Spencer Alessi

Spencer Alessi

hacker | pentester | researcher | active directory connoisseur | wiz-bang exploit slinger hiding in the shadows | Live now, be yourself, remember death 🛹🏂👨🏼‍💻🎮❄️🏔📷

2020 SANS Holiday Hack Challenge Write Up

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Ho ho ho and welcome to my second SANS Holiday Hack Challenge write-up! This year was another super fun, super engaging, super challenging CTF.

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My report is not as polished as I would like but every year I think I improve upon it. If anyone has any feedback or has any comments about the approach I took to solve the challenges and objectives I would love to hear it. Hit me up on Twitter at @techspence. If you would like to connect on LinkedIn, look me up!

Here’s a link to open my write-up in PDF. Enjoy!

2020 SANS Holiday Hack Challenge Write Up by Techspence

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