A collection of thoughts on security and CTF
Hey, I’m Dennis, the dude behind Roppers.
I put all the things I’ve written about Roppers and security in one place so you can hunt them down easier.
A replacement for the famous hacker-how-to that is actually meant for beginners.
The roadmap for students to follow so they never have to look for the correct next step or good resources ever again.
A guide for high school and college students who are interested in starting a CTF team at their school.
A writeup on the experience of joining a CTF team for a complete beginner.
A writeup on the experience of joining a CTF team for a complete beginner.
A whitepaper I wrote in 2017 outlining the goals of a competency based, self-paced education platform to teach cyber security. Basically outlines the entire vision and philosophy of this site, though it is a bit boring.
My contribution to the 1000s of papers on the subject, but I provide actionable steps rather than platitudes and lists of resources.
Another contribution to the 100s of papers on the subject, with actionable ways forward to get a job.
My detailed game plan of things worth doing for anyone who wants to become good at security and get a job.
Don’t get me wrong, I’d prefer you get good at security rather than study for certs, but hey, here we are.
My brief list of interesting projects that are worth doing.
The full contents of Ropper’s flagship Computing Fundamentals course.
The full contents of Ropper’s Security Fundamentals course.
The full contents (though unupdated) of Ropper’s CTF Fundamentals course.
A guide to getting started playing in CTFs.
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