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Show me the young people that know how to work with IDA or Ghidra. The way to use tools like this without ever written assembly is way harder than the way we ha
by krater23 3y ago
Show me the young people that know how to work with IDA or Ghidra. The way to use tools like this without ever written assembly is way harder than the way we had 10 years ago. They found other things to hack, things where we don't know anything about.
- fnordpiglet 3y agoIt might seem that way but a few observations. The number of people in total hacking away is much much larger now. So the absolute numbers are probably similar or more, while in relative terms you’re probably right. But my observation with a young hacker in the house is there’s a lot of appreciation for how the machine really works amongst many kids. The high level glossy stuff doesn’t appeal as much as ripping the cover off and poking memory locations. I think this shows up in the amazing prevalence of electronics hacking these days, low power computing, etc. This is the best time to be a hacker, the tools at all levels are amazing. But real nerds like you and I are just as rare as ever, and can’t resist ripping the lids off.
- rasz 3y agoThere has never been a time in history of this planet with more people possessing those capabilities.
- david_allison 3y agohttps://discord.gg/hKx3FJJgrV https://discord.gg/hKx3FJJgrV
- HeWhoLurksLate 3y agoI used Ghidra while I was in school to crack a copy of a CAD program- took forever but was totally worth it
- nikanj 3y agoThe team that won Disobey’s CTF this year was very young. I don’t have a perfect eye for age, but I’d say the average age for the large group was around 20-25
- ArcticLandfall 3y agohttps://picoctf.org/competitions/past.html https://picoctf.org/competitions/past.html