[alephnerd]

I wouldn't put much weight on this.

It's a growth hack by OP for his cybersecurity consultancy (Mandos).

In general, you should learn about the tools after you master the fundamentals.

Understanding how OS, Networking, Web Development, DevOps, <insert_domain_here> works at a fundamental level will make it easier to become a well versed Security Practitioner.

Most attack vectors I've seen in the wild tend to be caused by some kind of misconfiguration (eg. Accidentally leaving a test app internet accesible) or sloppy architecture (eg. Not keeping an inventory of systems and dependencies).

The way to remediate that is by actually understanding how your underlying technology works.