As mentioned in my previous article, our first internal CTF included an offensive security category called Kaos Corp. Since there are multiple hosts in the environment, it's better to break it into a series. In this article, we will concentrate on the host with a hostname of Habanero. Scenario You are a security lead at a renowned University directly supporting the prestigious Scoville Lab. It is a research institute focused on leveraging unprecedented biotechnology techniques to advance …
Pentesting
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 …