It depends on your definition of what a hacker is. Asking how to be a hacker is like asking "How do I make a meal?". What type of meal do you want to make? Is it breakfast, lunch, dinner, a celebratory meal? It is just a broad question.<p>This definition of a hacker might differ from person to person even at that. A good definition, I personally like, of a hacker is the technical adeptness and a delight in solving problems and overcoming limits. If this describes you to help people and solve problems, then I recommend this article. [0]<p>[0]: <a href="http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/hacker-howto.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/hacker-howto.html</a>
Are you talking about IT/"cyber" security to become a security researcher (sometimes called whitehat hacker <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_hat_(computer_security)" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_hat_(computer_security)</a>)?<p>There's been a couple of good links to tutorials and CS courses in <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15986100" rel="nofollow">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15986100</a>