#254: Best Hacking Laptop and OS

Parrot OS vs Kali Linux? Which is the best hacking OS? Which laptop should you buy for hacking? Should you use a VM or bare metal install? Lots of questions answered in this video! Menu: Which is the best hacking OS. What does parrot say? 0:00​ Neal's choice and why: 0:31​ Which laptop does Neal use for hacking: 3:27​ What about Windows and WSL2: 5:06​ What about bare metal installations: 5:47​ VM vs baremetal Performance: 7:34​ Which laptop would you buy if starting out: 8:12​ Moving from a Mac to Windows: 11:33​ Ultimate laptop for hacking: 12:00​ Career perspective: 13:45​ How much of my time is hacking vs other tasks: 14:55​ You are a *$%^& hacker if you cannot do this: 16:13​ How much of my time will be spent on hacking: 20:13​ How do I learn to write reports: 22:10​ Breach reports: 26:30​ Summary: 28:15​ ============================== Examples of reports mentioned: ============================== FireEye: https://www.fireeye.com/blog/threat-r... ​ Securelist: https://securelist.com/sunburst-backd... ​ Krebs: https://krebsonsecurity.com/ ​ ======================= Direct links mentioned: ======================= Mandiant: https://www.fireeye.com/mandiant.html ​ Kaspersky Securelist: https://securelist.com/ ​ Krebs: https://krebsonsecurity.com/ ​ ================ Connect with Neal: ================ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nealbridges/ ​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ITJunkie ​ Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/cyber_insecurity ​ ================ Connect with me: ================ Discord: https://discord.com/invite/usKSyzb ​ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/davidbombal ​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidbombal ​ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidbombal ​ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/davidbombal.co ​ TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@davidbombal ​ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/davidbombal​ ================ Good Links: ================ INE Free training (scroll down): https://bit.ly/inetraining ​ eLearn Security: https://elearnsecurity.com/product/ej... ​ OSCP: https://www.offensive-security.com/co... ​ SANS: https://www.sans.org/ ​ Hack the box: https://www.hackthebox.eu/ ​ Try Hack Me: https://tryhackme.com/ ​ CTF Time: https://ctftime.org/ctf-wtf/ ​ CEH: https://www.eccouncil.org/programs/ce... ​ Cyber Blue: https://securityblue.team/ ​ Cyber Defenders: https://cyberdefenders.org/ ​ ================ Support me: ================ DavidBombal.com: CCNA ($10): http://bit.ly/yt999ccna ​ Udemy CCNA Course: https://bit.ly/ccnafor10dollars ​ GNS3 CCNA Course: CCNA ($10): https://bit.ly/gns3ccna10 ​ kali linux parrot os kali hacker hacking hack hacker cybersecurity nsa nsa hacker nsa hacking ethical hacking ceh oscp ine try hack me hack the box hacking ethical hacker oscp certification ctf for beginners Please note that links listed may be affiliate links and provide me with a small percentage/kickback should you use them to purchase any of the items listed or recommended. Thank you for supporting me and this channel!