Re: New to Hacking .. Help !!

[Peter Thomas <hackertarget.admin () gmail com>]

Go with these hackable test tools to start with these as suggested by John.

http://www.damnvulnerablelinux.org/
OWASPs webgoat http://www.owasp.org/index.php/Category:OWASP_WebGoat_Project
hankmebank, hankmebooks, hankmeshipping etc.
http://www.foundstone.com/us/resources-free-tools.asp

Build a lab, get comfortable with Linux and VMWare Server or VirtualBox.

You could then move onto installing vulnerable apps in your lab and
exploiting them (see Milw0rm for ideas).

Finally start looking for new vulnerabilities in open source and
closed source software that you have access to.


Regards,

Peter
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On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 7:31 PM, Robert Larsen <robert () the-playground dk> wrote:
> Paul Jenkins wrote:
> > I think I know where you're coming from; I'll say find some war-game
> > websites. Happyhacker.org has a few links, my favorite is
> > hackthissite.org. Great support forums and good information. HOWEVER do
> > not do this from a "gov" system, provided they don't have the sites
> > filtered (partly my fault I'm sure) further in the "game" will likely
> > set of the IDS/ASIM (been there done that as well).
> >
> > Learn all you can,
> > -Paul
> Hi
>
> I created a bunch of wargames a while back. They can be downloaded from
> here: http://www.the-playground.dk/pmwiki.php?n=Projects.Wargames
>
> The site is in danish but each wargame zip file contains a README in
> english.
>
> Go nuts!

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