40+ Intentionally Vulnerable Websites To Practice Your Hacking Skills.
From the post:
Attack is definitely the best form of defense and this also applies to Cyber Security.
Companies are now hacking their own websites and even hiring ethical hackers in an attempt to find vulnerabilities before the bad guys do. As such ethical hacking is now a much sought after skill but hacking websites without permission can get you on the wrong side of the law, even if you’re just practising.
So how do practice your hacking skills whilst staying on the right side of the law? Well there are a number of deliberately vulnerable websites out there designed to allow you to practise and hone your hacking skills, without fear of prosecution. So we’ve decided to compile a list of over forty of them, each with short description.
Once you feel comfortable finding vulnerabilities, the next step could be a job as a penetration tester or participation in one of the bug bounty programmes where companies reward you based on the severity of the bugs that you find, which could be very lucrative. Facebook is one such company offering a bug bounty programme and has paid out more than a million dollars to date.
So without further ado, here’s the list. If you know of a good hacking website that’s not on this list, let me know and I’ll add it. Oh, and don’t forget to bookmark this page! 🙂
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Yes! Not only bookmark this page but visit the sites it lists!
My only disappointment was that the Office of Personnel Management wasn’t listed. I guess the OPM site is requiring permission for hacking now. 😉