Since I have taken Antisyphon training in the past, I am on their email list. I noticed that I received an email from them on November 21st about their Turkey Express Mini CTF. I know about their cyber range but never signed up for it, even though I was curious. Since they released this CTF, I will treat this as a sample for their cyber range. It may not be fair, but I do not have anything to go on. Challenges When I signed up for their CTF, I was delighted to see there were …
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Penetration Testing 101 – CTF Edition
As mentioned in my previous article, I participated in a CTF competition. Part of that CTF competition included OSINT (Open-Source Intelligence) and penetration testing exercises. Today, I want to discuss penetration testing 101 in a CTF environment. Pre-engagement Pentesting in the real world starts with the pre-engagement phase. This phase involves engaging with the client to find out their goals, scope of work, etc. It's different in a CTF environment. Some CTF will give you the …
My CTF Experience
Our Information Security Office (ISO) hosted its first-ever capture the flag (CTF) event recently during the Cybersecurity & Privacy Festival. The CTF was open to all staff for a whole week from 10/19 - 10/23. It was engaging, educational, exhausting, frustrating, and infuriating. In this post, I want to share my CTF experience. I will also include some information about the challenges and my thought process. Bonus: I incorporated a mini-CTF. I encourage you to try it out! View …