Group51
Basically, we are a group of people who love to play with computers and push it to the max. We are a group of all skill levels from beginner to advanced. We learn, and have fun.
We do have a strong interest in security. There’s nothing better than to find a security hole within legal boundaries. We have failed our mission if we have to break the law. Breaking into a building is easy… anyone can smash a door in. Accidentaly discovering that there is no door on one side is priceless.
We just started the page in the summer of 2009 therefore it is not really big, but we are developing. We have regular hacking challenges and other competitions.
Like:
- Crack passwords
- Sniff network traffic
- Setup encrypted VPN tunnels
- Social engineering
- Dumpster diving
- Application and O/S exploits
- Spy & Counter Surveillance
How is that legal?
We do this within our own internal network. Hacking is not a crime, which is a common misconception. It’s no different than driving a car. At Group51.org, we don’t cross the line. We don’t link to illegal content or support it in any way. Members caught doing this are banned from the group for life. In a real but silly way, once you cross over to the dark side, you can’t be trusted. There are many companies today that have this as a job function so that their networks and information are more secure. Are we sneaky wtih disclaimers and still provide access to illegal content? No. If you’re new to all this, you will quickly learn about the open source world. There’s simply no need.
Is Hacking the only thing we do?
No. We have different levels of users that work together on various things. Sometimes to understand certain tools of the trade or other interesting things. The sky is the limit.
More here http://group51.org or follow us on twitter http://twitter.com/group51
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