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The best CTFs (Capture the Flags)? How do you get practical experience?
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0:00 ⏩ I get bored with theory!
0:40 ⏩ Why can this not be fun?
0:59 ⏩ What are capture the flags (vlunhub)?
1:55 ⏩ How is vlunhub different to hackthebox?
3:03 ⏩ Hacking gymnasium
5:15 ⏩ Which is the best capture the flag?
6:30 ⏩ Try harder vs mentorship
8:00 ⏩ Tryhackme
8:48 ⏩ vulnhub
9:25 ⏩ There are many labs to try out
10:20 ⏩ vulnhub difficulty
11:00 ⏩ What are the prerequisites to get into hacking
12:28 ⏩ Don't be the j$%k
13:10 ⏩ We all started at zero
13:40 ⏩ What is the level of knowledge that I need?
15:00 ⏩ Crazy long journeys
15:40 ⏩ There is a reason that we have certifications
17:18 ⏩ I highly recommend programming (bash, python, C or something)
19:03 ⏩ Do you need to be a developer?
20:10 ⏩ It is extremely helpful
Previous video: https://youtu.be/7BaYLX1MYBQ
Another part of the interview with Daniel: https://youtu.be/fbxP2nI3bt8
In this video I ask Daniel a lot of questions about the best CTFs: hackthebox, tryhackme, vulnhub and others. Which one is the best for beginners? What about this try harder mentality? Do you need to learn programming? What is prerequisite knowledge?
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