Who Am I

Perfect friend

  Then I took the opposite path towards my grandmother's house.

After my arrival, I found the door of her house wide opened. I hurried to enter, and I started looking for her everywhere, but she was not there. I had to go out and search for her. I checked all the alleys and neighborhoods, until I found her walking slowly in a crowd of cars. I ran to her, I took her hand and escorted her home. I knew this day would come. Subsequently, I decided to take her to the doctor, who in his turn told me regretfully:

-"Your grandmother needs professional help. We must keep her under our care in the hospital. She will be in good hands."

My grandmother was diagnosed four years ago with Alzheimer's, since then, an invisible eraser has been erasing her memories.

I made my way back to the house and took the train. Suddenly Max appeared out of nowhere, dressed in black. Afterwards, he told me mockingly:

- "I thought you were caught by the police. It was not a good idea for the first week after your release."

I was ignoring what he was saying. Besides, I turned my eyes towards the train window. Max was surprised that I ignored him, then, he asked me if something was wrong. I remained silent. Whenever I remember that I will be alone after my grandmother, I could not hold back my tears. However, I exchanged looks full of anger, but he did not care, instead, he took me by the arm and told me that he wanted to show me something. I could not resist his strength, though I had to stay seated, but what connected us was like an invisible bridge connecting us, and then I accompanied him. On our way, I asked him:

- "How did you get started with hacking?"

He answered:

- "There are people who think they are safe. They have no idea what is going on. Security..., everyone wants security. Security does not exist. Once you understand this, you will feel as if the world has been presented to you on a silver platter, you just have to get it."

Even if we were completely different, we had something in common. After that, he completed his words: "First, do not make your enjoyment in the virtual world only, and secondly: aim for the impossible."

All he said was Mr. X's rules, fortunately, we replied at the same time:

-"Third, no system is safe."

That moment made us surprised, and then we said, "Mr. X." This was evidence of a strong bond between us. After we completed our walk while Max continued his words:

-"Do not hide behind the computer, Mr. X already knows that. The main vulnerability is not only in applications or servers, but the human being himself is the main security hole."

I asked him in astonishment:

-"Do you penetrate people?"

Without hesitation, he replied:

- "Yes, exactly. The most effective of all hacker tactics. It is the great art of deception. Social engineering." I began to look at him with an exclamation mark on my forehead, so h explained: "The origin of human beings is trust and power of attorney. Social engineering uses these two elements so that you can get anything you want: passwords, confidential information, and login data." Then he approached towards a wastebasket and started digging until he found a box of cake with a performance sheet, then he turned to me and said:

-"Are you hungry?"