CTF Radiooo

Unfortunately, Zardus’ machine blew up after the first 16 minutes of recording (LINUX!), so we lost his good audio, and have to go with lower quality audio for the first 16 minutes. Sorry! Youtube Video of podcast Shownotes and Links In this episode of CTF Radiooo, adamd and Zardus answer the question that we get frequently: How to get into Capture the Flag (CTF) cybersecurity competitions? We tell our “orgin story” about how we both got into CTFs at UCSB and with Shellphish (Zardus’ is particularly great). We also point people to resources where they can get into CTFs. The best way into CTFs is to start playing, so do it! Links to Explore CTFs: The art of sniffing: dsniff When are CTFs? CTF Time OpenToAll CTF team that is, as the name says, open to all! Proper preparation prevents poor performance: wargames to practice OverTheWire, one of our favorite sets of wargames Hack on some binaries with pwnable.kr, by our friend daehee Go from a white-belt to a yellow-bet on exploitation with pwn.college, by our very own Zardus and kanak

Youtube Video of podcast Shownotes and Links In this initial episode of CTF Radiooo, adamd and Zardus answer the question: What is Capture the Flag (CTF)? And no, we’re not talking about a physical in-person CTF, or a first-person shooter CTF (ala Quake or Unreal). We’re talking about the cybersecurity hacking competitions known as Capture the Flag, where hackers from around the world compete to solve security challenges and develop their security skills. Interesting Links to Explore: Capture The Flag (Wikipedia) What is Capture the Flag (from CTF Time) CTFd’s What is CTF Why CTFs are Awesome and Why CTFs are Terrible, both from our friend LiveOverflow DEF CON, the birthplace of DEF CON CTF