When the structural engineer studies the power of the building to withstand the earthquakes, how will he make sure that the building will bear and that its values and results are correct ?! Of course, it uses a program that builds its building, and sets the values and the program simulates these structures as if on the ground, and applied by the engineer earthquake determined by the Richter and see the result.
This process is important to him before building the building in order to ascertain how the situation will be, will the building be borne or not? This is an example of the simulation.
There are also thousands of examples, the design of ships, machines and networks, and much more needs to be simulated before implementation.
Here we will talk about some type of simulation dedicated to hacking, but in the form of a game called Hacknet. This game was created in 2015 by a team of developers named "Fractal Alligator" and was published by Surprise Attack Games.
#What does the game include?
Here you use real code using hacking software on the ground, dealing with graphical interfaces and text documents, hacking hardware, hiding, running software to break protection, getting all the victim's computer data, how to control the network, and how to protect yourself from hacking.
This makes you almost familiar with everything you need to do in the event of a real hacking and a plan to reach the victim, if required to move between several intermediate devices to reach the goal.
You can also handle servers, email systems, and databases.
The story of the game?
The game begins by sending a message to the player's e-mail from a person called "Bit", telling him that he is threatened with death and that when he reads the message he will have already died and then asks the player to investigate his death, giving him a set of instructions.
This task indicates that the person called Bit participated in illegal activities.
From my experience in the game, it turns out that the programmer first gives you several basic and simple basic code at the beginning to test it, and then you get a message to start the new task and apply that information to finish the task. In contrast, at the beginning you have a help button with a summary of the code you learned , And then move on to the task after which will overcome difficulty, and so to arrive at the conclusion has completely absorbed the ideas of the world of penetration.
Is this the only game to simulate penetration?
No, there are several other games like the Uplink game released in 2011, the Hackmud production of 2016, and the NetHack game produced in 1987.
But HackNet remains a favorite for many because of its beautiful graphic interfaces, which we see in most movies, and its rating is 9.2 / 10, and developers still strive to make them better and better.
If you want to enter the world of information security or hacking world and do not know where to start, I advise you to start from this game, which will be the head of the thread and the beginning of your expansion.