We created “Game of Hacks”– a viral web app marketed as a tool to train developers on secure coding – with the intention of building a honeypot. Game of Hacks, built using the node.js framework, displays a range of vulnerable code snippets challenging the player to locate the vulnerability. A multiplayer option makes the challenge even more attractive and the leaderboard spices up things when players compete for a seat on the iron throne.
Within 24 hours we had 35K players test their hacking skills...we weren't surprised when users started breaking the rules.
Join us to: • Play GoH against the audience in real time and get your claim for fame. • Understand how vulnerabilities were planted within Game of Hacks. • See real attack techniques (some caught us off guard) and how we handled them. • Learn how to avoid vulnerabilities in your code and how to go about designing a secure application. • Hear what to watch out for on the ultra-popular node.js framework.
