Test Your Cyber Skills With the SANS Holiday Hack Challenge

The article describes the SANS Institute's Holiday Hack Challenge, a seasonal, freely available cybersecurity competition running through Jan 3, 2025, that offers hands-on challenges (ransomware reverse engineering, web/MQTT/video app hacking, mobile app pentesting, OSINT via drones, cURL web exploration, and PowerShell defense) with easy and hard modes (silver/gold trophies) to teach practical skills and build community; winners receive recognition and prizes, and many past participants have parlayed involvement into jobs and volunteer roles.