Learning Resources

Some learning resources to get familiar with the fundamentals of the competiton are:

If you find useful resources, please reach out to the organizers so they can add it to this list.

CTFs

• UTSA Learning League, CTF Lane: https://learn.utsacybercomp.org/

Development

• Git tutorial: https://git-scm.com/docs/gittutorial

• Docker docs: https://docs.docker.com/manuals/

C Resources

• “The C Programming Language” by Kernighan and Ritchie

• https://www.learn-c.org/

Rust Resources

• The Rust Programming Language: https://doc.rust-lang.org/stable/book/

• The Embedded Rust Book: https://docs.rust-embedded.org/book/

• The Rustonomicon: https://doc.rust-lang.org/nomicon/

Embedded Resources

• https://embeddedartistry.com/beginners/

• https://embedded.fm/blog/ese101

• Linker scripts:

  • GNU: https://ftp.gnu.org/old-gnu/Manuals/ld-2.9.1/html_chapter/ld_3.html

  • OSDev Wiki: https://wiki.osdev.org/Linker_Scripts

  • Everything You Never Wanted To Know About Linker Script: https://mcyoung.xyz/2021/06/01/linker-script/

Cybersecurity Resources

• http://myemates.com/styled/cybersecurity.html

  • Recommended content:

    • Cybersecurity design principles & Cryptography

    • Encryption

    • Hashing

    • Buffer overflows

Embedded Security in the Wild

• https://media.ccc.de/v/38c3-hacking-the-rp2350