Tuning The Warp Drive with Laforge - New Tool for Building Security Competitions

Explore a groundbreaking tool for creating security competitions in this 24-minute Breaking Ground talk from BSidesLV 2018. Delve into the world of Capture The Flag (CTF) events and learn about the challenges of building resilient competition infrastructure. Discover Laforge, a innovative solution presented by Alex Levinson and Dan Borges that addresses common issues in competition networks. Gain insights into the history, structure, and features of Laforge V2, including its context-aware capabilities, dependency graphs, and preview functionalities. Understand how this tool can revolutionize the way security competitions are designed and implemented, making them more efficient and robust.

Intro
Agenda
Alex Levinson
Security Competitions
What is CPTC
Model of infrastructure
Problem with infrastructure
Competition Network
Resiliency
The Solution
History of Laforge
Problems with Laforge V2
Structure of Laforge V2
Context aware
Screenshot
Laforge Files
Dependency Graphs
Laforge Debs
Laforge Layers
Laforge Preview
Competitions
Questions
Dependencies