CTFs are TERRIBLE! https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/9ef78db1-2999-49ac-a9ae-afe75fbcf655 Learn Hacking? Let's explore the one-sided arguments why CTFs are terrible to learn hacking and doing IT security work. CTFs are AWESOME: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L2C8rVO2lAg Discussion on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LiveOverflow/status/1265562734772584449 CTF Guidelines: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QBhColOjT8vVeyQxM1qNE-pczqeNSJiWOEiZQF2SSh8/preview# 00:00 - Introduction and Example 1: Barcode 00:39 - Example 2: Flag Hidden in an Image 01:19 - Example 3: dah-dah-di-di-dah 01:40 - Guessing and Thinking Like the Author 01:55 - GCHQ CyberChef CTF Tool 02:35 - Example 4: Boot2Root / VM Based Challenges 03:11 - Useful Only For Absolute Beginners 03:33 - Always the Same Challenges 04:07 - Teaching a Wrong Mindset 04:55 - CTFs Provide Wrong Incentives 05:22 - Limited Topics Covered by CTFs 06:12 - Beyond the Technical Aspects - Mental Health 06:47 - Advanced CTF Challenges - Pwnables 08:10 - Unrealistic Challenges 08:23 - Designing CTF Challenges is Hard 08:50 - Playing CTFs as a Professional 09:04 - Outro -=[ ❤️ Support ]=- → per Video: https://www.patreon.com/join/liveoverflow → per Month: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClcE-kVhqyiHCcjYwcpfj9w/join -=[ 🐕 Social ]=- → Twitter: https://twitter.com/LiveOverflow/ → Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liveoverflow/ → Website: https://liveoverflow.com/ → Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/LiveOverflow/ → Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LiveOverflow/ -=[ 📄 P.S. ]=- All links with "*" are affiliate links. LiveOverflow / Security Flag GmbH is part of the Amazon Affiliate Partner Programm. Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:45:51 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://stream.echo6.co CTFs are TERRIBLE! https://stream.echo6.co/client/assets/images/icons/icon-512x512.png https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/9ef78db1-2999-49ac-a9ae-afe75fbcf655 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://stream.echo6.co/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.