NTA challenges¶
What is it?¶
Root-Me’s NTA challenges are hands-on exercises where you play detective with real network traffic. You get packet captures (PCAPs) and must uncover hidden secrets – like finding stolen data, spotting hacker activity, or cracking unusual protocols.
Why try them?¶
Learn by doing – No dry theory, just real traffic to analyse
Build hacker intuition – Train your eye for suspicious patterns
Tool mastery – Get comfortable with Wireshark, Zeek, tshark, and other tools through practical use
Typical challenge:
analyse a PCAP to find exfiltrated documents
Decode unusual DNS tunneling traffic
Reconstruct a hacker’s attack from their network traces
What makes Root-Me special?
Real-world scenarios – Based on actual attack techniques
Progressive difficulty – From “baby’s first packet” to “CSI: Cyber”
Instant feedback – Know immediately if your solution works
Perfect for:
Security newcomers curious about network forensics
SOC analysts sharpening their skills
CTF players prepping for competition
How to do some challenges?¶
