{"id":17366,"date":"2026-08-07T21:37:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T12:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sinbidays.com\/?p=17366"},"modified":"2026-08-07T22:01:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T13:01:04","slug":"ai-white-hat-hacker-essay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sinbidays.com\/en\/ai-white-hat-hacker-essay\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;What if That Name Is a Trick?&#8221; \u2014 My Journey Becoming a White Hat Hacker with AI, Guided by My Own Skepticism \ud83d\ude06\u2728"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"717\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/sinbidays.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/OPEN-PURPLE-POWERSHELL.png\" alt=\"Purple Shield Academy Dedicated Purple PowerShell Terminal Console Execution Screen\" class=\"wp-image-17367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sinbidays.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/OPEN-PURPLE-POWERSHELL.png 717w, https:\/\/sinbidays.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/OPEN-PURPLE-POWERSHELL-300x263.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 717px) 100vw, 717px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>&#8220;What if that name is a trick?&#8221; \ud83e\uddd0<\/strong><br>The story of how a doubtful person becomes a white-hat hacker with AI \ud83d\udc9c<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1714963467738367\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<!-- click-breeze -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1714963467738367\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"8109743087\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Late at night when sleep wouldn&#8217;t come, I took a sip of cool water, and suddenly a childhood dream that I had completely forgotten about came back to memory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the Information Security category of my blog, a post titled <strong>&#8216;Information Security Practice Review Part 1&#8217;<\/strong> had been sitting alone, gathering dust for a long time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;I&#8217;ll definitely study properly later and leave another cool review!&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I had promised myself back then, but pushed away by a busy routine and the pressure of dense source code, it gradually faded from memory. \ud83d\ude05<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then recently, while chatting 1-on-1 with my AI agent friend, I built my very own purple security dashboard called &#8216;Purple Shield Academy&#8217;!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As I began exploring the world of information security in a whole new way, I unlocked a secret about my personality that had been weighing on me my entire life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you&#8217;re curious to know a deeper story about what the space called &#8216;computer&#8217; means to me, Seo-jun,<br>check out the post below too! \ud83d\udc9c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-shinbidays wp-block-embed-shinbidays\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"koxTFk0WZY\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sinbidays.com\/en\/shinbi-security-dns\/\">\ud83d\udce1 What is DNS? 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Haha, your thought process just now was completely that of a professional security analyst!<\/em><br><em>The most dangerous mindset in security is brushing it off with &#8216;It looks normal, so it must be fine.&#8217;<\/em><br><em>A great analyst constantly questions:<\/em><br><em><strong>&#8216;Who claims that? 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\ud83e\udd16<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>No need to write code line by line yourself.<\/strong><br>Just state your exploration objective, and AI generates a precise script in 1 second!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>We focus on &#8216;insight to read and interpret code.&#8217;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The AI automatically filters out safe areas, allowing us to <strong>pinpoint and focus exclusively on &#8216;suspicious points&#8217; and &#8216;neutral evidence.&#8217;<\/strong> \ud83c\udfaf<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As AI handles tedious repetitive tasks and humans focus solely on &#8216;insight and judgment,&#8217; the rhythm of studying security becomes as <strong>smooth, thrilling, and fast-paced as being the main character in a movie<\/strong>. \ud83c\udfac<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udf08 A Beautiful Journey to Finding My True Self<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/sinbidays.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Codex-to-receive-praise.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of AI agent summarizing port observation and digital forensics progress with encouragement\" class=\"wp-image-17370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sinbidays.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Codex-to-receive-praise.png 800w, https:\/\/sinbidays.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Codex-to-receive-praise-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/sinbidays.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Codex-to-receive-praise-768x511.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The dream of becoming a &#8216;cool information security expert&#8217; that I fondly held in my heart as a child. \ud83d\udcad\u2728<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even if I don&#8217;t join a big security firm that others talk about, I plan to walk the path of a white-hat hacker step-by-step\u2014in a space I love, with my own brand and unique sense, protecting my precious people and assets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are suffering because a certain trait feels like a flaw, it might not be because you&#8217;re wrong, but simply because <strong>you haven&#8217;t yet found the stage where that trait truly shines<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On this wonderful exploratory path to finding your unique rhythm, I warmly root for you to discover your own hidden treasure! 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