Hacking Team

About

The hacking team is the competition and fundraising branch of the Computing Club. The team seeks to teach cybersecurity through competition, both locally amongst members and in national team competitions.

Linux Environment

A Linux environment is nearly required to effectively compete in computer science competitions. We recommend installing your pick of Linux distribution on bare-metal and getting comfortable with it. Alternatively, you can create a live-boot USB flash drive for a distribution made especially for your task. For example, Kali Linux is a popular choice for CTF’s, penetration testing, and other cybersecurity competitions.

Get Your Feet Wet

If you have never touched Linux or a command line, OverTheWire: Bandit is a good place to start learning basic functionality of your environment. This ‘wargame’ walks through everything from how to read the contents of a file to process scheduling.

Further Practice

VulnHub is a repository of vulnerable, user-submitted virtual machines. You can run them with virtualization software like VirtualBox and test your skills on your own computer.