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The sponsors hiring at this event are not stuck on your resume, they are looking for people who can show they\u2019ve got talent. You can break out of the trap of \u201ccan\u2019t get a job due to no experience, and can\u2019t get experience due to no job\u201d. This is your chance to break into a career in cyber security!<\/p>\n Your future responsibilities You will get real-world experience and have the opportunity to work with and receive training from members of teams such as:<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_tab][et_pb_tab title=”Sample Job” _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” body_font=”Lato||||||||” body_font_size=”16px” tab_font=”Teko||||||||” tab_font_size=”26px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n You are a team player with a strong interest in cyber security who can plan and organize work and react quickly to change. You provide consistent attention to detail and monitor the quality of your work. You are also able to manage protected and confidential documents and information. As well, you possess strong written and oral communication skills.<\/span><\/p>\n Responsibilities may include<\/em>:<\/p>\n Must possess<\/em>:<\/p>\n <\/strong><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_tab][et_pb_tab title=”Event Skills” _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” body_font=”Lato||||||||” body_font_size=”16px” tab_font=”Teko||||||||” tab_font_size=”26px” link_option_url_new_window=”on” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n For the Cyber*<\/span><\/strong>Sci<\/em> Regional event in 2024\/25, the following skills will be useful:<\/p>\n Networking fundamentals HTML \/ Web servers Basic SQL Forensics <\/strong><\/strong>Reverse engineering Cryptography <\/strong><\/strong>Application vulnerability analysis<\/strong><\/p>\n Latest Security News Hacker Tools and Techniques Basic programming skills <\/strong><\/p>\n Not these\u2026 And remember Join<\/strong> our<\/span> Discord<\/span><\/a> server for more useful information<\/span>! <\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_tab][et_pb_tab title=”Learning Resources” _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” body_font=”Lato||||||||” body_font_size=”16px” tab_font=”Teko||||||||” tab_font_size=”26px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Suggested Resources for Learning IT Security<\/span><\/p>\n To Get Started:<\/strong> Books: News:<\/strong> Online challenges & training: CTF Preparation:<\/strong> For additional practice, explore the many upcoming CTFs and review past writeups at CTFTime<\/span><\/a>. Participating in these challenges is a great way to get familiar with the format. Don\u2019t worry if you can\u2019t solve everything right away\u2014here\u2019s a solid approach:<\/p>\n It’s also helpful to keep a CTF notebook to track interesting techniques you come across for future use.<\/p>\n Build a home lab: Add or import some vulnerabilities to your home lab:<\/strong> YouTube Channels:<\/strong> [\/et_pb_tab][et_pb_tab title=”Learn Pentesting” _builder_version=”4.22.2″ _module_preset=”default” body_font=”Lato||||||||” body_font_size=”16px” tab_font=”Teko||||||||” tab_font_size=”26px” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Penetration Testing is a great career, but it’s not easy to get into.<\/p>\n Your best shot is to take a job – any job – in cyber, to get experience.\u00a0 And while you’re doing that, try completing this training path. It was compiled by someone who recently rocketed very quickly from first cyber job to full time pen tester in just three years.\u00a0 She still has a lot to learn, but this is definitely the path.<\/p>\n Some steps are free or low cost.\u00a0 Others are expensive – but for a reason.\u00a0 If you have a job in cyber, your employer might pay.<\/p>\n Introduction to Pentesting:<\/strong><\/p>\n Active Directory Pentesting:<\/strong><\/p>\n Introduction to Red Teaming (with Cobalt Strike):<\/strong><\/p>\n Web Application Pentesting:<\/strong><\/p>\n
Break that cycle!<\/strong>
Earn a real<\/em> cyber job working with top cyber professionals.
Full time & fully paid. You won\u2019t be working a helpline or fixing printers.\u00a0
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1.)\u00a0 full-time students at a Canadian university or college and\u00a0 2.) must be eligible to work in Canada.
N<\/strong>ational finals:<\/strong>
<\/span>You must be a Canadian citizen.<\/p>\nRegistration<\/h2>\n
<\/span>You must register through your school in order to verify that you are an eligible post-secondary student.<\/span><\/p>\nBackground For Students<\/h2>\n
<\/strong>You will work on live cyber security projects with supervision and coaching from experienced security professionals in a full-service IT security department.<\/p>\n\n
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<\/strong> <\/strong>\u2013 How a network device communicates over TCP\/IP.\u00a0 (first 4 layers of TCP stack)
\u2013 Network commands and tools
\u2013 Nmap, including outside of local subnet.<\/p>\n
<\/b>\u2013 Understand web exploit techniques such as SQL injection, file includes, command injection, directory traversal.<\/p>\n
<\/b>\u2013 Show, describe, enumerate databases and tables.
\u2013 Basic \u201cSelect\u201d statements and wildcards.<\/p>\n
<\/strong>\u2013 Memory Analysis<\/p>\n
<\/strong>\u2013 and beginner binary exploitation<\/p>\n
<\/strong>\u2013 Knowledge of cryptographic algorithms and their weaknesses<\/p>\n
<\/strong>\u2013 Following of security news and known vulnerabilities<\/p>\n
<\/b>\u2013 So many!\u00a0 But at least how to create and interact with a reverse shell.<\/p>\n
<\/b>For our Regional cyber challenges, you will not needs these skills:
\u2013 No interaction with routing protocols (RIP, BGP, OSPF, etc.)<\/p>\n
<\/strong>–\u00a0 It\u2019s a hacker event; there will be surprises… and no apologies!<\/p>\n<\/ul>\n
1.\u00a0<\/span>Build a home lab.<\/span>\u00a0Any PC or laptop with an i5 and 8GB of memory will be excellent, but you can get away with even 4GB for two Linux VMs.
2. Try some exploits<\/span>.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>Install VMware Player or Fusion then add a Kali VM for an attack platform and Metasploitable 3 as a victim.\u00a0 (Get help online.)
3. If you have time, try some of the blogs, books or news feeds from the list below. Pick the one you like best<\/span>, and keep up.<\/p>\n
<\/strong>The Hacker Playbook 3<\/a>
Linux for Hackers<\/a>
Rtfm: Red Team Field Manual<\/a>\u00a0<\/span> (Older, but still useful)
Kali Linux<\/a>\u00a0<\/span> (Finally, a newer Kali book. 4.5 stars)
The Web Application Hacker\u2019s Handbook<\/a>\u00a0 (Older than the <\/span> dinosaurs: beginner and intermediate level, PortSwigger Academy <\/span> is considered it’s newest version)<\/span><\/p>\n
The Hacker News<\/a> (Points to latest news stories. Find what you\u2019re interested in and navigate to the original stories)
risky.biz<\/a> <\/span>\u00a0(Easy-listening weekly podcast. More professional and credible than any other)<\/p>\n
<\/strong>Hack the Box<\/a>\u00a0 (Freemium)
\u2013\u00a0<\/span>Hack-the-Box Walk-Throughs<\/a>\u00a0 (Saved write-ups for HTB)
\u2013\u00a0<\/span>Hack-the-Box Meetups<\/a>\u00a0 (Live monthly workshops to solve HTB with others)
TryHackMe<\/a>\u00a0 (Hack the Box alternative)
Virtual Hacking Labs<\/a>\u00a0 (Paid)
Offensive Security (OSCP)<\/a>\u00a0 (Top of the line, but expensive!)
Black Hills InfoSec<\/a>\u00a0 (Free webcast & training)
PortSwigger Academy<\/a>\u00a0 (Free training)
PentesterLab<\/a>\u00a0 (Paid)
PwnTillDawn-CTF<\/a>\u00a0 (Free)<\/p>\n\n
<\/strong>\u2013 VMware Player is free.\u00a0 Run 3 full, or 10 small VM\u2019s on a PC or nice laptop.
\u2013 VMware Workstation costs a few hundred $ and adds more networking support.\u00a0 Free for students.
\u2013 VMware ESXi is free, highly professional, and will help you in corporate IT Centers where real companies with massive installations use VMware all the time. You must be able to work in a VMware environment if you want to be a pentester.\u00a0 However, you need to\u00a0<\/span>dedicate<\/em>\u00a0<\/span>a computer to build an ESXi server<\/a>. HapiRat runs 32 VM\u2019s and 20 virtual networks on ESXi using an i7 box with 16GB mem. Any PC or laptop with an i5 (or i3 with multi-thread support) and 8GB of memory will be excellent, but you can get away with even 4GB for two Linux VMs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Tools for your home lab:
<\/strong>Kali<\/a>\u00a0 (Includes nmap, Metasploit, ncrack, john-the-ripper and many other important tools!)<\/p>\n
VulnHub<\/a><\/p>\n
Ippsec\u00a0<\/a>
TCM<\/a>
Nahamsec<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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