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How to solve CTF Challenge types Jeopardy style CTFs challenges are typically divided into categories. I'll try to briefly cover the common ones. Cryptography - Typically involves decrypting or encrypting a piece of data Steganography - Tasked with finding information hidden in files or images Binary - Reverse engineering or exploiting a binary file Web - Exploiting web pages to find the flag Pwn - Exploiting a server to find the flag Where do I start? If I managed to pique your curiosity, I've compiled a list of resources that helped me get started learning. CTF veterans, feel free to add your own resources in the comments below! Learning [Hidden Content] - Introduction to common CTF techniques such as cryptography, steganography, web exploits (Incomplete) [Hidden Content] - Tips and tricks relating to typical CTF challenges/scenarios [Hidden Content] - Explanations of solutions to past CTF challenges Resources [Hidden Content] - CTF event tracker [Hidden Content] - Comprehensive list of tools and further reading Tools (That I use often) binwalk - Analyze and extract files burp suite - Feature packed web penetration testing framework stegsolve - Pass various filters over images to look for hidden text GDB - Binary debugger The command line 🙂 Practice Many of the "official" CTFs hosted by universities and companies are time-limited competitions. There are many CTFs however that are online 24/7 that can be used as practice and learning tools. Here are some that I found to be friendly for beginners. [Hidden Content] - A collection of various user-submitted challenges aimed towards newcomers [Hidden Content] - A series of progressively more difficult pwn-style challenges. (Start with the bandit series) [Hidden Content] - Yearly time-limited CTF now available to use as practice Conclusion CTF is a great hobby for those interested in problem-solving and/or cyber security. The community is always welcoming and it can be a lot of fun tackling challenges with friends. Thank you for reading!

What you'll learn How to Setup a Lab Environment Penetration Testing Penetration Testing Methodology Hacking Passwords OWASP OSINT, Reconnaissance, Banner Grabbing, & Scanning Hacking with Burp Suite Web Application Penetration Testing Toolsets HTTP & HTML Common Web Files, Pages, & File Extensions Web Application Vulnerabilities Web Application Vulnerability Detection Web Application Vulnerability Exploitation Capture the Flag Requirements Fundamental computer knowledge would be helpful but is not required Description Welcome to your Hacking Web Applications, Websites, & Penetration Testing course! Throughout this course, you will learn techniques that hackers could use to attack and penetrate web applications, websites, home, and business networks. You will learn about ethical hacking and penetration testing. You will also discover just how easy a cyber criminal could break into your own network. Furthermore, you will gain a comprehensive understanding of cyber attacks. After understanding how a hacker thinks and performs an attack, you will instantly be able to better defend your own computer and network from hackers. You will learn the importance of security along with highly desired skills that could boost your career. How would you like to land a job that pays you to ethically hack and perform penetration tests from your very own house? Do you value the privacy of your own home network? Imagine the comforting feeling that your computer and network is more secure from attacks because you know how to test the strength of your own computer and network using the amazing skills that you learned in this course. Act now to protect your wealth before it is too late and you become victim to another cyber attack. This course covers a broad range of cybersecurity, ethical hacking and penetration testing topics. Who this course is for: Ethical hackers Penetration testers Security enthusiasts Anyone interested in expanding their security knowledge Individuals wanting to learn ethical hacking Anyone interested in learning penetration testing Anyone looking to start or further their career in cybersecurity [Hidden Content] [hide][Hidden Content]]