Building a Home Lab and Introduction to Web Application Hacking

Presented at HOPE 2020 Virtual Rescheduled, July 27, 2020, 4 p.m. (120 minutes)

Getting started in hacking seems like a big task: Where to start? What should I start learning? How can I practice? Join BiaSciLab, C.E.O. of Girls Who Hack for answers to all these questions and get yourself started on your hacking career! This is an intense, hands-on hacking class to get you started with web application hacking. You will learn: setting up a virtual lab, finding, Cross Site Scripting, and more! These hacking skills can be applied in real life. CTFs (Capture the Flag), an entire section of web applications to hack, Bug Bounty... If you are looking to get started in hacking, this is the workshop to attend! While this is aimed at kids, adults are welcome to sign up if space permits. https://wiki.hope.net/index.php?title=Building\_a\_Home\_Lab\_workshop

Presenters:

  • BiaSciLab
    **BiaSciLab (@BiaSciLab @GirlsWhoHack @SecureOpenVote)** is a 13-year-old hacker and maker, as well as an international speaker. She received national attention when she hacked the voting reporting system at Defcon 26. This work was recently highlighted at the U.S. congressional hearing on election security. She is the founder and CEO of Girls Who Hack, an organization focused on teaching girls the skills of hacking so that they can change the future. She has also started Secure Open Vote and is building an end to end election system. BiaSciLab enjoys inventing things, giving talks, and teaching classes on making, programming, and hacking.

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