About this Event

Hak4Kidz is an event designed by ethical hackers and Information Security professionals, dedicated to bringing the educational and communal benefits of white hat hacking conferences to children and young adults, from 7-17 years of age. We accomplish our mission by putting our collective expertise and passion on display in activities that allow attendees to interact with a variety of technologies and skill sets. A combination of an open area of STEHM stations, and concentrated workshops will enable the attendees to expand and enlighten their technical interests.

Hak4Kidz will run from 9:30am - 4:30pm on October 4th. Hak4Kidz is designed for children and young adults, age 7-17. All children and young adults must be accompanied by a parent/guardian who is required to remain with them throughout the event.

Session is limited to 30 participants. Check-in will start when BSidesTO check-in opens. If your child is taking part in the Damn Vulnerable Web App Lab or LLM Hacking Lab, please bring a laptop for your child to use. Light lunch and snacks will be provided.

Please note - Toronto Metropolitan University is not a nut free facility.

Activities

Snap Circuits - All Ages
Learn the basics of electronics with easy to use building components in this award winning electrical engineering maker toy. Highly educational game about building different electrical circuits.

Lockpicking Station - Ages 7-17
Learn to tinker hands-on with locks and tools.

SpyMath Station - All Ages
Learn how to hide secret messages using advanced math to encode and decode messages while learning the basics of cryptology and steganography.

STEHM Station - All Ages
An activity station devoted to Science, Technology, Engineering, Hacking and Math learning.

Damn Vulnerable Web App Lab - Ages 13-17
Learn about web app hacking to help reinforce the need for security testing.

Lab Requirements
In order to take part in this hands-on exercise, attendees are required to bring a laptop with 8GB of RAM and 10GB of free space.
In advance of Hak4Kidz, install: Instructions will be provided to attendees during Hak4Kidz to get their Docker containers up and running.

LLM Hacking Lab - Ages 13-17
Challenge Lakera's AI wizard, Gandalf, to a duel of words and learn how to hack and secure Large Language Models.

Lab Requirements