Re:Teen Becomes First Hacker to Earn $1M Through Bug Bounties
by jscholes on Saturday March 02, 2019 @09:14PM
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> One of the best introductions to the field is going through overthewire’s bandit vulnerability games.
Never knew about these. I'm visually impaired, so a text-based system like this appeals. Thanks!
Re:Teen Becomes First Hacker to Earn $1M Through Bug Bounties
by ddebernardy on Sunday March 03, 2019 @02:35PM
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> One of the best introductions to the field is going through overthewire’s bandit vulnerability games.
Out of curiosity I visited your first link and played the first dozen+ levels. It's just been bash-fu and occasional man reading/googling. Judging by the subsequent level instructions I went through, there didn't seem to be much more in there. I'm like, if you really want to learn more about shell commands, there are man pages. Admittedly, a game is arguably a good way to tutor a lazy reader. Still, did I miss anything else in there by not finishing the game?
Re:Teen Becomes First Hacker to Earn $1M Through Bug Bounties
by awodol on Monday March 04, 2019 @08:42AM
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bandit is just the beginner intro to shell series that is meant for pure beginners to unix, you didnt miss anything. All of the other games on there are actual wargames to learn about security
They have 30+ levels where you ssh into a server and attempt to find some type of vulnerability. They start out very easy and get tough quick. It’s very eye opening to see the types of exploits that exist.
They also have a set of challenges aimed at serverside web security. http://overthewire.org/wargames/natas/ I went through the web challenges last year and they helped a ton in my web dev roles.