Originally posted here by LiGeR
I want to expand my abilities with computers, of course this would only be for "educational" purposes. I admit im a noob, but if I where to hack into my friends computer (with his apporval) how would I go about doing that??? I mean I can get his ip and all but I realy don't know what to do after that, and Im not interesed in useing virues......The only thing I've ever used was some Sub7 and BO. Anyone want to share there knoledge????
If you really want to expand your abilities with computers, especially security, you should look toward studying the field and avoid looking for shortcuts.

I would advise looking into the books suggested as well as the huge variety of other good titles out there. Also the tutorials on this site will be very helpful.
I also advise visiting some other good security sites and download some of the whitepapers available. Two good sites that immediately come to mind are:
http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/ and
http://www.sans.org

Take the time to invest in really studying this field. It is extraordinarily fascinating!