Learn Cybersecurity free with TryHackMe -Advent of Cyber

Learn Cybersecurity free with TryHackMe -Advent of Cyber in 25 Days

Learn the basics by doing a new, beginner friendly security challenge every day leading up to Christmas.

What is Advent of Cyber?

Advent of Cyber is an event aimed at helping users get started with cyber security, by releasing beginner friendly security exercises every day leading up to Christmas.

For 25 days tasks will be released breaking down common security topics into byte-sized walkthroughs and challenges.

Each task will be self contained and will include the basic information required to start working on a challenge.

The challenge will contain supporting material about that particular topic to ensure that actually learning process.

This a great opportunity for beginners to deep-dive into the cybersecurity and get their hands dirty.

Prizes

At the end of the competition, every participant who completed a question will be entered into a raffle to win the prizes. Every question a user completes, gives a higher chance of winning. You can win one of the following:

• 3x INE Cyber Security Passes ($6,000)
• 5x PWK Course + 30 day lab access + OSCP exam certification ($4,995)
• 20x Proving Grounds Vouchers ($380)
• 2x Security+ Certification Vouchers ($560)
• 3x Security+ CertMaster Practice Vouchers ($600)
• 15x TryHackMe Subscriptions ($150)
• 2x $30 TryHackMe Swag Vouchers ($60)
• Attacking Windows AD Throwback Course ($120)
• Raspberry Pi 400 ($122)
• HAK5 Wifi Pineapple ($100)
• HAK5 Rubber Ducky ($50)
• HAK5 Packet Squirrel ($60)
• HAK5 LAN Turtle ($60)
• HAK5 O.MG Cable ($120)

Also, everyday you complete a challenge, you get entered into another prize draw for the chance to win a mini-prize.

The “daily prizes” are done at the end of the week. 

Complete every task in the event and earn a certificate of completion!

Event Details

• Starting Date: Tue 1st, December 2020
• Task Release Time: Between 7pm and 8pm GMT
• Ending Date: Thu 26th, December

Rules

Breaking any of the following rules will result in elimination from the competition

• *.tryhackme.com and the OpenVPN server is off limits to probing, scanning or exploiting.
• Users are only authorized to hack machines that have been deployed in the rooms they have access to.
• Users are not to target or attack other users
• Users should only enter the event once, using one account.
• Answers to questions are not to be shared.

Certificate

Complete every task in the event and earn a certificate of completion! Make sure your name is set in your settings.

The Advent of Cyber tasks will remain open until November 2021, so you have plenty of time to earn your certificate should you not complete all the tasks right away.

How to enter

1. Register an account on TryHackMe.
2. Click here to join the room!
3. Wait for the first task to be released (Dec 1st)

Happy Hacking!!