Taisa
(First in a three-part series.)
In 2017, Taisa was traumatized by logs. In 2018, she was analyzing logs by hand on a browser-only Chromebook. In 2020, she was #1 on the leaderboard in Log Analysis at the end of the Spring Preseason. Follow her Command-line Log Analysis blog series to find out which tools she used and how she did it—and how you can, too!
Category: NCL-Training Guide
Google-Fu: A Tour of Google Dorking
JeanaByte
You may have heard someone brag about their "Google-Fu" skills before and assumed they were just being funny, but, as JeanaByte demonstrates, a powerful art known as "Google dorking" does indeed exist, and it can be used for good or for bad—and for the Open Source Intelligence domain of the NCL Games. Please query responsibly!
Thou Shall Pass! I Am a Coach. How Do I Help My Students Succeed?
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New NCL Coaches: Read for a gentle introduction.
Seasoned Coaches: Read for a new take on how to help your students succeed.
0x600DF00D breaks down how to coach, what to coach, and ways to incorporate NCL into the classroom, all while honoring the Rules of Conduct.
How Playing War Games Can Help You Learn Command Line
FiFi aka "ZeroTrail"
You want to develop your skillz, but you aren't sure where to start. Maybe starting with a competition like NCL is intimidating. Did you know there are games you can play on your own, before the NCL Games begin? ZeroTrail advocates for war games as the best way for beginners to learn command line and for experts to hone their skills!
Announcement: Beginner Python Bootcamp with wolfshirtz
Taisa
We know what you're thinking: Now that the semester is over and with finals out of the way, what's a student gotta do to learn some Python during winter break around here?? Never you fear, "Beginner Python with wolfshirtz" is here!
Everything You Need to Know on How to Run Your Preseason Recaps
JeanaByte
It's the one-year anniversary of JeanaByte's first How to Run Your NCL Preseason Recaps! To wrap up the Fall 2020 Preseason, she speaks as a student coach about how to lead a recap session, including seasoned advice for areas of focus, questions to ask, and the major no-no to avoid! Pro Tip: Take notes during every Game, and run a recap after each one!
Everything You Need to Know About the National Cyber League Individual Game
Taisa
It's the most critical Game of the season. This one is for all the marbles. You want to bring your all. Taisa endeavors to bring all that the NCL Player Ambassadors can offer you in support in this latest installment of the "Everything You Need to Know" Series.
Everything You Need to Know About Preseason
FiFi aka "ZeroTrail"
FiFi shares the most important things to know about the NCL Preseason in Fall 2020. Your score during the Preseason won't be reflected on your Scouting Report, but do you know what will? Learn about brackets, cheating, and what it all means to your Scouting Report!
Ghidra: The NSA Reverse Engineering Tool That Will Help You Crush Enumeration and Exploitation
wolfshirtz
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!
Everything You Need to Know About the NCL Gym (but Were Too Afraid to Ask Someone)
Fred Stinchcombe
Are you new to NCL or returning after an absence? Fred elaborates on the wonders of the NCL Gymnasium, where you can develop your skills in an practice arena outside of the Games. Let's walk through what to do with that lovely picture of a lamb!
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