Training

To ensure that participants are adequately prepared to face the challenges on the 18th, we have partnered with Aura Information Security to provide a training session starting at 4pm on the 17th September. Check back later for a more detailed training plan!

Preparation before the Training Session

If you would like to maximise the effectiveness of the training session, we recommend reading up on the following topics beforehand:

• OWASP Top 10

  Recommended sources:
       - The 2013 OWASP Top 10 by Dave Wichers,

• Basic HTML, CSS, PHP and JavaScript

  While you will not be required to write any actual code, it might be helpful to be able to inspect a snippet of HTML, CSS, PHP or JavaScript and understand what that piece of code does.

  Recommended resources:
       - w3schools
       - Code Academy
       - Mozilla Developer Network tutorials

• LAMP and WAMP stack

  Recommended resources:
       - ServerWatch.com's LAMP Tutorial

• Linux system administration

  Recommended resources:
       - TLDP(The Linux Documentation Project)'s System Administrator's Guide
       - Linode.com's Linux System Administration Basics

• hackthissite.org

  HackThisSite.org is a free training ground for users to test and expand their hacking skills via an open learning environment where hacking challenges, articles, resources, and discussions of the latest happenings in hacker culture are hosted.

• Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)

  Recommended resources:
       - Mozilla's Guide to HTTP