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Ask Slashdot: Capture the Flag Training

Posted by samzenpus on from the best-practices dept.

An anonymous reader writes "I'm a computer science professor and a group of students want me to help them train for a capture the flag competition. I am interested in this and I'm familiar with security in general, but I've never been involved in one of these competitions. Does anyone know of any resources which would be useful to train for this?"

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  1. Not a good idea by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    Most computer science students are fat and out of shape. Someone could get hurt.

    1. Re:Not a good idea by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      Your stereotype is out of date. Most computer science students are Indians who eat curry and stay thin by dancing to Bollywood showtunes. Any fat American slob who is still studying computer science is an idiot who will never find a job.

    2. Re:Not a good idea by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      Sorry, but your stereotype is out of date.

      Computer science students are all women because they were given scholarships and inflated grades in order to promote something mis-named "equality".

    3. Re:Not a good idea by Thanshin · · Score: 4, Funny

      Sorry, but your stereotype is out of date.

      There are no computer science students, only entrepreneurs who happen to be in the early stages of their short path to becoming multi-billionaires and who vote for the rightmost wing to protect their imminent fortune.

    4. Re:Not a good idea by Talderas · · Score: 4, Funny

      Sorry, but your stereotype is out of date. Ever since they gaved trained monkeys rights like humans the industry only wants drunk college coeds.

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      "Lack of speed can be overcome. In the worst case by patience." --Znork
  2. Keep it up by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Not sure if the comments are hilariously misguided or weak trolls. Either way, good job.

    Next month:
    Team coached by Slashdotter banned from CTF competition. It took security two hours to apprehend all team members, who were running around non-stop. "We were just looking for their flag", said one of the members. When asked for their reasons to run like madmen on coke, they had this to say: "The other teams were not even trying, they were just fucking around on their computers. We found it strange at first, but kept looking". They accused other teams of cheating, stating "we searched for hours and found not a single flag, zero. The cheating bastards broke the rules, and even laughed at us. We found out and have been banned."
    When pressed for comments, their coach mumbled something about "stupid [inaudible] beta" and walked away without making eye contact.

  3. Yes by physicsphairy · · Score: 5, Funny

    For your convenience I have put some good resources in C:/ on the FBI mainframe.

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    When things get complex, multiply by the complex conjugate.