Diving into Security Research 1 - Introduction

Why I am getting into Security Research

Plain and Simple: Curiosity.

I was trying to come up with some savvy introduction for my research. However, two days later and a bunch of select all + deletes later I had nothing to put here except the definition above. As I sit here drinking a beer, I am thinking about Steve Jobs and his famous words:

Stay hungry,
Stay foolish.

This is what its all about. He wasnt the only smart man to provide this advice either. Here is another one from Walt Disney, a man of infinite creativity who built an empire:

We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.

So with that said, let the journey begin. Cheers.

Questions to answer. Not in any order

• How do things work. I may know a good chunk but do I REALLY know?
• Why do we use these methods?
• When should we use this vs that?
• How are these all interconnected, if at all.
• What is the best approach (or most desirable) to mitigate risk in scenarios A,B,C…X?
• Who created these and to fill what need?
• Where is the industry going? This may lack a definite answer so will be based on standards.
• How do I put to use the things I have learned?
• Can I become knowledgeable enough to contribute to open security projects? - I should probably rephrase this to am I confident enough to contribute to a project? IF (!confident) {do more research}.

I will start from the ground up for good practice and reinforcement of concepts/principles.