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SUMMARY:Christopher Forte\, Robert Fitzpatrick - The Petting Zoo: Breaking 
 into CTFs
DESCRIPTION:Title: Christopher Forte\, Robert Fitzpatrick - The Petting Zoo
 : Breaking into CTFs\n\nScheduled Date and Time (Pacific Standard): Saturd
 ay\, August 12\, 2023\, at 0900 PDT\n\nEventBrite Link: https://www.eventb
 rite.com/e/christopher-forte-robert-fitzpatrick-the-petting-zoo-breaking-i
 nto-ctfs-tickets-668387895187?aff=oddtdtcreator\n\nMax Class Size: 80\n\n\
 n\n\nAbstract:\n\nBreaking into the capture the flag (CTF) world can be da
 unting and many people are overwhelmed when faced with participation in th
 ese events and challenges. With how beneficial the various challenges can 
 be to both beginners and seasoned professionals\, we want to demystify thi
 s world and help people get the most out of them.\n\nThis workshop will st
 art with an overview of the CTF landscape\, why we do them\, and what valu
 e they have in the scope of the hacking community. This presentation will 
 include various resources and a few simple demos to show how to approach a
  CTF and how it may differ from "real world" hacking challenges that many 
 of us face in our professions. Next\, a short CTF will be hosted to give a
 ttendees hands-on experience solving challenges with the ability to ask fo
 r help and will be guided through the approach to successfully navigating 
 these challenges. Upon completion\, the group will have worked through var
 ious types of hacking challenges and will have the confidence to participa
 te in other CTFs hosted throughout the year.\n\nAreas of focus will includ
 e:\n\n* Common platforms and formats\n\n* Overview of online resources\, r
 epositories\, and how to progress\n\n* Common tools used in CTFs and hacki
 ng challenges\n\n* Basics of web challenges\n\n* Basics of binary exploita
 tion and reversing challenges\n\n* Basics of cryptographic challenges\n\n*
  Basics of forensic and network traffic challenges\n\n\n\n\nSkill Level: B
 eginner\n\nPrerequisites for students:\n\n- Be curious about CTFs and have
  a very basic knowledge of or exposure to fundamental topics (e.g.\, Linux
 \, websites\, networking\, data encoding and encryption)\n\n- Exposure to 
 the above concepts will help during the workshop defined CTF challenges bu
 t is not required for the workshop\n\n\n\n\nMaterials or Equipment student
 s will need to bring to participate:\n\n- Laptop\n\n- Debian-based Virtual
  Machine (e.g.\, Kali) is recommended\n\n- Virtualized environment or Kali
  is not required but Kali will provide all the tools useful in solving the
  challenges and help standardize available tools. All challenge solutions 
 will be possible using default Kali installations.\n\n- A limited number o
 f Kali-Chromebooks and hosted resources will be available for those having
  issues or unable to bring their own systems.\n\n\n\n\nBios:\n\nChristophe
 r Forte is a security researcher and a junky for learning\, participating 
 in CTFs\, and solving challenges. He is curious\, loves teaching others\, 
 and has a passion for breaking things. As a resident of Las Vegas\, Christ
 opher co-founded DC702\, is the local Chapter President of TOOOL\, and enj
 oys introducing people to the world of hacking and lock picking.\n\n\n\n\n
 Robert Fitzpatrick is a military veteran of over 20 years. He began his cy
 ber life leading the Information Assurance office\, and quickly moved up t
 o run the Network Operations Center\, as well as the Network Test and Eval
 uation center. He has built multiple operations centers in both homeland a
 nd austere locations\, purchased satellite infrastructures\, and led vulne
 rability investigations for classified networks. He is also a co-founder o
 f DC702 and enjoys training new students on an eclectic array of subjects 
 surrounding his interests.\n\n\n\n​
URL:https://forum.defcon.org/node/246023
DTSTART:20230812T170000Z
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LOCATION:Las Vegas\, NV\, DEF CON 31
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