Welcome

Introduction

Having only recently entered the world of cybersecurity, this was Chacho's first foray into the SANS Holiday Hack Challenge. Without knowing what to expect, detailed process notes were not a priority so much as acclimating to the Geese Islands' environment and learning as much as possible. With that in mind, there will be more detailed comprehensive reports in Chacho's future, but this is not one of them. This report will focus on just a sample of the objectives.

In the spirit of exploring the use of AI, all images of Chacho on Geese Islands used in this website have been generated by DALL-E.

Answers

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1. Orientation -

Badged and Instructed.

2. Snowball Fight-

attackSurface = 0.

3. Linux101 -

rm troll*.

4. Reportinator -

ChatGPT has brute force.

5. Captain's Comms -

Golden Token generated and message transmitted..

6. KQL Kraken Hunt -

Queryville ID'd the TTP.

Conclusion

Narrative

In SANS Holiday Hack, a tale unfolds,
Each event a narrative, a story it holds.
Progress through challenges, see it reveal,
A journey of puzzles, with fervent zeal.
Complete the game, and then you'll see,
The full story unlocked, as it's meant to be.
Include it herein, for all to hear,
A testament of triumph, year after year.

Until next year, Jack!