Cybersecurity and CTF Team

A CTF team server: live event channels, a writeups forum, tooling, learning paths per category and a team-only room.

8 categories
35 channels
15 roles
Medium

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Server structure

Channels

BRIEFING

team-charter
Only targets you are authorised to attack. No exceptions, no 'just checking'.
ctf-calendar
Events the team is entering, with dates, format and the platform link.
event-announcements
Registrations, results and roster calls. Mentions CTF Pings.
role-select
Web, Pwn, Crypto, Rev, Forensics, OSINT and CTF Pings.

ACTIVE CTF

ctf-lobby
Coordination during an event: who is on what, who needs a hand.
challenge-board
One thread per challenge. Claim it in the first message, tag it Solved when the flag lands.
flags-and-scoreboard
Standings posted by a captain from the platform. Nobody else posts here.
ctf-infraHidden from @everyone
VPN configs, VM images and credentials for the event. Team only.

WRITEUPS

writeups
One thread per solved challenge: the event, the category, the approach, the flag path.
writeup-requests
Ask for a writeup of a challenge you could not solve.
techniques-index
Curated links to the writeups that teach a technique, by category.

TOOLING

tool-talk
Scanners, debuggers, decompilers and what replaced what.
scripts-and-snippets
Solve scripts and helpers. Say what it is for in the first line.
lab-setup
VMs, containers, network isolation and the toolchain that finally worked.

LEARNING PATHS

beginner-path
Start here: what to learn first in each category and where.
web-security-study
Injection, auth flaws, client-side bugs and the labs that teach them.
binary-exploitation-study
Memory corruption, mitigations and how to read a crash.
crypto-study
The maths, the mistakes and the classic attacks.
forensics-study
Disk, memory, network captures and steganography.
practice-boxes
Practice-lab progress and hints. No full solutions for active boxes.
security-certs
Which certification, when, and how the exam actually went.

TEAM ONLY

team-room
The team. Everything that is not for the learners' eyes.
strategyHidden from @everyone
Which events to enter, who plays which category, what to study next.
roster-and-availability
Who is playing the next event. Captains promote from here.
Team Ops

LOUNGE

hack-chat
Security news, career talk and everything else.
Hack Lounge
CTF Room 1
CTF Room 2
Study Group
Debrief
AFK

STAFF

captains-roomHidden from @everyone
Captains only. Promotions, disputes and the roster decisions.
applications-reviewHidden from @everyone
Vetox posts team applications here.
team-logsHidden from @everyone
Vetox posts moderation, role and join logs here.

Roles

CaptainAdministrator
Co-CaptainAdministrator
ModeratorModerator
Team Member
Trainee
Alumni
Web
Pwn
Crypto
Rev
Forensics
OSINT
CTF Pings
Muted

Overview

A server for a capture-the-flag team and the people learning around it. The Briefing category is read-only: #team-charter states the one rule that matters - only targets you are authorised to attack - #ctf-calendar lists the events the team is entering and #role-select hands out the category roles. Active CTF is what makes this layout different: #ctf-lobby is the coordination channel for the event weekend, #challenge-board is a forum where every challenge gets a thread tagged Web, Pwn, Crypto, Rev, Forensics or Misc and marked Solved when the flag lands, #flags-and-scoreboard is captain-only so the standings are never a guess, and #ctf-infra carries the VPN and VM details for the event. Writeups is a forum tagged by category so a solved challenge becomes a document someone can learn from. Learning Paths gives each category a study channel plus #beginner-path, #practice-boxes and #security-certs. Team Only is hidden from guests and holds #team-room, #strategy, #roster-and-availability and a Team Ops voice channel; the Lounge has two CTF rooms, a study group room and a Debrief stage. Staff have a hidden captains' room and #applications-review for people applying to join the team.

When to use it

During a CTF weekend your one channel becomes unreadable: three people are on the same web challenge without knowing it, the flag someone found is buried under a crypto discussion, and after the event the solutions are lost in scrollback. This layout gives each challenge a thread with a Solved tag, keeps the scoreboard captain-only, moves post-event solutions into a writeups forum tagged by category, and separates the team's private planning from the learners who follow along.

What makes it different

#challenge-board is a forum with one thread per challenge, tagged by category and marked Solved when the flag lands.
#flags-and-scoreboard is captain-only, so standings during an event are never a guess.
Writeups is a forum tagged Web, Pwn, Crypto, Rev, Forensics and OSINT, so solutions become study material.
Learning Paths gives each category its own study channel plus a read-only #beginner-path.
Team Only is hidden from guests and learners; the roster, strategy and Team Ops voice live there.

Recommended Vetox setup

Applications
Create a team application form whose submissions land in #applications-review, so the captains see a candidate's writeups and availability before they vote.
Self-Roles
Post Self-Roles in #role-select for Web, Pwn, Crypto, Rev, Forensics and OSINT plus CTF Pings, so a challenge thread can mention the specialists.
Reminders
Schedule a Reminder in #ctf-lobby an hour before each event starts and another at the halfway point, with the #ctf-infra link.
Temp Voice
Point Temp Voice at Hack Lounge so a pair working one challenge gets a room of their own during the event instead of talking over the team.

Questions

What can learners see compared with the team?

Everything except Team Only, #ctf-infra and Staff: the briefing, the live event channels, writeups, tooling, learning paths and voice. They can follow an event in #challenge-board and help in threads. The roster, the strategy channel and Team Ops voice are for Team Members, Trainees and Alumni.

How does a Trainee become a Team Member?

By playing. Captains promote from #roster-and-availability after a trainee has been on the roster for a couple of events and posted writeups. Alumni is for members who stepped back but keep access to the team room.

Why is the scoreboard captain-only?

During an event people post standings from memory, and a wrong one changes what the team works on. #flags-and-scoreboard has one source: a captain, posting from the platform. Everyone else reads it.

Common mistakes

Running an event in one channel, so three people attack the same challenge and the found flag scrolls away under the crypto debate.
Skipping the charter, which is the line between a security community and a liability.

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