations eh? :-)

Where're my Ouija board? I'd summon my long-lost poltergeist friend!

That's all for now.

Bye. 

Indian rope-trick--er--ahem--I mean Indian hack-trick! :-)

Here's your chance to hack with legal immunity -- My objective is multipronged:

#1. You and I: Both of us would be learning the nitty-gritty of real-life Ethical Hacking.

#2. This sort of setup would keep you off of illegalities -- I mean like hacking into other networks and all that.

There's no fee -- but you'd always buy me a Pizza! :-) (I abhor the practice of vegetarianism!)

No early-bird offers--either.

My goal is to give you a free of charge platform / environment with plenty of elbow room to hone your hacking skills.

And, there're no hunting trophies.

Dust off your consoles -- vie for root.

Girls: Expect a red-carpet welcome -- Let the boys accuse me of unabashed favoritism -- Lenient policies! :-) If you happen to spot a gray-haired guy -- hunchbacked -- in his early forties -- wearing extremely sober suspenders -- scuffling to cross the street -- you'd safely approach him -- with absolutely no caution (put that pepper spray in your clutch bag, please!) -- that's me! :-)

Let me turn rookies into Alpha Geeks...

My Ethical Hacking / Penetration Testing Lab

Hardware:

1. Laptop: vgc (very good condition)

2. Laptop: Oldie

3. Desktop: Oldie

I shy away from hardware so not giving you specs -- By the way, I'd mug up CompTIA A+ guide(s).

I'd sign up for a dedicated high-speed Intenet connexion.

In the not too distant future: I'd also sign up for a dedicated IP address.

I'd also get a Hardware Firewall (dirt cheap) but sturdy -- should deflect attacks -- though I just adore those groovy Check Point's UTM appliances.

Software:

1. Windows Server 2012 (Evaluation copy)

2. Honeypots

3. BBS

What's your role?

You've to attack my systems viciously (no-holds-barred). This a real live Ethical Hacking exercise. Relentless -- knock-down-drag-out -- distributed attacks.

My magic carpet...

My MW600 is my magic carpet --