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Topics

ctf

file formats = Parsing and manipulation of sections in binary structures.

reversing = Reverse engineering of binary executables.

virtualization = Virtual machines and containers.

Methodologies

bruteforce = Identify a feasible search space and a boolean-based test, then guess an expected value. If data can be divided, performance is improved by multithreading.

lookup magic = Identify file formats by signatures, algorithms by constants...

visualization = Apply data visualizations to make certain patterns explicit.