[SC-L] Educational web site "hack this" announced

[Kenneth Van Wyk]

Greetings SC-Lers,

FYI, I just learned of an educational web site called "Hack This" (http://www.hackthis.co.uk/ 
) that sounds interesting to me.  I haven't tried it yet, but I'm sure  
I will soon.  From their description, it sounds a bit like an on-line  
version of OWASP's WebGoat -- which is IMHO one of the most powerful  
learning tools I've ever encountered.  Hack This describes themselves  
as follows:

"Hackthis, an innovative, educational and entertaining new website  
where you can learn the tricks and tips of website security. This well  
designed and well executed concept has proven to be a huge success and  
will only advance further. Attracting audiences to promote the  
importance of keeping your website secure, Hackthis is educating the  
internet for a more safer and secure tomorrow. Whilst education is  
commonly considered boring, Hackthis teaches you by putting you in the  
place of the hacker, exploiting websites to gain access to information  
required to advance to the next level. If that's not enough Hackthis  
also includes a great, friendly support and community forum where you  
can get help with problems, meet new people and help others with their  
problems.

We highly recommend this site for website developers to ensure your  
site is safe and secure. Also, if you're bored, hacking is a great way  
to pass the time!

Remember, Hackthis is completely legal and 100% awesome!"


Has anyone here tried it out?  Any opinions, good bad or otherwise?

Cheers,

Ken

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Kenneth R. van Wyk
KRvW Associates, LLC
http://www.KRvW.com





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