Capture The Flag is a type of offensive competition where teams solve security challenges to score points. Teams are either pitted directly against each other or against a clock. This presentation will go over the different kinds of CTF competitions and how each of them change the dynamics of the game.For a long time, Capture The Flag competitions have been one of the best ways for students to learn and professionals to prove themselves. This presentation analyzes why CTF competitions are so popular, and so effective at educating and judging teams on their technical ability. Different qualitative elements define different CTF competitions. Design and quality of infrastructure, logistics, and challenges will be covered in detail.
Julian Cohen is a security researcher from New York City. For the past three years, Julian has run NYU Poly's world-renowned CSAW CTF competition. When he isn’t finding bugs and developing exploitation techniques, Julian spends his downtime writing technical articles and participating in CTF competitions around the world. Julian occasionally uses computers.