Reverse Engineering (RE) is, quite simply, analyzing an engineered system to figure out how it works, and ultimately, to answer questions about it. With computer systems, reverse engineering can mean many things, because there are many different ‘things’ you can reverse engineer. You may choose to reverse-engineer a web application or a web browser. You could also RE a wired or wireless network protocol or perhaps the hardware that runs the computer itself …or a dongle, or external component, or… I think you get the point. Each of these ‘things’ requires a different approach and a different set of skills, but the concepts are basically the same. This first of many focuses on reverse engineering software. Future UCs will tackle specific software tools, hardware and more.
atlas, a four-time DEF CON CTF winner and 20+ year industry veteran, shows exactly what reverse engineering software is, methodologies, common tools, and some job descriptions with salaries that one could expect to see in the industry.
Price = FREE!
What’s an Upskill Challenge (UC)?
A UC is a CTF-style, bite-sized lesson from the JHT Team, our courseware developers as well as “friends” of JHT. They are meant to be short and to the point. UCs focus on a single tool or concept and are helpful in quickly providing useful skills that might be prerequisites for other types of educational content on the platform.
A UC should be 10 – 30 minutes of student time and have no VMs. There are quizzes to make sure that the content is understood.
Prerequisites for UC – Reverse Engineering Software
UCs assume no knowledge at all! They’re meant to be completely self-contained, so all of the answers are in the lesson. No outside research is required.
