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 MerlynAFC 32 points · 3 years ago

 Did you get Jared the subway guy?

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Nah that would have made me badass though. But you know the stereotype of 26
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year old guys that hit up 14 year old girls on Kik? Traced a few of those. And the
24 year old dudes with a server or their computer STACKED with cheese pizza?
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old boys but plottwist the 19 year old female is actually a dude named Mason who
isn't what that 14 year old was looking for.
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 dacheat1213 5 points · 3 years ago

 My current professor is the one who prosecuted him

 Redanditchy 30 points · 3 years ago

 Will you answer more than 4 questions?

 practicalthoughts82 19 points · 3 years ago

 What certifications or area of study did you take to become a pentester, and what
would you recommend to someone else?

 [deleted] 27 points · 3 years ago

 Did a bachelor in Business Technology Management with a minor in finance Got
certified in CISSP, CEH, CPT, OSCP Any more and you're likely wasting money.

I would recommend for someone interested in the field to Do a bachelors in

something related to cyber security. There are a bunch of programs out there
now. In Ontario, Canada there's Yorks Computer Security, and UOITs Network
security programs. Any bachelor related to computers is fine Also get certs in
CIISP for sure, anything else just makes you look more professional to employers
who likely have no idea what to look for in Cyber Security professionals.
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 BoomBangBoi 31 points · 3 years ago

 What do you do to secure your own personal data/information?

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 Depends on the context. For web browsing I really don't do that much to protect
myself. Just a VPN. In terms of electronic banking, only do that stuff on SECURE
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porn on. You should probably avoid e banking entirely if you're paranoid. My
personal information is secured by remaining non digital. I have never once
actually entered in anything extremely important online such as SSN or credit
card numbers. If you're making online purchases from smaller vendors such as
Wish (Which allows all the small Chinese businesses with likely bad security) Use
paypal rather than your credit card. In general the safest way to protect your info
is encryption, or don't put it online.
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 adminsuckdonkeydick 66 points · 3 years ago

 Backtrace my backend IP number you filthy hacker and tell me what colour my
underwear is.

 [deleted] 59 points · 3 years ago

 I'm not going to do this one on account of ethics and /troll/
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 acoronas 9 points · 3 years ago

 how/where can i learn to do what you do

 Sdavis2911 2 points · 3 years ago

 Yeah. This is my question, too.

 enigmadawn 2 points · 3 years ago

 Cybrary.it

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Youtube to start. You won't get a job without credentials but you can totally do
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 ThrowawayTitan1 17 points · 3 years ago

 Worst case you've ever worked on?

 NinjaBossPro 7 points · 3 years ago

 Don't think I wanna know the answer...
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 [deleted] 1 point · 3 years ago

 Worst but most self fulfilling case I worked on was Operation Rescue a project
coined by Europol. Huge child sex ring. They were abusing and hurting these kids,
as well as raping them. Going through their data, and talking to them about what
they did with them as if I was one of them. It all made me sick, having to see CP in
order to find evidence is a horrific thing. This ring has anywhere from 60-100
thousand members. You know how they say former military members have
flashbacks of combat? I get nightmares about this case all the time. But at the end
of the day, some kids will have the chance to grow up. Having a strong sense of
morality is necessary for keeping your sanity.
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 itssnowinggg 7 points · 3 years ago

 What's the most exciting case you've worked on? What's the case you're most proud
of for solving?

 [deleted] 1 point · 3 years ago

 I helped with Europol's operation rescue. I am very proud for helping to partially
solve it. Most exciting thing I've ever done was when I first got a job. Felt like Neo
for the longest time even though all I was doing was setting up group policies for
a banks server

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 HerbieErbs 8 points · 3 years ago

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 Is one ever truly 'anonymous' on the internet?

 rupturedvagina 2 points · 3 years ago

 No.

 [deleted] 1 point · 3 years ago

 Nope.

 limpdix 6 points · 3 years ago

 I have a desktop at home running Linux. Can you tell me how to set up an ssh server
so I can access my home computer from let's say school, or at a library. Also what
are your wifi setting?

 RobHossBoss 9 points · 3 years ago · edited 3 years ago

 You'll have to port forward your router so that your home network is reachable
from the public internet. This means getting around opening ports in your home
NAT which is not advised unless you know what you're doing.

The safer option is to rent out a virtual private server and create a reverse SSH
tunnel to your home desktop through your private server.

Check out Digital Ocean for a cheap $5/Mo VPS (PM me for referral code) And this
GitHub repo for an easy reverse SSH script.

edit: see comments below. I seem to have used some terms loosely/incorrectly.
This still serves as a general "getting started" guide. You should have enough
material to Google your way through the rest.
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 wolfcry0 1 point · 3 years ago

 Disable root login

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Disable password login, use a private key instead

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Assign your desktop a static IP using a DHCP reservation on your router
On your router, port forward a random port between 1024 and 65535, to
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port 22 (SSH) at the static IP of your desktop
Sign up for some kind of dynamic DNS service, as your public home IP will
change sometimes unless you pay for a static IP

When outside your network login using your dynamic DNS hostname and the
random port you picked earlier.

For wifi security use WPA2-AES encryption with a strong key, don't bother with
hiding your SSID or using MAC filtering, those don't help.

 thrawy73577644 0 points · 3 years ago

 If you install Tor and run a hidden service this will obviate the need for an ssh
server and you can just put tor and putty on a USB stick for remote access. PM me
for help.
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 CortexN 3 points · 3 years ago

 What internet sources would you recommend for beginners who want to learn
about cyber-security?

 zoknows 3 points · 3 years ago

 Looking to take CC classes in cybersecurity. Any tips?

 rupturedvagina 1 point · 3 years ago

 Learn to code, then learn the rest :)

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 johnlim5847 3 points · 3 years ago
 I read an article about pedophiles and how they distribute the underage
pornography. Usually they host the website in the deep web and require user to use
tor browser to visit, by using tor browser and disable JavaScript make it very hard to
trace. My question is this really the case? Or it is still traceable by the authorities

 [deleted] 1 point · 3 years ago

 Yes, most, if not all are stored on the deepweb. One of the key ways to trace is to
get in on it, pretend to be a fellow creeper and from there you look for mistakes.
No system is 100% untraceable. You just have to look hard enough.

 nmagod 3 points · 3 years ago

 What do you think of the "but if pedophiles have a way to harmlessly fulfill those
urges online, they won't do it in real life" argument? I'm honestly curious.

 [deleted] 1 point · 3 years ago

 Well, As someone who has taken classes in Psychology , There was a study about
inmates who were shown porn, with the hopes it would calm their sexual desires.
The pornography actually intensified these desires and more sexual and non-
sexual violence occurred in jail for the time while they were shown porn.
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 [deleted] 1 point · 3 years ago

 A lot of people say pedophiles are mentally ill people. I agree with this. They are
ill. The cure? A dosage of 5.56x45 NATO to the cerebral cortex.

I have no empathy, nor respect for these people at this point.

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Do you cover up you webcam when not using it?

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 Can you give a couple pieces of sage advice about internet security most of us could
benefit from?

 IsThisATuringTest 2 points · 3 years ago

 How long do you think it would take me to get certified (I'm already a developer)?

I can code in C++, Java, Python, and JavaScript and know Linux well too. I'm not
exactly an expert on TCP/IP not 100% clueless either.

 xTopxShelfx 1 point · 3 years ago

 What got you into cyber security? And how did you go about learning it?

 [deleted] 1 point · 3 years ago

 Have you ever arrested someone from a reddit post?

 TheYDT 1 point · 3 years ago

 I currently work in the criminal justice field and am looking for a change back to a
normal M-F 9-5 type job. IT and cyber security has been on my mind. Are any of the
quick online programs worth a damn, or is it in my better interest to bite the bullet
and get a bachelors from a reputable school with an online program?

 [deleted] 2 points · 3 years ago

 Bite the bullet man. Those quick online programs are a surefire way to get
laughed out of a job interview, or get hired to a weird firm in India.

 zombieking7977 1 point · 3 years ago

 Any books you could recommend for someone looking to join the industry in the
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 Foxk 1 point · 3 years ago

 What is the easiest fix that any organization can do to protect themselves from
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being penetrated by pedophiles?

 tomk11 2 points · 3 years ago

 Don't use child labour.

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 please tell me you ment infiltrated or perpetrated

 striker_86 1 point · 3 years ago

 What's your opinion on chip and pin readers? I notice some larger retailers are
finally on board, but it seems like we still have a long way to go...

 [deleted] 1 point · 3 years ago

 What do you think of BSD as opposed to Linux distros?

 PerishingSpinnyChair 1 point · 3 years ago

 Have you ever seen a pedophile that doesn't like cheese pizza?

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 Are security programs like bitdefender, kaspersky any good?

 [deleted] 1 point · 3 years ago

 Its necessary to have a security program. However don't go on weird porn, block
pop ups, etc

 JP_SHAKUR 1 point · 3 years ago

 Thanks for doing this ama! Could you recommend any easy tips or tricks for staying
safe online, which don't require you to be too tech savvy?
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 VPN, disable pop ups, Ad blockers, turn off data collection, and block cookies as
much as possible. Don't add people you don't know on social media circles, stay
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off the weird porn. If it looks like a scam, it's probably a scam. Also some anti virus
softwares offer a web extension that allows for websites to be rated, I'd
recommend one of those as well

 Eirineftis 1 point · 3 years ago

 As somebody interested in getting into coding, what computer language do you

recommend a newcomer to start with?

Based on what I've seen, the top contenders seem to be C, C++, or Python. Any
insights for a newbie?

 ROLLIN_BALLS_DEEP 1 point · 3 years ago

 Pretty much this brotha, throw in a functional programming language like Haskell
and you'll be p chilling. Also I'd say learn some kinda web dev cause its neat. Ruby
with Sinatra (preferably rails) with some html and css and js and ur cool! See you
in 5 years brotha

 5150_Ewok 1 point · 3 years ago

 How do you feel about browsers saving your password (or cc info) so you don't have
to enter it each time?

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 http://www.nirsoft.net/ I feel like someone's going to take this source code, stick it
in something inconspicuous, and steal my passwords.

 twistrg 1 point · 3 years ago

 How do you protect yourself when you're in the dark web?

 BoPoPatrol 1 point · 3 years ago

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 fragglemook 1 point · 3 years ago
 Cybersecurity professional

q1. Why are you this guy?

q2. Why are you all this guy?

 ItsonFire911 1 point · 3 years ago

 How do you feel about Rule 41?

 EAP007 1 point · 3 years ago

 If you do freelance work, my firm is always looking for new talent, so PM me.

 rupturedvagina 1 point · 3 years ago

 How does it feel knowing shitkids like me still outplay you online?

 q3l0 1 point · 3 years ago

 Hello, mostly of my work is related to Linux and programming for mobile devices, i
always was interested in learning cyber security. Where should i start?

 nreeves_em 1 point · 3 years ago

 Where do you usually start when it comes to pentesting

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 favorite actors and actresses?

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