In his How To, he lists the skills hackers should acquire first:
Learn C.²²
Learn just a little bit of x86 assembler.²³ You don't have to be great at this at first, but you need to sort of kind of know what the fuck is going on.
Work through Hacking: The Art of Exploitation by Erickson.
Learn JavaScript.
Go through the big exploit archives. Star in the 1990s. Look through exploits. Figure out how they worked. Turn the clock forward to the modern era, so you slowly accustom yourself to newer exploitation techniques.
Get really good at x86 assembler, and learn IDA Pro and OllyDbg.
22. C is a general-purpose, machine-independent programming language that was used to write a range of well-known applications – from Windows operating systems to Oracle databases.
23. x86 assembler is a programming language used for time-sensitive applications and detailed software systems.
"Going Dark: The Secret Social Lives of Extremists" - Julia Ebner
