By ghostinth3machine
Warning: If you've been a long-time Windows GUI user, the Linux terminal may induce culture shock. But did you know that Windows has its own command line interface (CLI) that's not too different from Linux Terminal? Ghostinth3machine guides you through Windows CLI, where you can explore command-line basics in familiar surroundings!
By Taisa
(Third in a three-part series.)
Reinforce what you've learned with examples and repetition! Taisa guides you through how you can untangle the Web Access Log challenge on your own using the command-line tools from Parts 1 and 2 in this series. You've got this!
By 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!
By Taisa
Taisa played her first season of NCL entirely from a browser-only device and shares her top resources and tricks for competing in less-than-ideal circumstances. Even if you've got Kali running as a VM, low-tech and browser-based tools can be a great way to check your work, troubleshoot your process, or collaborate with teammates in the cloud.
By 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!
MistressVenom
MistressVenom loves to eat logs for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and as an awesome 2 AM snack. Let her show you how to analyze logs like a pro, using four of the tastiest methods: manually, Excel, command line, and Splunk!
Aaron James
When CrackStation, hashcat, and the infamous rockyou.txt wordlist aren't cracking those harder passwords, Aaron James shows you where he turns next in this advanced tour of password cracking tools and tricks.
Aaron James
Working in a virtual machine is a sub-optimal experience. What if we told you there's a way to run the Kali Linux terminal natively inside of Windows? Aaron James demonstrates how to install and compete using command-line tools on Windows Subsystem for Linux—no clunky VM required!
Paul Buonopane
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!
