Paul Buonopane
Slack is a messaging platform where you can communicate live with other NCL players and the competition organizers. During competitions, alerts such as challenge clarifications are broadcast on Slack. Between competitions, players share tips and war stories, and search for teammates. In this article, Paul discusses Slack etiquette and how to navigate the channels.
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In contrast to domains that require well-developed technical skills, the new Forensics domain so far has been more about detective work—to the point that a technical mindset can distract from the real solution! That makes it challenging to prepare for (but won't stop Paul from trying)! Paul offers his hot take on the measurable skills you can develop in preparation for Forensics, as well as sources of inspiration for thinking outside the box.
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NCL veterans, we see you pushing for top 100 (and higher!) on the leaderboard. Out of thousands of players and hundreds of teams, someone has to be number 1—and it could be you! Paul breaks down the criteria for ranking and shares pro tips for keeping your accuracy while scoring all the points, even as a team. You'll never look at caffeine the same way again!
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Paul Buonopane has composed a succinct, polished, effective introduction to NCL. What is its purpose? How do the Games work? Do you know the difference between NCL and Cyber Skyline? What can you do to help keep prices low? What are the perks for players?
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Don't let the leaderboard blackout take you by surprise! Learn more from Paul Buonopane about improvements made to the dashboard and change notification system, and strap in for a brand new competition domain: FORENSICS!
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What does elegant regex look like? When shouldn't you use it to parse a log? Did you know that it can crash some devices? Paul Buonopane reformats 7,326 phone numbers, then shows you how to take your regex to the next level, all before lunch!
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Paul Buonopane walks us through how he would solve the Summer Camp 2020 – Log Analysis challenge: Web Access Log.
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Are you experiencing a sort of cognitive dissonance where Hard challenges are becoming easier, and Easy challenges are becoming harder? Are attacks not working as expected? Considering giving up? Read this article by Paul Buonopane first.
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Paul Buonopane and Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy author Douglas Adams offer a brief history lesson explaining the existence of the NCL Web Application Exploitation domain before walking you through an exquisite attack plan. Thanks for all the phish, and mind the red herrings!
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Humans are bad at passwords. It's true. We're terrible at making them, we're terrible at remembering them, and we're terrible at assessing their quality. It's difficult to emphasize just how terrible we are without demonstrating just how easy they are to break—so that's exactly what Paul Buonopane is going to do.
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