2020-05-31

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Learn Hacking? Let's explore the one-sided arguments why CTFs are terrible to learn hacking and doing IT security work.

CTFs are AWESOME: /youtube/video/L2C8rVO2lAg

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CTF Guidelines: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QBhColOjT8vVeyQxM1qNE-pczqeNSJiWOEiZQF2SSh8/preview#

00:00 - Introduction and Example 1: Barcode

00:39 - Example 2: Flag Hidden in an Image

01:19 - Example 3: dah-dah-di-di-dah

01:40 - Guessing and Thinking Like the Author

01:55 - GCHQ CyberChef CTF Tool

02:35 - Example 4: Boot2Root / VM Based Challenges

03:11 - Useful Only For Absolute Beginners

03:33 - Always the Same Challenges

04:07 - Teaching a Wrong Mindset

04:55 - CTFs Provide Wrong Incentives

05:22 - Limited Topics Covered by CTFs

06:12 - Beyond the Technical Aspects - Mental Health

06:47 - Advanced CTF Challenges - Pwnables

08:10 - Unrealistic Challenges

08:23 - Designing CTF Challenges is Hard

08:50 - Playing CTFs as a Professional

09:04 - Outro

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