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Cadet Programs => Cadet Programs Management & Activities => Topic started by: MajorPayne on September 02, 2011, 12:54:17 AM

Title: cyber patriot question
Post by: MajorPayne on September 02, 2011, 12:54:17 AM
hey guys. our squadron was talking about making a cyber patriot team and i wanted to get some more info about what its is exactly and how to learn to do it
:)
Title: Re: cyber patriot question
Post by: Extremepredjudice on September 02, 2011, 01:35:09 AM
Hey dude!
I wish you the best of luck!

http://cyberpatriot.org/
http://www.uscyberpatriot.org/Pages/default.aspx
http://www.highschoolcdc.com

Things you'll need:
computers(prefer good ones, and the same type, laptops are a good idea, too)
Vmware (check highschoolcdc.com, they have the downloads)
Linux(ditto for this)
Programming books(optional)
Knowlege of programming
Network security knowledge
A server(optional)
A tech mentor(check with a college, computer professors might want to help out.
4 cadets who are willing to devote tons of time to this.(prefered if they have a basic knowledge of technology)

I hope you guys win!!!! Keep me posted as to how you guys are doing.

Edit: cyberpatriots is a competiton training cadets in network security, and protecting information. Nerd stuff...

Title: Re: cyber patriot question
Post by: MajorPayne on September 02, 2011, 01:39:16 AM
thanks i really appreciate it. i just found out that we were gonna try to start a team at last nights meeting and i wanted to learn more about it
;)
Title: Re: cyber patriot question
Post by: Extremepredjudice on September 02, 2011, 02:19:36 AM
I am srs, keep me posted dude!!
:)

If I can help any, lemme know...
Title: Re: cyber patriot question
Post by: vorter on September 02, 2011, 02:34:17 AM
I am also running a CyberPatriot team at my squadron.
We have the Fedora image, but it's password protected.
Are we supposed to have the password or not?
Title: Re: cyber patriot question
Post by: Extremepredjudice on September 02, 2011, 03:18:27 AM
Errrrrrr
I dunno, just crack the pw ;)... Jking

I haven't done cyberpatriots, just looked into it, intensly.
If you need to, download fedora from a different site..
Title: Re: cyber patriot question
Post by: Paul Creed III on September 02, 2011, 12:41:25 PM
@Vorter - CyberPatriot is focusing on Ubuntu rather than Fedora. They have an Ubuntu VM posted on their website.
Title: Re: cyber patriot question
Post by: Extremepredjudice on September 02, 2011, 12:57:20 PM
Thought so, ubuntu is better anyway!
Title: Re: cyber patriot question
Post by: coudano on September 02, 2011, 01:43:04 PM
Quote from: Extremepredjudice on September 02, 2011, 03:18:27 AM
I dunno, just crack the pw ;)... Jking

Actually there's basically nothing to it...  just sayin
Title: Re: cyber patriot question
Post by: Extremepredjudice on September 03, 2011, 01:33:09 AM
Quote from: coudano on September 02, 2011, 01:43:04 PM
Quote from: Extremepredjudice on September 02, 2011, 03:18:27 AM
I dunno, just crack the pw ;)... Jking

Actually there's basically nothing to it...  just sayin
I know, I have a password cracker I built.
I said jking cause what if They weren't supposed to have a password?

Besides, teh interwebz doesn't convey sarcasm.
Title: Re: cyber patriot question
Post by: usafcap1 on September 10, 2011, 01:22:17 AM
yes good luck  8)
Title: Re: cyber patriot question
Post by: usafcap1 on September 10, 2011, 01:22:56 AM
hope to maybe see you there  :P
Title: Re: cyber patriot question
Post by: spacecommand on September 19, 2011, 09:38:45 PM
Cyberpatriot looks cool on paper (you might think of the movie WARGAMES), and it's marketed towards everyone even without computer experience.  In reality, if you don't have computer savy cadets you're not going to get far.  It's fun for computer savy cadets, extremely boring for non computer savy cadets, unless they like hours of looking at a computer screen of code and scans.

Last year our team got to round 3 (passing the first two round by just doing virus scan and a few windows clean up items). 

From what you need, linux appeared late in the game last year, the first three rounds center around Windows based operating systems and vulnerabilities (since many people use windows, especially the cadets, it's good to teach them the mainstream stuff first, later in round three and the semi-finals and finals, Linux was used as well).
Title: Re: cyber patriot question
Post by: Spaceman3750 on September 19, 2011, 09:50:58 PM
Quote from: spacecommand on September 19, 2011, 09:38:45 PM
Cyberpatriot looks cool on paper (you might think of the movie WARGAMES), and it's marketed towards everyone even without computer experience.  In reality, if you don't have computer savy cadets you're not going to get far.  It's fun for computer savy cadets, extremely boring for non computer savy cadets, unless they like hours of looking at a computer screen of code and scans.

Last year our team got to round 3 (passing the first two round by just doing virus scan and a few windows clean up items). 

From what you need, linux appeared late in the game last year, the first three rounds center around Windows based operating systems and vulnerabilities (since many people use windows, especially the cadets, it's good to teach them the mainstream stuff first, later in round three and the semi-finals and finals, Linux was used as well).

It could be a good segway segue to collegiate CDCs later.