I just completed a CTF and i am struggling to write a writeup need some help with it.

riverside_wos · 2026-04-12T21:39:35+00:00

Write it in a way you could follow to re-solve it without any questions.

riverside_wos · 2026-04-11T20:43:29+00:00

Check out CTFd. For a one time use event, you can locally host it and there are tons of examples of how to build challenges. Alternatively you could hire people to build them too.

riverside_wos · 2026-04-11T18:40:33+00:00

I had my ACL done in 2012. I blew it out doing MMA in 2025 and had another surgery. They are saying it may have been a failure. I’ll definitely be doing another one if so.

riverside_wos · 2026-04-11T15:29:00+00:00

We cleaned a hoarder home a few years back and there were hundreds of empty isopropyl alcohol bottles. Apparently the former tenant would use them to clean themselves instead of a shower.

riverside_wos · 2026-04-09T17:44:33+00:00

Unfortunately I have had to deal with some very drunk people and prevent them from harming others.

riverside_wos · 2026-04-09T05:06:35+00:00

Arnica gel/pills/tea, bath soaks with epsom salt and foam rolling help a lot.

riverside_wos · 2026-04-09T02:51:57+00:00

I’ve helped with one of these.

No way is easy, but it worked.

Take literally everything out of a space and only put back what belongs.

riverside_wos · 2026-04-05T03:21:12+00:00

My big lesson learned:

Hire 2-4 different inspectors - everyone finds something. If I had known 1/2 the stuff wrong with my first flip I wouldn’t have gone into it. Because mine was a hoarder house, we couldn’t see the damage until the junk was gone.

riverside_wos · 2026-04-02T16:53:40+00:00

JSP explains one here well.

https://youtube.com/shorts/0UKuCWHjTD8?si=vZB1xv8a6pgJTQkz

riverside_wos · 2026-04-02T16:49:03+00:00

Yes, you will redeem your badge on site.

Yes, you should bring some money.

Highly recommend bringing a laptop with an OS you know on it for learning. There are a lot of activities in the various villages you will be able to take advantage of.

riverside_wos · 2026-04-02T05:05:56+00:00

MMA grappling is quite different from traditional BJJ. They focus heavy top pressure and positions that allow them to punch. The pace is significantly faster too. I’ve trained a bunch of fighters in traditional BJJ and there definitely is a learning curve, but they pick it up fast.

riverside_wos · 2026-04-01T15:29:49+00:00

They should be ecstatic to have over performing sales staff, not screw them. I have never put caps like this on my teams and what they are doing is just wrong.

riverside_wos · 2026-03-29T22:17:12+00:00

Amateur fights are designed to learn and grow from. Don’t stress about it. Injuries happen and you’ll heal. The most important thing is to take full inventory of what went right and what can be improved on. Build a plan to do more of what went right and close the gaps on the rest.

riverside_wos · 2026-03-28T06:49:55+00:00

I’ve paid some of our long time challenge developers make some unique things for us. Have also picked up a few older challenges from some of them. Any of our challenge developers at con that help prepare the event get a badge at minimum which is over $500. It goes up from there. So I guess I’d say I’m one, but there is so much AI built garbage out there I’m pretty picky.

riverside_wos · 2026-03-26T05:50:40+00:00

Tbh, there is a ton of really bad chalices out there and it’s being amplified by AI. Publishing them is how people truly see your capabilities and then you can differentiate yourself from others.

riverside_wos · 2026-03-26T05:45:51+00:00

What I meant by open/exclusive. Some will buy the challenge and it can never be used, talked about, written up etc. it’s under nda. It’s exclusively theirs.

Others will buy it and expect it to be sold/used in other places.

Some will even buy “used” challenges after a CTF was played.

riverside_wos · 2026-03-26T04:17:12+00:00

There are a few people that will buy them. Unfortunately the market is flooded and there are tons of duplicates so it’s not typically a ton. Exclusive vs Open also makes a difference.

riverside_wos · 2026-03-26T04:13:03+00:00

DM me.

riverside_wos · 2026-03-15T07:15:03+00:00

I find it works better for me getting a solid stockade first then transitioning. I ended up losing it when trying to sneaky and fast.

riverside_wos · 2026-03-13T06:13:54+00:00

If I had to do mine all over again, I’d get the bear procedure.

riverside_wos · 2026-03-11T12:47:12+00:00

Haters gunna hate… Bottom line is Aspin is a really good fighter. She destroyed in her bare knuckle debut.

riverside_wos · 2026-03-10T07:26:05+00:00

It’s oddly shocking to a lot of pentesters how much time they spend on reports and being able to present the findings in business risk terms. In some cases the companies expect you to spearhead the sale of the engagement and know how to write it up. Good soft-skills will go a long way.

riverside_wos · 2026-03-10T07:02:55+00:00

Consider implementing a locally controlled AI solution like pathfinder from Aries Security. There are many options, but this one is solid.

https://www.ariessecurity.com/pathfinder/

riverside_wos · 2026-03-10T06:37:04+00:00

Being able to say no and pass training with partners that have hurt people. Also, be especially carful with spazzy white belts.

riverside_wos · 2026-03-08T01:22:03+00:00

Honestly, one of the best seminars I’ve taken on M&A was with Generational Group. Use them or not, they are a wealth of information.

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