Tag: ctf
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Dial-Up Dreams: Connection and the Gift of Curiosity
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Geocities, Hotmail, IRC, MySpace, AskJeeves, MSN, Internet Cafes, Limewire, Napster, eBay, Amazon – but mostly books, ‘Kewl’ not ‘cool’ A/S/L? AOL and AIM, and manually having to type ‘www’ in front of every address – does anything on this list conjure a memory for you? Maybe it’s the impending holiday season, or the looming new…
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Round Three: Day Three
Round three began with a sense of urgency. Similar to round one, I knew I had to get to work. Unfourtunately, the once mythical adrenaline rush and subsequent dump was very much a reality…
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Round Two: Day Two
I don’t remember much of round two. The adrenaline dump was real and my memory of what happened is scattered. Unlike my overflowing note book from CyberCon, I don’t have my scrawled GP-style handwriting to refer to. I have glimpses of memories, like backing my opponent up into the corner but being unable to will…
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Corner Crew: How Community Spirit Shaped My WiCys CTF Challenge
Earlier this month, my striking coach competed in his first boxing match. Though he’s primarily focused on MMA and other martial arts, he wanted to grow as an athlete and take on a new challenge. Despite preparing thoroughly, the night didn’t go as planned; he took heavy punishment, including knockdowns, compounded by a severe weight…
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CTF OSINT, Half-Marathon PBs, and the Power of Micro-Adjustments
Since early 2024, I’ve been part of a CTF team comprised of women in security. Led by experienced players who are dedicated to uplifting newbies in the industry and the world of CTF, the experience has been wonderful. I was drawn to OSINT challenges early on, as it felt like a good fit given my…
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Cybersecurity, Yoga, and the Thrill of the Hunt: My Journey Into the World of CTFs
If you had asked me a year ago what a CTF was, I could tell you it stands for ‘Capture the Flag’ and is a hacking competition. What I didn’t know a year ago was that there is not one flag, but many, and there is not one style of hack, but many. I’d been…
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