Splunk Boss of the SOC (BOTS) is a blue-team capture the flag (CTF) competition that simulates realistic scenarios to test and improve participants' cybersecurity skills. It covers a wide range of security topics such as threat hunting, incident response, and log analysis.
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An annual jeopardy-style capture-the-flag contest with challenges related to cybersecurity.
Collection of recent infosec/hacking videos from conferences.
A comprehensive guide to network security monitoring, teaching readers how to detect and respond to intrusions using open source software and vendor-neutral tools.
A series of vulnerable virtual machine images with documentation to teach Linux, Apache, PHP, MySQL security.
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A collection of security vulnerabilities in regular expressions used in WAFs with a focus on bypass examples and high severity issues.
Interactive challenges demonstrating attacks on real-world cryptography.
Hacker wargames site with forums and tutorials, fostering a learning community.
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