Connor Nelson

kanak. Created @pwncollege. Cyber Security Researcher and Engineer @ASU. CTF with @shellphish.

[[email protected] @Zardus]

Hello hackers! In case you missed it at @DEFCON: @perribus, @adamdoupe, @the_robwaz, @TheConnorNelson, @TheDarkTangent and I announced @DEFCONAcademy! I kept meaning to spread the word, and now that there's hype (https://t.co/nVy3W2YFYS), it's time for the thread!

Read on! 🧵

[Perri Adams @perribus]

So excited for this — @Zardus, @TheConnorNelson, et al. have built something groundbreaking in https://t.co/abyshgu1Hh. Learning to write an exploit should be available to all — and now you’ll be able to *graduate* to the next level of pwn at @DEFCON

Learn more at 4:30p today!!

[Arizona Board of Regents @AZRegents]

ASU has received a $4.5 million grant from @DARPA to create the American Cybersecurity Education Institute.

The institute will partner with other universities to improve current cybersecurity education and expand recruitment efforts to bolster the workforce pipeline.

More: https://t.co/OspBc9xQx3

[Connor Nelson @TheConnorNelson]

Thank you so much to @Zardus for the journey you have taken me on in building @pwncollege! Thanks to @adamdoupe and @the_robwaz for joining along on the journey. It’s been an incredible 5+ years, and I’m excited to see where we will be in another 5.

[[email protected] @Zardus]

@TheConnorNelson Introducing: Dr. @TheConnorNelson

[[email protected] @Zardus]

Hello hackers! https://t.co/VBZlmDUtBg just passed a massive milestone: 1 MILLION flags have been captured by hackers across the platform! The millionth flag was from level 84 of the Program Interaction module! What a wild journey from humble beginnings.

[[email protected] @Zardus]

Yo! Hopping back on to spread the word that @TheConnorNelson, of @pwncollege fame, is making moves toward becoming Dr. Nelson! Join us for his PhD proposal, which will be live streamed on https://t.co/ow2ReR797S at 3pm AZ time today (in just over an hour)!!!

[Perri Adams @perribus]

A few links for getting into CTF:

https://t.co/abyshgttRJ from @shellphish has lectures and challenges with great interactive environments—a fantastic set of resources.

In addition, highly recommend https://t.co/5mfkSFAbaS from @PlaidCTF and https://t.co/ltT5uOIexo from @RPISEC

[[email protected] @Zardus]

Hello hackers! @ASU's Fall semester starts in one week, and that means so does this year's refresh of https://t.co/yjFhiMfMZt! Interested in learning to hack, want to look back at the evolution of the platform that taught you to hack, or just like reading me ramble? Read on! 🧵

[[email protected] @Zardus]

Today, we launched this year's https://t.co/yjFhiMfMZt Kernel Security module, at https://t.co/2ahUgrJJUr! Interested in getting into kernel exploitation? Want to know what we changed this year? Stay a while, and listen...

[[email protected] @Zardus]

My daughter brought me a mean cold (not COVID, according to MANY tests) from preschool and left me sick and miserable for 3 weeks now! Out of caution (and misery), I moved classes online for now, which resulted in this thread of reflection on online vs in-person teaching...

[[email protected] @Zardus]

Hello aspiring hackers! @ASU's fall semester starts today (2021/9/19), and that means that @TheConnorNelson and I are bringing you all another iteration of https://t.co/yjFhiMfMZt! Interested in what this year will bring? Let me spin you a thread.

[Arizona State University Research @ASUResearch]

The https://t.co/c5Qn0IbzD7 at @ASU is teaching next-gen #cybersecurity martial artists all the right moves to thwart attacks.

Story: https://t.co/EJyaEIQ1oM

[Connor Nelson @TheConnorNelson]

@Zardus The link has expired. You can now join with: https://t.co/lklWrlHjo8

[[email protected] @Zardus]

📢 ASPIRING HACKERS! Want to learn to hack? Since it's virtual anyways, we're opening our Fall 2020 ASU Computer Systems Security / CTF course to the WHOLE WORLD! More info, including lecture times, youtube/twitch/presentation links, and practice problems: https://t.co/VBZlmDCScG