Episode 36 – The Joy of CTFs with Derek Rook

Capture The Flag games, or CTFs, are a popular way for infosec pros to brush up on the offensive skills.  From VulnHub to HackTheBox, there are a few different ways to quote "get your hack on"!  Derek Rook (@_r00k_) joins me today to talk about CTFs and how they can assist in your Infosec journey, regardless of your role. Some links of interest: Derek's YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMACXuWd2w6_IEGog744UaA Derek's Twitch Stream - https://www.twitch.tv/r00k_infosec ippsec's YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCa6eh7gCkpPo5XXUDfygQQA LiveOverflow YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClcE-kVhqyiHCcjYwcpfj9w Mub1x's Twitch Stream - https://www.twitch.tv/mub1x CCDC (US) - http://www.nationalccdc.org/ CCDC (Canada) - https://www.cyberdefencechallenge.ca/ SANS Holiday Hack Challenge - https://holidayhackchallenge.com/past-challenges/ Open2All CTF team - https://www.reddit.com/r/OpenToAllCTFteam/ CTF Time - https://ctftime.org/ Derek's Twitter - https://twitter.com/_r00k_ Want to reach out to the show?  There's a few ways to get in touch! Purple Squad Security's Twitter: @PurpleSquadSec John's Twitter: @JohnsNotHere Podcast Website: purplesquadsec.com Sign-Up for our Slack community: https://signup.purplesquadsec.com Thanks for listening, and as always, I will talk with you all again next time. Find out more at http://purplesquadsec.com