Sefferston

Sadly enough, the most involved I get with anything (other than friends of mine who share the same likes), is where we are currently sitting. A forum type setting. I could tell you what would peak my interest, but until I have any kind of hands on application, don't really know if it it will or not. For instance, I love shooting long distance, but I hated reloading my own ammo even though the idea itself peaked my interest. If I had to choose, it would be network security. How can I get into this machine on this network to do what I have been contracted to do, or how to prevent others from entering my own network. Makes me all riled up inside.

I'm going to threadjack for a minute, didn't want to start a whole new thread on the subject and clutter up the site. Would the same suggestions apply to people who have limited time throughout the day to learn? I work long hours (thanks to military background), have 2 kids and a wife, and going to school for cyber security. I've got a hand full of VM's running at any given time trying to learn as much as possible with as little time as I do have for my own time. I've looked through the where to start thread, and dog eared a lot of the references for future use. Really looking for a solid foundation to start, so I can learn literally as much as possible. Don't be surprised if I ask a few dumb questions, probably like the following. Is Kali the epitome of where to start? I've looked a little into Parrot and wanted to know if it's worth the time and effort to get started up with Parrot, when the industry standard is Kali.