How To Learn Hacking With CTFs

In this video I just want to explain how to approach CTFs for learning. It's not about solving challenges and not about winning.
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[@SyntaxAlex]

Thank you for uploading these. I’m a beginner student and it feels like every pen tester/ hacker comes off as arrogant (at least the ones I’ve met or seen) and I’m just intimidated to ask questions because I feel stupid for asking basic stuff. Thanks for being motivating and encouraging people to learn. This is my passion and I want to learn all I can. Keep up the amazing videos brother👍🏼

[@DP-ot9do]

I'm from Mexico and I feel exactly like you

[@JoeC_aka_PwnerJoe]

If I may ask, how did you start your pen test / hacking journey? There's so much info out there I don't know where to start.

[@hansrichter5227]

Arrogance is often used as a tool to obfuscate one's shortcomings. There are way too many frauds and confidence tricksters in any field.

[@carleckhardt4701]

@@hansrichter5227 I find it very easy to ignore these types, their arrogance just bores the hell out of me.

[@khanaleena1161]

you can make a team with me i know its kinda late but i am not rude at all and can accompany you with learning by learning myself

[@architvats2633]

Tip: Try every question on a CTF regardless of its points. Sometimes you may get discouraged by looking at high points questions but they are either super simple or super complex yet cool and fun

[@rabner93]

But like, is no one gonna talk about how sick this hoodie is?!

[@olfmombach260]

OMG I thought the same, mega cooler Pulli :)

[@Sh1nrue]

it's teddy fresh from h3h3

[@JustinKainoa]

So fxkking SICK!

[@sam-yx8fr]

shaggy?

[@adddad9779]

Was gonna say something but you have it covered...

[@127.]

In Soviet Russia, Flag captures you.

[@chiko3603]

Literally XD

[@SOFEAR]

🤣

[@mk677hd]

lmaaoo

[@j3r3miasmg]

In Soviet Russia, flags don't capture me because I'm also don't capture any flags...

[@ferociousjuggler2668]

@@j3r3miasmg ???

[@hurayraiit]

As a beginner, I find it hard to look for topics to learn. I don't even recognize the terms used in a writeup. But I am learning slowly. Thanks for the good advice. I have found two people so far in youtube from whom I enjoy learning. You are one of them.

[@jaymesc4436]

Whats the other one I'm alot like you a beginer

[@hurayraiit]

@@jaymesc4436, the other guy is Ben Eater.

[@watchmehope6560]

Could try Hackerspolit and Jackktutorials.

[@EragonShadeslayer]

Progress? I am about to start my journey

[@sharky9493]

go tryhackme,,,,avoid this ctf....I never heard about this...look my comment

[@dccybersec]

Learning with gamification techniques (like CTF’s) is awesome! Great video mate well done

[@kartaLaLa]

Expected CTF: Idea, solve, FLAG{}! Reality: hmmm, wtf, why, how....

[@itech40]

:D

[@blupixiart5649]

Me

[@thecaretaker0007]

Love you bro ... Tysm .. u answered most of my questions and directed me to a good path . Plz carry on these daily videos.

[@user-cx5jj3zq1r]

Me: Iam gonna solve the easy challenge ... Reality: Advance heap pwn, Firmware Reversing, Crypto wallet vuln, Web browser exploitation

[@josephwong2832]

Love your idea of sweet spot in terms of challenge level and anticipated difficulty. That mentality should be applied to everything

[@xxanonymous6578]

2:30 50% of the CTFs I've not completed...is a result of me not following the \"one\" idea I had before giving up and looking for the write up. So I appreciate you pointing out that you should try and include everyone you think and do during the CTF. Thanks for the video :)

[@maxmusterspace6037]

"Don't care about the points." If it were that easy. xD

[@hilihkinthil4233]

i am happy with my 0.001 point

[@TheGrimPhreaker]

Thank you for explaining this! I was thinking of trying CTF just for fun and now I at least know what to expect😊

[@raanonyms7926]

this is the only channel, where I don't regret pressing the bell icon. every video is awesome.

[@looz727]

Exactly how me and my team started in CTF ! In fact, we get to know CTF through this channel

[@perkinskurt6147]

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[@user-om8vb6ew3q]

I recently thought of starting CTFs as practice and fun , I really enjoy your videos . One thing though , I think volume is quite low , I would suggest moving mic closer or something so we can listen better ..

[@aashita6850]

You literally answered all my questions. THANKYOU.

[@ArkanoidGaming]

Thank you so much for uploading videos daily, your videos are always great

[@alagunoff]

Thanks for the video. I think it was a turning point in my life, to some degree) The information is more than enough to begin your way to the hacking

[@potatoguy413]

Thank you! Your video tutorials are very very useful and i am very happy you are doing them!

[@Chris-on5bt]

This is the video I needed in my life. Thank you.

[@perkinskurt6147]

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[@ashutoshgupta7343]

Man your these format of vedios are super useful please keep it on.😊👍

[@badxcode]

Best explanation ever and so much to relate to. Thank you so much !!

[@shubham_srt]

Love your channel bro

[@oai9106]

Have a wonderful new year thank you very much for sharing this tips well done

[@krystal2131]

Thank you, this was the video I didn't know I needed

[@mimizdani8194]

just in time for mein Frühstuck xD

[@theunholybakery1990]

Good

[@alphatier4919]

This könnte lead zu confusion weil people not wissen what Frühstück is...

[@theunholybakery1990]

@@alphatier4919 ich know, richtig?

[@my_studies2888]

Alpha Tier ich heule HAHAAHAH der war gut

[@conradvillarino5842]

Thanks for this video. It inspires me to continue studying. :))

[@shockwave9875]

The little cloud on the chair looks like saying "whatever he is saying is true and you have to obey him" in a cute way.

[@solidpain9098]

How many videos did you film in one day? Also thumbs up for the Sauercloud Tshirt!

[@shadyjrock2713]

Honestly I love CTFs, I did one my freshmen year and it was the reason I changed my major to cyber security and got in to hacking.

[@perkinskurt6147]

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[@b00i00d]

Great encouraging, inspiring video!

[@kamalnoor5611]

Thank you, CyberSec Michael Cera!

[@robbie2003]

Thank you for sharing. ❤

[@Mohsinkhan-bh7py]

I like the video before watching :)

[@dameck9570]

Good Video. Motivated me to try it out myself :)

[@perkinskurt6147]

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[@xMehmed]

Thanks for reminding this!

[@ecc-qe2wh]

I love your hoodie man :D

[@perkinskurt6147]

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[@priyamharsh14]

Thank you for this video 😊

[@Yan-ew6cv]

There are also on going CTFs like ctflearn.com. You can do the easy ones just for fun or learn something with the hard ones.

[@revenevan11]

PicoCTF is another one

[@troyhackney148]

subbed. Thanks for sharing the info ;)

[@benriegerben]

Amazing video, i have a road to take now...:)

[@vivekchoudhary8745]

thank you for this, subbed

[@0xsirius1337]

that's really a nice and useful video

[@wingwing2683]

Thanks for sharing!

[@AshutoshBaghel]

Can we have some hacking wrt to virtual memory, page tables etc ?

[@soksamnang2150]

One quick question about CTF, when CTF gives you file and in the file it has a long text with begin and end binary like JPG, what do you look for?

[@GoogleUser-uv5ci]

Thanx sir for Motivate...

[@SOMITON]

Thank You i got Exprience for you

[@fabrizziogz]

Thanks for the advice

[@c3realpt]

Is that a Teddy Fresh sweater? I see you're a man of culture

[@salluc1712]

Thank you 🔥

[@sayanmallick2644]

Loving Hexember.

[@zer0coolninja887]

You have a subscriber my friend ✌💪🔥🔥😎

[@geekofia]

Motivational bruh 💖

[@perkinskurt6147]

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[@MinecraftEAT]

Is that Ben Eater's 8-bit computer build kit I see? Awesome stuff.

[@perkinskurt6147]

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[@manojprabhakaran5835]

thank you

[@parthghughriwala6799]

Good Encouragement.

[@letscode5367]

The basic video helps alot

[@DinoTymo]

What I need to know before I can do my first CTF? Do I have to be advanced or maybe an expert? Or could a person who for example never thought about programming an shacking start doing CTFs?

[@mind2hex598]

Depends which category do you choose, if it is reverse, you need some asm knowledge. I recommend you to learn linux CLI basics to start.

[@mind2hex598]

Tryhackme is really good for beginers.

[@djcardwellai]

sick hoodie

[@bioninja4388]

Great tips

[@aayushwalke1152]

Nice

[@nagendrra6609]

i wanted learn hacking from the basic but don't have any idea where to start from can you guide me through where to start ? Thank You

[@DeeJayResist]

Learn computer networking, TCP/IP

[@osamazaid25]

Very Nice bro ;)

[@krlst.5977]

Great video

[@JPlexer]

Going to Participate at the 36c3 Junior CTF

[@phatboydave7905]

ur the best dude

[@zeuscybersec659]

I am currently solving OSCP ctfs like Mercy,Bravery etc..They are tough.

[@sudharshanavp3672]

I'm trying to do the Over The Wire AdventCTF and I feel like I can sorta understand 2 of them but it's so so hard since I still don't know many things. I'll try my best till the end of the month.

[@ara0n]

yeah "sorta understanding" is was motivates me to do it more, that's the most interesting part. I'm a beginner too

[@nihonzaru3217]

I'm here for the badass thumbnail

[@nihonzaru3217]

@@perkinskurt6147 who is he??

[@RAZREXE]

The last time I checked, CTF time doesn't work in India. Can you suggest something I can also try. Love your videos

[@herbert_M]

can you give us a picture of the things you already knew before you started playing CTFS, like coding experience you had, (prerequisites and the basic required knowledge in other words )

[@LiveOverflow]

Did you see my “secret step by step guide to learn hacking video”? I give a rough outline

[@herbert_M]

@@LiveOverflow thanks, am gonna check it out

[@ilhamdhonyagid6646]

Thanks a lot fabian

[@perkinskurt6147]

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[@guineapigs2998]

Whats the circuit board behind you in the video?

[@louofthe83]

You know it's December when LiveOverflow spams videos ! Da good cpm ofc

[@perkinskurt6147]

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[@bob9997]

Are there such things as CTF-style events for systems tuning and optimization or like, I dunno, some sort of extreme troubleshooting events? I think those would be great for people who like this style of learning but aren't really interested in security. I know there's overlap, and I know knowledge gleaned from one might benefit the other, but I get a bigger rush from making things faster and more efficient just through software alone.

[@LiveOverflow]

There are actually a few CTFs that hd “optimize me” challenges. It’s rare, but that category pops up some time.

[@bob9997]

@@LiveOverflow Thanks for the heads up! I'll look around over the holidays.

[@perkinskurt6147]

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[@AltamashBM]

Please make video on vulnerable JavaScript library that could cause dos

[@mushtakhussain9017]

Nice hoodie

[@shivajichalise_]

if anyone can help ..... I started playing the Bandit Wargame by Overthewire. I reached Bandit Level 12 → Level 13 after repeatedly reading the Level Goal, man page of suggested commands, scratching my head alot and with some time spending on reading the writeups. but after this level i.e from Bandit Level 13 → Level 14 I just lost the track (this is where the tools such as netcat, nmap got introduced). Even after reading the writeups Im find it hard to really understand the concept. if anyone reading this I hope that you could tell me what did I miss ? I mean what topics should I look into to get getter from here. Thanks

[@LucasV88]

Hello ! I do not have enough time to spend 2 hours on a ctf .. so I try to solve challenges on www.root-me.org regularly and when I have no idea how to do I'm stuck and finally I give up and I move on to another challenge. I do not think it's very constructive to give up on these things because it's precisely on these challenges that I'm supposed to learn the most. How could I still learn from these challenges? Asking for the answer directly does not seem to be a very good solution, and when I ask for help on the root-me irc, even when I just ask a little help to know a little better what to do without give me the answer, at the slightest hint I know what to do next as if I had been given the answer (I mean that I almost feel that I get too big a hint and that it is ultimately not constructive at all for me).

[@sam_music555]

Do you have a 8 bit computer made with arduino on your desk ?

[@kimth0312]

What could be the prerequisite for this? It’s been only 4 months since I started this and I’m still struggling with pwnable.kr, how2heap and your videos.

[@lojey]

Too early for funny comments 😂

[@cit0110]

you remind me of my Compilers TA haha

[@deepanshusingh1988]

Are CTFs helpful for beginners? For those who don't know much just very very basics?

[@majmunOR]

Hey, which OS do you use? Looks like Windows on the first glance :)

[@majmunOR]

@@JoshuaValvi1 I found the answer on Reddit. For videos and editing he uses Windows: www.reddit.com/r/LiveOverflow/comments/8yix9b/hardwaresoftware_setup/e2cma2d

[@sciota4759]

So the process is something like find the challenge, do your best take notes etc, and then.. whatever the result is.. look at the writeups and learn from them?

[@perkinskurt6147]

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[@flounded3367]

Can you also recommend other CTF platforms like Cherryblog or HackTheBox? Because sometimes there aren't that many writeups or in case of HackTheBox, they are actually way to hard for me

[@XDTuber]

Smart Mr. Beast

[@anmolbagul9282]

What's can I get that hoodie?

[@6r1nch4]

Can you put a link to your sweatshirts in the "Stuff I use"

[@dayisnow]

@@perkinskurt6147 No.

[@Smartpatternacademy]

Hi fobian, please Talk about USSD mobile money security

[@varunkumar3361]

how you take note's please reply.

[@Asorour1988]

Finally we saw you, holly shit :D

[@pauvidal3787]

hey, i love your sweater, where you have bought it? (i love your videos too, ok? :D)

[@kamilogorek]

Pau Vidal it’s called Teddy Fresh Patchwork Hoodie

[@KrakoonGaming]

Should i use kali as primary os or on vmware Because after installing kali as primary os i am getting worst battery backup i tried all things like tlp powertop but nothing helps its having amd graphics driver problem it doesnt support what should i do

[@tomastrain1898]

shut up

[@hamu.u]

Does anyone know any websites which have ctfs you can practice on

[@teddyakrong4428]

Have any IRC channel link?