ATLSECCON 2025

Delve into the world of Capture the Flags (CTFs), and see why even the best professional hackers leverage these challenges to hone their real-world skills in an ethical way. This talk highlights a handful of common tools and techniques anybody with a computer and an interest in penetration testing can learn to break into the hobby, and shows how these CTFs reflect what pentesters see in the field. At the end of this talk, the audience is challenged to take down a custom-built Capture the Flag virtual machine to begin their journey of rooting the boxes, capturing the flags, and getting the glory!