JeanaByte
First things first: Welcome to NCL! It's time to pull on your cyber gi and prepare to enter NCL's dojo—the Gymnasium. JeanaByte-sensei will walk you through navigating the Cyber Skyline platform and show you how to train for the upcoming Games!
Category: NCL-Sample Challenges
Turning that Code Inside Out: A Look at Reverse Engineering
WebWitch
The following challenge may or may not resemble challenges seen before in NCL! WebWitch's cauldron is filled with mysterious code, but one thing is missing. What is the secret input ingredient? You'll have to work backwards to find it!
Where to Start with Wireless Access Exploitation (Now Part of Network Traffic Analysis) for the National Cyber League Games
JeanaByte
JeanaByte walks us through how she would solve a sample Wireless Access Exploitation challenge, from picking through a packet capture in Wireshark to navigating the Aircrack-ng command-line interface.
Everything You Need to Know About Password Cracking for the National Cyber League Games
CryptoKait
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.
Leaping into Log Analysis
WebWitch
Log analysis becomes very important when you're trying to identify the source of a breach. WebWitch consults their command-line spellbook to summon forth the fundamental tools of log analysis, and shares their pro tips for preserving accuracy.
Open Source Intelligence on How to Win Open Source Intelligence in the National Cyber League Games
CryptoKait
"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.
N00bSec to Cyber-Champion: Hacking the National Cyber League for Success
CryptoKait
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!
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