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Category: CTF

CTF (Capture The Flag): The grand arena of cybersecurity gladiators. Dive into the digital labyrinth, where hackers and defenders pit their skills in real-time challenges. CTF is not just a game—it’s the crucible where cyber skills are honed, vulnerabilities are unearthed, and strategies are perfected. Step into the arena, and master the art of cyber warfare with CTF.

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SkyDog Con 2016 CTF – Walk Through Guide

jbower, October 23, 2016April 21, 2023

Download LinkThe VM is now available for download on Vulnhub at the link below. InstructionsThe CTF is a virtual machine and works best in Virtual Box. Download the OVA file open up Virtual Box and then select File –> Import Appliance. Choose the OVA file from where you downloaded it….

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SkyDog Con CTF – The Legend Begins

jbower, November 2, 2015April 21, 2023

Sky Dog Con CTF – Over but not forgotten. Download Linkhttps://download.vulnhub.com/skydog/SkyDogCTF.ova InstructionsThe CTF is a virtual machine and works best in Virtual Box. This OVA was created using Virtual Box 4.3.32. Download the OVA file open up Virtual Box and then select File –> Import Appliance. Choose the OVA file…

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Defeating Tr0ll – Infosec Challenge Walkthrough

jbower, September 8, 2014April 21, 2023

This is my walkthrough for defeating Tr0ll infosec challenge.  This is another great “boot2root” VM  that kept my guessing quite a few times.  It also made me focus more on fully utilizing some of the scripts and programs I generally use during a penetration test.  I also really liked the…

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Kioptrix Level 1 Hacking Challenge Walkthrough

jbower, August 13, 2014April 21, 2023

This is a walkthrough for Kioptrix Level 1. Although getting root on this box is pretty straightforward it’s a great place for those looking to get their feet wet when it comes to boot2root VM’s. I actually suggest this as a starting place rather than something like Metasploitable2, which is…

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Double Kill – Hacker’s Dome CTF Walk Through Part 1

jbower, July 28, 2014April 21, 2023

This past weekend our Quantum Security CTF Team (consisting of Kamil @vavkamil and myself @jamesbower ) competed on the Hacker’s Dome – Double Kill CTF.  The competition consisted of two vulnerable machines with each containing both a user flag and a super user (root) flag.  We were able to capture…

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