What you can add to your little lab is mitigation tactics and information gathering - backscatter analysis, drop in some honey pots while expriencing the DDOS, this should prove interesting.
On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 6:08 AM, Reinier Battenberg < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I think its a great idea, but let's start with a hands-on session in a > controlled environment. > > We could see if we can find a linux based lab and hack from 1 pc to the > other. > > We will not volunteer any websites, as we offer shared hosting and a DDOS > attack would affect all our clients. > > -- > > rgds, > > Reinier Battenberg > > Director > > Mountbatten Ltd. > > +256 758 801 749 > > www.mountbatten.net > > On Thursday 09 December 2010 18:47:21 Mugarura Cavin wrote: > > > Lug, > > > > > > with wiki leaks being taken down, a loose outfit of hackers have launched > > > counter attacks on Visa, Amazon, Sarah Palin websites (et al) > > > as a firm believer of white hat techniques, i would like anyone > interested > > > in participating in a white hat hacking activity to contact me > > > > > > i need a few volunteers: > > > > > > a) Legitimate Website owners (if you own a website, and you want to test > > > how secure your site is, from Denial of Service attacks and > > > other vulnerabilities) > > > to participate as a website owner you have to provide proof, and sign a > > > consent form > > > > > > b) Hackers (All levels welcome - Beginner to Advanced) > > > we shall have teams, in place and divide our bounty (hoping Reinier will > > > give us a Mount Batten to shut down, Kigs, can give us Linux.or.ug ) > > > > > > *Methodology* > > > > > > The hackers can participate as teams or individuals, after receiving > > > volunteer sites to attack, we shall divide the bounty, and employ > different > > > methods > > > all activities will be documented > > > > > > *Benefits* > > > > > > a) we shall freely publish our findings > > > b) Web Security Experts and Network Admins will be able to protect their > > > sites better (remember new vision and other websites in Uganda, have been > > > hacked before) > > > > > > > > > "Let the wiki lympics begin" > > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by *MailScanner* <http://www.mailscanner.info/>, and is > believed to be clean. > > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: > [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list is generously hosted by INFOCOM: > http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including > attachments if any). The mailing list host is not responsible for them in > any way. > -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
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