AltherMay 19

"The CTF scene is dead" is a bold claim. This blog post shows how AI is currently shaking up the Capture-The-Flag scene in cybersecurity. This might also have implications for certification examns... We will see how the space develops and how the industry adapts to this massive change.

Blog post: https://kabir.au/blog/the-ctf-scene-is-dead

#cybersecurity #security #infosec #vulnerability #hacking #ctf

The CTF scene is dead - kabir.au

Why frontier AI has broken the open CTF format, hollowed out the scoreboard, and made competitive CTF performance a weaker signal than it used to be.

Show threadhubertf
@Alther any decent examn I have taken is proctored. what implications do you see for certification examns?
May 20 at 1:52pmWeb
Show threadAltherMay 20

@hubertf there are examns/certifications that are not proctored, because they focus on simulating real-wold engagements, such as HTB's CPTS. Though, you could argue that cheating was already possible there. I think the key Problem is, that with agentic AI some types of skill assessments become pay to win because these systems have the potential to find attack paths and write reports so that students do not need the deeper technical understanding of systems anymore to pass.

Do you think the impact might not be as big? What are your thoughts?