Curated Tips for Building and Running A CTF

Whether you want to let your friends pretend they're fsociety members for a couple hours or you need something to distract people from the barrage of required "trainings" every October, there's no better option than running a CTF. You might think running a CTF is a capital-e Event, with all the stress that entails - but it doesn't have to be! This talk will give you the basics of creating and running a CTF, ideas on how to tailor your CTF for maximum impact and tips on how to streamline planning to avoid burnout.

Speaker bio:
Born to hack the planet while listening to obnoxiously loud techno, forced to take screenshots for SOC 2 spreadsheets, Jeremy has been involved in the security scene ever since viewing the groundbreaking documentary "Hackers" through a pirate cable box many moons ago.

The initial discovery of how little inline skating was necessary for hacking was devastating, but Jeremy persevered to become one of the earliest members of his college's infosec club - competing in multiple national and international CTFs - and has presented his own research at notable conferences such as BSides Las Vegas.

Today, he still conducts independent research alongside putting on events and contributing to the local community - if you're lucky, he's running the CTF you're playing; if you're unlucky, he's competing against you.