I get asked all the time what is hacking and how do you do it. To someone new it seems so mysterious. Its not really. Think of it this way, we are trying to connect or network with another computer in a new way. A way out of the ordinary. That’s what hacking is all about. Doesn’t matter whether it’s hardware or software. We are taking something beyond what its intended. We are making it do what we want.  We shake it , squeeze it, bend it, whatever it takes to make it happen and we have the ability to  hang in there as long as it takes. We take advantage of over worked and pressured coders that rush a little too fast. Not their faults. They have to or lose their jobs. It’s a rush to the market and they always feel they can patch at another time. Should there be a law that forces coders to write safe and good code?  I hate more restrictions on our freedom, but I also hate getting my identity stolen or my paypal account ripped also because some company was rushing to the market to make a fast buck! 

  If you already know how to network with other boxes you are half way there. Now think outside the box. How can you connect?  How can you force a connection?  Exploit?  Crack password?  Is there something in the network open? Most pen testers like me go for looking for the simple first. Did the admin get lazy? Is there something open?  If not is there something not patched?  Hmm, I cant still get in! Now its time for some creative social engineering.  That’s where most networks fail actually.   People are the weak link. Until we fix that we are all vulnerable.

Hey i'm a noob already had the concept of hacking though... i study Computer Science and just started hacking and studying about security about a week ago.

I'm trying to test the security of the webpage of the company where a relative works to start but since i'm a noob i can only use tools can you tell me where I can get .pm's or exploits for metasploit?? it doesn't have many for linux and i scanned the webpage and it's running apache 2.0.51 over FEDORA so... also it has the unfiltered port for mysql running an old insecure version (according ton nessus ) can you guide me??

Also, depending on what type of security is setup on this web server they may have already seen you and are watching out for you now since you ran a Nessus scan... (lots of traffic).

Whoa! you guys really misunderstood me, i am no cracker, my mom is the equivalent of a CIO of the enterprise, there's no one above her in charge of information, data processing etc.  I'm simply trying to see if there are wholes and prove they can be exploited, i've already got the wholes, just don't know what to do with them, i hardly think she'll press charges, think of it as a security assessment... anyways regarding the nessus thing i found a server that keeps no log and has the 8080 port open so i think i did all that analysis anonymously... my question was more about who can guide me in the becoming a hacker process, i've already hacked computers in lan me and a couple of friends are learning the arts of hacking together, this is just an experiment.   

Yeah, just because your mother is high up, doesn't mean that other people will not get offended for having someone try to hack their system.  If there are IT guys, get with them and create a virtual machine to run at your house to try to hack.  This way no data is corrupted and nothing bad can happen.  Before you start any of this though, make sure you know how a network actually works.  This sounds very "noobish" info, but you should know how it works inside and out.  Once you learn that inside and out, then you can see the security flaws.  Such as when you start understanding about handshakes between computers, you can know how to make them do what YOU want them to.  Do a lot more reading before anything though.