Capture the Flag != Pentest (and other Hackworthy shenanigans)

Presented at Kernelcon 2019, April 6, 2019, 3:40 p.m. (20 minutes)

Capture the flags are a great way to gain talent and increase technical skill. They’re fun, they bring people together (many who admittedly don’t like to be “together” under normal circumstances), and sites like hackthebox can show you some really unusual and unorthodox ways to break into stuff you’ve probably never considered. Despite their fun and popularity, however, capture the flag events do not always translate into real skill as a penetration tester.


Presenters:

  • Mark Bayley
    Mark is a Penetration Tester by day and Adjunct Professor of IT Security by night. He has recently competed in the SANS Tournament of Champions in Washington, D.C after taking first at a regional tournament. He is also active in SecKC where he has given talks and runs the mentoring program to help connect veteran security professionals with budding hackers looking for a way to ‘break in’ to the industry.

Links:

Similar Presentations: