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This is kind of a moot point. Unless the parents are security professionals it doesn't really matter what OS they use. A teenage boy will learn how to bruteforc
by mayniac 7y ago
This is kind of a moot point. Unless the parents are security professionals it doesn't really matter what OS they use. A teenage boy will learn how to bruteforce /etc/shadow to bypass a porn filter if they're desperate.
Source: that's basically how I got into cybersecurity
- yread 7y agoExactly, my parents put BIOS passwords to stop me from using the computer. Over the years I've cracked 4 through literal dictionary attacks (sitting at the computer with an encyclopedia and trying every word) and ~10 by looking when they were typing it. They've also tried unseating the graphical card so that it had to be reseated every time before starting the computer. That took me a bit longer to figure out
- senectus1 7y agochrist. how much free time did you have as a kid?