Youth Challenge

Welcome to the Bug Bounty Village at DEF CON!

What is Bug Bounty?

Imagine you're a superhero who helps keep the internet safe. In a Bug Bounty program, companies ask people like you to find problems, called 'bugs,' in their websites or apps. These bugs can be like secret doors that bad guys could use to sneak in and do bad things. When you find a bug and tell the company about it, they give you a reward, like a prize or money. So, it's like a treasure hunt where you help make the internet a safer place!

Bug Bounty Hunting: A Cool Career Path

Skills and Knowledge:

If you would be interested in becoming a bug bounty hunter as a career path, you'll need to learn some special skills:

Problem-solving: You need to be good at finding out how things work and figuring out where the bugs might be hiding.
Computer Skills: It is important to know how to use computers well. This includes learning about coding and programming, which is like telling the computer what to do using special languages.
Security Knowledge: You need to understand how to keep things safe on the internet, like passwords and personal information.

How to Learn These Skills:

In School: You can start learning math, science, and even computer classes if your school offers them. These subjects help build the foundation for problem-solving and understanding technology.
After-School Activities: Joining coding clubs or computer camps can be fun and help you learn more about how computers work.
In College and University: When you're older, you can study subjects like computer science, cybersecurity, or information technology. These courses will teach you more advanced skills needed to be a bug bounty hunter.

Why It's a Great Career:

Fun and Challenging: It's like playing a game where you have to find hidden problems. It's exciting and keeps your brain active.
Helping Others: By finding bugs, you're helping companies keep people's information safe.
Earning Rewards: Companies give prizes or money to bug bounty hunters who find bugs. It can be a full-time job or something you do on the side.

Where to Learn:

Check out some of our sponsors! They have great learning platforms.

Portswigger Web Academy (https://portswigger.net/web-security): A comprehensive resource to learn about web application security and exploitation techniques.
Pentesterlab (https://pentesterlab.com): Hands-on exercises and labs to hone your penetration testing skills.
HackingHub (hackinghub.io): Access to multiple hubs containing bug types to challenge hackers of all skill levels.

Being a bug bounty hunter is a cool and important job. It's all about using your skills to make the internet a safer place for everyone!

Bug Bounty Village - Scavenger Hunt

By completing this Scavenger Hunt, you will get a bag of goodies and the stamp for your passport.

Included in Goodie Bag:

A Bug Bounty Village challenge coin. This is a crypto challenge puzzle that if solved, will teach you some cryptography elements.
Custom Bug Bounty Village stickers.
An exclusive button pin acknowledging you have solved the Bug Bounty Village scavenger hunt!
A Raffle Ticket. Keep this ticket until Sunday, and don’t lose it! We will have a raffle on Sunday, and you might win a Rubber Ducky (a USB dongle that simulates a keyboard. You can do a lot of things with this device and learn how to hack different things!).

Scavenger Hunt Challenges:

Challenge #1 - Take a picture of the three bug bounty stickers in the official DEF CON Sticker Wall.

Hint: If you don’t know what the stickers look like, you get one of each in your bag!

Challenge #2 - Take a picture with a Bug Bounty Village volunteer. They are wearing shirts that say “Volunteer” on the back.

Important: Remember to ask for consent before taking the picture!

Challenge #3 - Take a picture with someone wearing a Bug Bounty Village badge. They can be anywhere in the con, except inside the Bug Bounty Village.

Important: Remember to ask for consent before taking a picture!

Challenge #4 - Draw the Bug Bounty Village logo on a piece of paper with crayons, pencils, pens, or even digitally if you have a device.

Hint: You can find some crayons and paper in the Bug Bounty Village.

Challenge #5 - Show all the pictures and hand your drawing to one of the Bug Bounty Village organizers, Harley (infinitelogins) or Ariel (arl_rose), in the Bug Bounty Village.

Hint: You can ask any volunteer where they are. If you cannot find them, you can also ask for “Caitlin.”

Optional:

Record an Instagram Reel or TikTok video in the Bug Bounty Village creator corner and tag our social media channels on Twitter, Instagram, or TikTok @bugbountydefcon. If you complete this, we will give you two raffle tickets for the rubber ducky raffle on Sunday.