This weekend I had the pleasure of playing OpenSOC, a DFIR challenge hosted by Recon InfoSec, where teams hunt down various threats and "capture flags." I got the opportunity to become more familiar with a bunch of great tools, such as Graylog, a log management software, and Kibana, a data visualization tool.
At first I found a lot of things to be pretty difficult, but by the end of the weekend, I was able to grab a few challenges all by myself! The tools given to use were great for things like finding phishing emails and seeing which machines on the network clicked the dangerous links. These scenarios were all made up, but they definitely drove home the point that all employees of a company should be on high alert for phishing scams (there's nothing worse for info security then opening the door for your intruder)!
I really enjoyed this CTF-esque event, so I'm going to try a few more. I found a great website called OverTheWire that has a lot of great "Wargames" that allow you to practice security concepts. I recently started the first one, called "Bandit," which teaches you how to use tools and commands on Linux machines. So far, it's been pretty fun!
I also managed to get a low-poly terrain finished for my game in Unity. I think it fits the theme well, and it certainly gives my testing grounds a more lively atmosphere than before. In the weeks to come, I plan to start working on the UI, and creating an inventory system so that way the player can pick up weapons and choose between them.
--Josh