GDG AUM CTF Challenge 🔐🔥

Codes, Ciphers & Digital Clues

Here's what we're covering:

Encoding vs Encryption vs Hashing: the #1 thing beginners confuse, explained simply

CyberChef: a free browser tool built by UK intelligence that decodes almost anything

Caesar cipher & ROT13: the 2,000-year-old cipher that still shows up in CTFs

Symmetric vs Asymmetric encryption: how HTTPS actually works

Password cracking: hash a password, then crack it live in under a second

Everything is hands-on. You'll be decoding mystery strings and solving crypto challenges on picoCTF.

What you need:

A laptop with Chrome

Your picoCTF account

Bookmark this: https://gchq.github.io/CyberChef (we'll be using it a lot)

⏰ Time: 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
👨‍🏫 Instructor: Hussain Alwazzan