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How do I get started?

1. Get comfortable with IRC (see: Getting Started on IRC). It's how all of us stay connected, beyond meetings. There are over 100 cclub members on the server, so someone will almost always be around.

1. Get comfortable using yakko and tmux (see: Getting Familiar with Yakko). Yakko isn't just for IRC. Once you're connected to irc, you're already running a great environment for development and testing. You don't have permissions to mess up anything beyond your own personal files, so feel free to experiment.

I still don't feel like I know whats going on

Breaking the system is generally how you learn where the boundaries are. So EXPERIMENT. You're not going to damage your yakko account or the server so don't worry. Just hit the Beginners and Getting Started on IRC pages and work up from there. If something you read on here doesn't make sense, it's because WE are not being clear. If something ever doesn't make sense, it's our fault, not yours. So engage an officer and let them know that you're having a problem.

To make the most of your time We advise you to hit some Milestones

1. Get a Linux distro running on your primary machine. Dual boot, or primary recommended. (But a Virtual Machine is better than nothing.)
2. Configure weechat the way you like it. Add some scripts with the /script command. If you find something good, add it to the wiki.
3. Participate in a CTF.
4. Hit the bountyboard and gain card swipe access by contributing your own special skills.
5. Contribute a new page to the wiki.
6. Participate in a hackathon
7. Get hired somewhere awesome.

Once you are familiar with IRC a bit, check out these community guides to supplement your knowledge

• Bots
• Yakko IRC Community Manual
• Basic scripting for IRC clients

Cyber Security

Check out these links for an idea of what to expect from ctfs and something to get you started thinking about cyber security. Update: 2015: We're working on creating a more cohesive lab.

• pico - Wide range of ctf areas covered at a beginner level, which unlock progressively harder levels.
• overthewire - Beginner to advanced. Start with "Bandit" challenges. Great for learning linux.
• Pentester Bootcamp - focused on hacking webservers / using exploits. You can access these internally on the DDWRT network by visiting the respective hostname. EG: Get on ddwrt, go to web100. A pd

What else should I do?

Talk to each other, and help those who need help.

Keep in mind, that we're all students and volunteers. I need you to tell me how to help you, if there are resources that aren't any good, or aren't making sense, you have to tell us so we can make things better or nothing is going to change and we both lose.

Its our goal to build an environment that helps you to grow. We'll get you up and running, but we need your help and feedback to make sure everyone is getting the most out of the club.

Closing remarks? Cclub is dynamic and history has shown that we make more than we document. There are a ton of services / resources / and opportunities which are hidden or nonobvious. The club has been around for almost 40 years now, so you can count that much has already been done. Click around the homepage and the wiki and best of all ask veteran members "does x exist?" and you'll be amazed with what we actually do / have already done.

Read through the wiki, and our blog aggregator, Planet Yakko to get an idea of what our other members have been up to.

Make something else! Get us excited about a project that you're interested and we'll come together and make it happen.