As discussed at the meeting Wednesday night, CLUG will now host a King
of The Hill contest on a "hostile" network at every meeting. The goal
is to remotely take over a target computer and make it obvious you have
done so - perhaps by changing the background image of the desktop.
Some details have been posted to the website: http://clug.ca/node/600.
However, this page is the first draft and is subject to change.
On Wednesday, the target computer was a Windows XP SP2 box, un-patched.
While Andrew was able to open a shell on the screen of the target
computer, it promptly crashed preventing further access. So the August
competition was undecided.
A word about the hostile network. This is all intended to foster a
friendly competitive environment. But, this is also representative of
the real world wireless networks we all connect to. If you choose to
connect to this network, you are declaring that you understand that any
data on your computer can be compromised and possibly removed or
damaged. So it is suggested that you do not use your business laptops
on the hostile network.
However, if you have no other laptops to play with, you can make use of
a live CD, external drive, etc. The ONE rule we have at this time is
that if a computer is "pwned" (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pwn), that
any unmounted drives/partitions be left alone. Well, I guess the second
unspoken rule is to NOT format or wipe the drives that ARE mounted.. :)
Those who choose to participate are requested to set up at the back of
the room and not disrupt the presentation or regular meeting. But once
the Q&A time arrives, you are encouraged to share your experiences with
other participants. We'd like that EVERYONE's skills improve by
participating.
Questions can be posted to the regular mailing list here, or addressed
to Andrew, Dafydd, or myself. (The three of us are the default
organizers for now.)
I'd personally suggest getting more familiar with NMAP if you'd like to
participate. As a starting point at least...
Let the games begin!
Shawn
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