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What is the Individual Game, and how does it differ from the Preseason and Team Games? In this latest Everything You Need to Know guide, wolfshirtz clarifies, compares, contrasts, cajoles—and cautions where appropriate—and counsels on other resources which may help you collect yourself in time for the Individual Game!
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Why Steganography is Cryptography
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The NCL Player Ambassadors have been asked this question many times over the years. Wolfshirtz offers a definitive answer, but first poses this insightful counter-question: "Why mathematically garble your data to hide it when you can make it look like a dinosaur with a cool top hat?"
Ghidra: The NSA Reverse Engineering Tool That Will Help You Crush Enumeration and Exploitation
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It's not often that a tool comes along and changes things. For wolfshirtz, that tool was Ghidra, an open-source decompiler that turns assembly language into something more human-readable. And it's not often that a blog post comes along and explains Ghidra so well! Wolfshirtz walks you through how to get started with Ghidra, his tricks for getting a feel for and maximizing its features, and his cheat sheet of top hotkeys!
Collaborative Python Scripting for the Team Games
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This is not a Python tutorial. Rather, it's a tutorial on how to effectively share and edit code as a team. Scripting is an important part of the NCL Games, and sharing code with your teammates can be a hassle—but it doesn't have to be! Wolfshirtz shares software recommendations and collaboration tips for a seamless code-sharing experience!
Containerizing Your CTF Stack: Using Docker for CTFs and NCL
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Containers can make setting up a tricked-out CTF work environment as easy as issuing a command or two. Not sure what containers are or how to use them? Grab a hot beverage and let wolfshirtz break it down!
Breaking Boards: Hacking Hardware
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If you like cybersecurity but prefer to work with your hands, there's a way you can do both: hardware hacking! This beginner-level introduction from wolfshirtz will show you how to get started.
Summer Camp 2020: Enumeration and Exploitation
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Wolfshirtz walks us through how he would solve the Summer Camp 2020 – Enumeration and Exploitation challenge: Reverse Engineering.
The Easy Way to Deal with Difficult NCL Teammates
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Don't simply ignore that difficult teammate! Use your NCL team experience to learn and practice valuable communication skills. Wolfshirtz, WebWitch, and Bill & Ted will show you how!
Effective Note Taking for NCL
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In the immortal words of Adam Savage, "The only difference between screwing around and science is writing it down." Wolfshirtz explains why you should take notes during the NCL Games and shares his tools and tips. Learning to document both your successes and failures will serve you not only in NCL but in your future job as well!
Why I Became a Player Ambassador – Tristan
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Open-access education is something wolfshirtz is passionate about, and deep down there are three things he has always wanted to do. But are we sure that list is in order of preference? 😉
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