I recently built myself a new Kali Linux lab for playing CTFs using Docker. It is more lightweight and portable than a VM. In this article I will share how it works and how I had to adapt my CTF workflow to support hacking from a Docker container.

One of the most useful (and in my opinion, coolest!) features of the AWS cloud is the ability to create your own Virtual Private Cloud (VPC). What is a VPC? It’s a private virtual network that allows you to design and launch scalable, secure networks in a matter of minutes. VPCs are logically isolated from other network in the AWS cloud, meaning by default, traffic cannot flow in or out of them.