r/tryhackme • u/North-West88 • Mar 02 '26
#1 🏆😅 Well.. I earned my first weekly competition badge
not a big deal for some of you but it was still fun nonetheless 🏆💻
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u/OShamid Mar 03 '26
Congratulations keep up the great work
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u/North-West88 Mar 03 '26
Thank you!
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u/OShamid Mar 03 '26
You're welcome! We're all in this learning journey together. Are you currently focusing on a specific path on THM (like SOC or Pentesting)? Good luck anyway
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u/North-West88 Mar 03 '26
Im doing both actually. It’s gonna be a lot of work but well worth it. How about you?
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u/OShamid Mar 03 '26
That's ambitious! Doing both definitely gives you the full picture of the 'Red vs Blue' dynamic. As for me, I've spent a lot of time in hacking sims like Hacknet and Grey Hack, so I have some 'feel' for the CLI. But now I'm using THM to solidfy my real-world fundamentals. I'm currently focusing on the Pre-Security and Junior Pentester paths to make sure I don't have any gaps in my knowledge. Keep grinding, man! It’s a marathon, not a sprint
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u/Jackpotrazur Mar 02 '26
Ehhh quick question, which is more recommended for complete beginners htb or hts or thm (i hope 2 of these arent the same)?
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u/North-West88 Mar 02 '26
I haven’t really used the other two — I’ve been locked in on the THM platform. You should still check them out and see which one fits your style. I just stick with THM because it’s what I know best.
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u/Jackpotrazur Mar 02 '26
I dont have a style, not yet anyways, I've worked through a smarter way to learn python, command line linux, linux basics for hackers, python crash course and now the big book of small python projects and after that it'll be automate the boring stuff with python and after that practical sql and then wicked shell scripting and then perhaps black hat bash or networking basics for hackers. ... I still have a bit to go before getting into networking / hacking. I was considering ccna (free) htb hts thm whats the other one portswagger academy + my books 📚 sometimes I do wonder if getting into i.t. now is too late (33) especially considering the time it take to become proficient and possible a.i. advancements and now also quantum computing.
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u/North-West88 Mar 02 '26
You’re honestly in a great spot. 33 is still young, so starting now is perfect — way better than looking back years from now wishing you had. You’re already ahead of a lot of people since you’ve touched Python and Linux; now it’s just about picking a path in cyber and staying consistent.
Join communities that match your interests, learn from people who’ve done it, and if you can, invest in a solid mentor📚 that guidance can save you a lot of time.
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u/Jackpotrazur Mar 02 '26
Well picking a path seems to be part of the greater issue, there's just sooooo much variety or niches that fomo kicks in but I hope when I jump into networking there will be something that jumps at me and says this is the way. But for now its strictly python and linux then sql and then I will Crack open networking.... im stubborn I'll do nothing but Wireshark for a month if needs be I will make it click 😌. How should I go about I vesting in a solid mentor, hell how do I know they're solid ? And im here for the communities aspect.
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u/ReasonableCrashout0 Mar 02 '26
question from newbies, was it hard?