kanak. Created @pwncollege. Cyber Security Researcher and Engineer @ASU. CTF with @shellphish.
Tempe, AZ
Joined February 2014
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Connor Nelson retweeted
The @DEFCON Academy is open! Come in, use our laptops, and LEARN TO HACK with awesome mentors.
Swag alert: first 3 new hackers to finish an intro module in Web, Crypto, Network, or Binary hacking will win an exclusive limited edition @pwncollege white belt!
See you in Hall 4!
Connor Nelson retweeted
Hello hackers! In case you missed it at @DEFCON: @perribus, @adamdoupe, @the_robwaz, @TheConnorNelson, @TheDarkTangent and I announced @DEFCONAcademy! I kept meaning to spread the word, and now that there's hype (news.asu.edu/20241031-scienc…), it's time for the thread!
Read on! 🧵
Connor Nelson retweeted
So excited for this — @Zardus, @TheConnorNelson, et al. have built something groundbreaking in pwn.college. Learning to write an exploit should be available to all — and now you’ll be able to *graduate* to the next level of pwn at @DEFCON
Learn more at 4:30p today!!
Thrilled to join @Zardus in announcing DEF CON Academy on Saturday at 1630. Wouldn't have been possible without @thedarktangent, a fantastic co-conspirator in this effort.
Connor Nelson retweeted
ASU has received a $4.5 million grant from @DARPA to create the American Cybersecurity Education Institute.
The institute will partner with other universities to improve current cybersecurity education and expand recruitment efforts to bolster the workforce pipeline.
More: ow.ly/eetg50Ss135
Thank you so much to @Zardus for the journey you have taken me on in building @pwncollege! Thanks to @adamdoupe and @the_robwaz for joining along on the journey. It’s been an incredible 5+ years, and I’m excited to see where we will be in another 5.
Connor Nelson retweeted
Hello hackers! pwn.college just passed a massive milestone: 1 MILLION flags have been captured by hackers across the platform! The millionth flag was from level 84 of the Program Interaction module! What a wild journey from humble beginnings.
Connor Nelson retweeted
Yo! Hopping back on to spread the word that @TheConnorNelson, of @pwncollege fame, is making moves toward becoming Dr. Nelson! Join us for his PhD proposal, which will be live streamed on twitch.tv/pwncollege at 3pm AZ time today (in just over an hour)!!!
Connor Nelson retweeted
A few links for getting into CTF:
pwn.college from @shellphish has lectures and challenges with great interactive environments—a fantastic set of resources.
In addition, highly recommend picoctf.org from @PlaidCTF and github.com/RPISEC/MBE from @RPISEC
I asked DEF CON CTF organizer Perri Adams about the make-up of a good capture-the-flag player and for recommendations for someone now getting started @perribus
Connor Nelson retweeted
Hello hackers! @ASU's Fall semester starts in one week, and that means so does this year's refresh of pwn.college! Interested in learning to hack, want to look back at the evolution of the platform that taught you to hack, or just like reading me ramble? Read on! 🧵
Connor Nelson retweeted
Today, we launched this year's pwn.college Kernel Security module, at pwn.college/modules/kernel! Interested in getting into kernel exploitation? Want to know what we changed this year? Stay a while, and listen...
Connor Nelson retweeted
My daughter brought me a mean cold (not COVID, according to MANY tests) from preschool and left me sick and miserable for 3 weeks now! Out of caution (and misery), I moved classes online for now, which resulted in this thread of reflection on online vs in-person teaching...
Connor Nelson retweeted
Hello aspiring hackers! @ASU's fall semester starts today (2021/9/19), and that means that @TheConnorNelson and I are bringing you all another iteration of pwn.college! Interested in what this year will bring? Let me spin you a thread.
Connor Nelson retweeted
The pwn.college at @ASU is teaching next-gen #cybersecurity martial artists all the right moves to thwart attacks.
Story: research.asu.edu/asus-cybers…
Connor Nelson retweeted
📢 ASPIRING HACKERS! Want to learn to hack? Since it's virtual anyways, we're opening our Fall 2020 ASU Computer Systems Security / CTF course to the WHOLE WORLD! More info, including lecture times, youtube/twitch/presentation links, and practice problems: pwn.college