How To Learn (And Teach) Hacking
summary
Explains concrete learning paths: read CS foundations, join CTFs, and use problem-based labs where students run a weekly CTF scoreboard and solve real services. Gives a solved write-up: a PHP session injection plus Windows Defender executes injected JS lets defenders delete session files, creating an oracle to extract a secret. Recommends pair/team practice, shows a university course that runs weekly CTFs, notes heavy time investment and a ~50% dropout in a hard course.
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chapters (26)
- 0:00Intro
- 0:17Overview
- 1:34Hacking Competitions
- 3:37Definitions
- 4:15Hacking
- 4:34Breaking Boiled Code
- 6:07Breaking Python Code
- 7:52Binary Exploitation
- 11:20CTF
- 12:00How CTF Works
- 13:39CTF Example
- 14:17Azeris Example
- 15:37The Problem
- 17:07Windows Defender
- 17:41Salsicc
- 19:30Think Outside The Box
- 20:08Was That Time Wasted
- 20:48CTF Workflow
- 22:20First Step Program
- 26:48ProblemBased Learning
- 28:10Four Words To Teach
- 29:28Three Things To Teach
- 30:12PBL
- 32:01Examples
- 35:52Tips for teaching
- 40:35Feedback
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