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The most important skill to cultivate for NCL's Password Cracking domain is using the correct wordlist! This guide alone should get you through all the Easy and Medium challenges. CryptoKait demonstrates how to use a premade wordlist, create an enumerated wordlist, and generate your own wordlist from scratch.
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"If you want to learn how to do log analysis properly, this probably isn't the post for you." –CryptoKait
"There are plenty of ways to get things done. . . . I have always been good at Excel, and I firmly believe you should use things you are familiar with." –Also CryptoKait(*)
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"Just Google It" is CryptoKait's publicly proposed alternative title for NCL's Open Source Intelligence domain. The domain is based entirely on research skills. It is always the best domain to start with—but there is one caveat! CryptoKait prepares you for it with practice challenges and pro tips.
CryptoKait almost withdrew from her computer science classes, due to a sense of not belonging. Her experience is not unique. Another Player Ambassador learned that the graduation rate for women in I.T. programs at her own school is just 11%, for the same reason. Two organizations in CryptoKait's early experience, though, have been influential enough to keeping her and other women in the game.
CryptoKait is excited to announce that WiCyS has partnered with NCL to present the first official WiCyS CTF! Challenges will be social, immersive, and focused on WiCyS, women of historical significance, and female-oriented fun. There will be prizes (apart from the automatic perks of skill- and résumé-enhancement!), but seating is limited. Find out how you can get involved!
NCL is making registration easier than ever! For a single registration fee, you now get a season pass to all the Games. CryptoKait explains what that means, and top competitors will want to watch their email. 😉 P.S. Swag Shop!
Switching from solo competition to working as a team is not always easy (Leeroy Jenkins, anyone?). CryptoKait shares how she has handled the transition, both as a competitor and as a coach, and analyzes the team styles she's seen in action.
Coaches must choose between prioritizing one of two goals: Winning or Growth. Both have their benefits and their shortcomings. CryptoKait explains how to assess and assemble the right NCL teams for your environment.
CryptoKait disambiguates the terms, "coach" and "team," and answers the question, "How many coaches can I have?" for each varying interpretation.
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Want to start your very own NCL team at your college or university? CryptoKait shows you how with these take-home materials from her workshop at the 2018 WiCyS conference. In case you missed it, the first part was recorded, and CryptoKait's NCL Coaching Guide is the ultimate standalone resource!
