Pay What You Want: White Hat Hacker Bundle

Posted on 09/12/2015 by Alexandru Chiuariu

Pay What You Want White Hat Hacking Bundle

One of the latest additions to Walyou Deals’ eLearning category, the White Hat Hacker Bundle, is available in the Pay What You Want model, meaning that you won’t have to spend a fortune to learn about the vulnerabilities of an information system.

A white hat, also known as an ethical hacker, is a computer security expert who is looking to test the information system of an organization in the search for vulnerabilities. The White Hat Hacker Bundle that’s currently available on Walyou Deals can help any beginner to become an expert in matters of security, assuming that you want to do this for a good cause.

As most eLearning bundles available in our store, the White Hat Hacker Bundle doesn’t require you to have a specific experience level. On top of that, you don’t even need to pay a specific sum. Paying any amount will get you Node.js Security: Pentesting & Exploitation and Cross Site Scripting (XSS) Attacks for Pentesters, each $65 in value, but by beating the average you’ll also gain access to the following courses:

The Complete Hacking Course: Go from Beginner to Advanced!
Learn Wi-Fi Hacking/Penetration Testing From Scratch
Windows Exploit Development Megaprimer
Intensive Ethical Hacking Series
Ultimate Wi-Fi Hacking & Security Series

The entire value of the bundle is $765, so you’ll definitely save a lot. At press time, the average was $11.34, so that’s not a huge price to pay for such useful knowledge. On top of that, by beating the leader price (currently $52), you win a chance in the current giveaway for a Monorover R2 hoverboard. Bear in mind that by purchasing this bundle, you also contribute to the Project HOPE charity, as 10% of proceeds go in that direction.

The only thing you’re required to have prior to getting started with this complete hacking bundle is an Internet connection, as the courses are streamed online. Assuming that this condition is met, you’ll have lifetime access to the course, both on desktop PCs and on mobile platforms. Most courses offer a certificate of completion, but unfortunately, this is not the case. After paying whatever you think to seem fit for this kind of knowledge, you will receive a code that can be redeemed within 30 days.

To get the bundle, head over to Walyou Deals and pay as much as you’re comfortable with, but don’t forget what each amount could get you. The White Hat Hacker Bundle will still be around for 6 days, so you have plenty of time to make up your mind. By the time you finish courses, you’ll be an expert in identifying and neutralizing threats, and there will be more skills to add to your resume. Such a bundle could prove useful both for the people who are already working as computer security experts, as well as for the ones who are just getting started in this industry.

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Automotive takeover schemes to be detailed at Defcon hacker conference

Posted on 28/07/2013 by Darren Murph

It's not like Toyota hasn't already faced its fair share of Prius braking issues, but it appears that even more headaches are headed its way at Defcon this week. Famed white hats Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek are preparing to unleash a 100-page paper at the annual hacker conference in Las Vegas, and notably, hacks that overtake both Toyota and Ford automotive systems will be positioned front and center. The information was gathered as part of a multi-month project that was funded by the US government, so it's important to note that the specifics of the exploits will not be revealed to the masses; they'll be given to the automakers so that they can patch things up before any ill-willed individuals discover it on their own.

Using laptops patched into vehicular systems, the two were able to force a Prius to "brake suddenly at 80 miles an hour, jerk its steering wheel, and accelerate the engine," while they were also able to "disable the brakes of a Ford Escape traveling at very slow speeds." Of course, given just how computerized vehicles have become, it's hardly shocking to hear that they're now easier than ever to hack into. And look, if you're really freaked out, you could just invest in Google Glass and walk everywhere.

Filed under: Transportation, Software

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Source: Reuters

DARPA-backed Power Pwn is power strip by day, superhero hack machine by night

Posted on 22/07/2012 by Jon Fingas

Call the Power Pwn the champion of white hat hacking. Underneath that Clark Kent power strip exterior, there's a Superman of full-scale breach testing that can push the limits of just about any company network, whether it takes 3G, Ethernet or WiFi to get there. Pwnie Express' stealthy sequel to the Pwn Plug ships with a Debian 6 instance of Linux whose handy hacking tools are as easy to launch as they are tough to detect. There's just one step needed to create a snoop-friendly Evil AP WiFi hotspot, and the box dodges around low-level NAC/802.1x/RADIUS network authentication without any help; in the same breath, it can easily leap into stealth mode and keeps an ongoing encrypted link to give do-gooders a real challenge. The hacker doesn't even need to be in the same ZIP code to crack a firewall or VPN -- the 3G link lets the Power Pwn take bash command-line instructions through SMS messages and doles out some of its feedback the same way. While the $1,295 device can theoretically be used for nefarious purposes, DARPA's blessing (and funding) should help keep the Power Pwn safely in the hands of security pros and thwart more than a few dastardly villains looking for weak networks.

Filed under: Networking, Internet

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