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What’s the National Cyber League Gym and How Do I Use It?

March 18, 2020September 6, 20202 Comments

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!

Turning that Code Inside Out: A Look at Reverse Engineering ï»¿

March 16, 2020September 4, 2020Leave a comment

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!

Why I Became a Player Ambassador – Hush

March 7, 2020September 8, 2020Leave a comment

Hush1e
Hush1e grew up playing with a TRS-80 in the '80s, and her idea of a Sweet 16 involved finding backdoors into BBSes. So what did she naturally go to college for? Not what you'd expect! How did she find her way back to cybersecurity and the NCL?

A Beginner’s Guide to Scanning with DirBuster for the NCL Games

March 4, 2020September 4, 2020Leave a comment

JeanaByte
Staring uncertainly at a challenge called "Hidden Treasure"? Staring uncertainly at the DirBuster GUI? Wondering how legal this can possibly be? JeanaByte shows you how to brute force websites, find hidden directories, and stay out of jail in the process!

Beginner Tips and Tricks for NCL Wireless Access Exploitation (Now Part of Network Traffic Analysis)

February 27, 2020September 19, 2020Leave a comment

MistressVenom
You've installed your Kali VM and have a packet capture from NCL. Wireshark revealed the network ESSID and victim and attacker MAC addresses, but where is that wireless password? MistressVenom shows you how to run aircrack-ng—in style.

Why I Became an NCL Player Ambassador – WebWitch

February 15, 2020September 8, 2020Leave a comment

WebWitch
WebWitch doesn't like being in front of an audience and doesn't know everything about cybersecurity. Those aren't the reasons they became a Player Ambassador. Luckily for us, their reasons were far more compelling than their fears!

Why I Became a Player Ambassador – JeanaByte

February 8, 2020September 8, 20201 Comment

JeanaByte
There she was—a bright-eyed, bushy-tailed, freshman nursing major. We know what you're thinking: How in the world did she end up here? Well, for starters, she was a terrible nursing major. Next came Excel, some HTML... and CryptoKait!

Let’s Talk about the Elephant in the Room: How to NOT CHEAT in the National Cyber League Games

February 5, 2020September 6, 20208 Comments

CryptoKait
Like Bryan Mills in Taken, Cyber Skyline's Cheating Audit will find you. Ignorance of the rules is no defense, so CryptoKait explains precisely, and in unambiguous Fight Club terms, what does and does not constitute cheating within the NCL Games.

Fresh Coffee…I Mean Kali!

February 3, 2020January 9, 20215 Comments

Hush1e
Hush1e likes to start off each NCL season with a fresh installation of VirtualBox and a shiny, new Kali Linux virtual machine (VM). If you've never set up a VM before, follow along with Hush1e! (Coffee optional.)

Why I Became an NCL Player Ambassador – CryptoKait

February 1, 2020September 8, 20201 Comment

CryptoKait
"I told them I was going to use their challenges to help get more girls interested in Capture-the-Flags (CTFs) and I really didn't want to get sued. I had a list of reasons why it was important and why they weren't allowed to say no." Read on to see how one email from the Kait-nado* started it all! (*CryptoKait Tornado.)

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