Introduction

How to win CPTC! Based on howtowinccdc

None of this is official advice and is entirely based on what I've heard as a competitor or on what I've read online.

Please feel free to contribute on GitHub!


What is CPTC?

See the official overview for a full description.

The Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition (CPTC) is an event in which teams conduct a simulated penetration testing engagement that includes:

  1. Pentesting a network
  2. Completing business injects
  3. Writing a report
  4. Delivering a presentation (at finals)

Every year, a new theme is chosen along with a fictional organization that will be pentested.

If you'd like to hear about CPTC from other people, check out the blogs page!