An Introduction to Cloud Native Capture the Flag

Conference: Cloud Native SecurityCon North America 2023

Authors: Andres Vega, Andrew Martin

Summary

An introduction to Cloud Native Capture the Flag (CTF) and how to participate in CTF competitions

CTF is a cybersecurity competition that involves solving challenges in various categories such as cryptography, web challenges, digital forensics, and networking
CTF challenges can be solved in multiple ways and are a great way to teach problem-solving skills in cybersecurity
Reconnaissance challenges require competitors to follow a trail of clues to reach a final flag and involve using search engines, the internet wayback machine, and lookups to gather information
The speaker will introduce different types of challenges and provide tips and tricks for completing them, followed by hands-on CTF challenges in subsequent weeks

The speaker shared a story about a CTF challenge involving a program that required an understanding of assembly language programming. This challenge may not be suitable for high school students but is more appropriate for college students with experience in computer organization and assembly language programming.

Abstract

The Cloud Native Capture The Flag (CTF) is available to all in-person CloudNativeSecurityCon attendees. In preparation to getting started with the activity, you are invited to attend an introductory session. Come join us in Room 615/616.This session aims to introduce how to participate in CTF competition to those who are new to them. We will share our tips and tricks to completing these challenges and work through a practice scenario together.Want to know more about the main CTF event? Setup, objectives, and assistance details can be found here.

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