What is Black Cat White Hat Security - Assessment Gambit?

A suite of 16 assessments featuring 1600 curated questions. A gauntlet designed to push your skills to the breaking point.

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16 assessments featuring 1600 curated questions.

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Phase I: Secure & Validate

Enter 'The Game' a gauntlet designed to push your Cybersecurity, PowerShell, and ColdFusion skills to the breaking point.

Game I Game II Game III

Phase II: The Gauntlet

Space Junk: Survive the debris to prove your Windows Systems Engineering prowess.
The Packet Punisher: Intercept the digital flow and master networking essentials.
The Sequel: Challenge your Microsoft database logic in the ultimate query trial.

Space Junk The Packet Punisher The Sequel

Phase III: The New Frontiers

Ascend to the architecture of Heaven for Cloud Computing.
Face the final frontier of A.I. Slop.
If Python is your weapon of choice, balance the Scales of Justice.
Front-End Heroes ties off the middle and backend and Phase III.

Heaven A.I. Slop Scales of Justice

Front-End Heroes

Phase IV: Governance & Vigilance

Even the strongest fortress falls to a simple trick. Stay sharp with Gone Phishing.
Keep your G.R.C. (Governance, Risk, and Compliance) in perfect order with Gracie, Rosie & Chloe.
The Ultimate Goal: Experience Trust - our comprehensive Zero Trust environment.
DevSecOps: Round out your software development lifecycle (SDLC) with Dev, Sec & Ops.

Gone Phishing Gracie, Rosie & Chloe Trust

Dev, Sec & Ops

Phase V: Platform & Cost Optimization

Make it Rain: Optimizing the cloud lifecycle and secure your financial resources.
The era of the monolith is over; the era of the lean begins now with The Forge.

Make it Rain The Forge

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Expand The Game I (Cybersecurity):

Game Trivia: Cybersecurity

Synopsis: You awaken to find yourself in an empty room with only a ceiling light and a computer. Upon looking at the screen, you see 5 of your friends and family have been taken and held hostage in separate similar rooms. A simple cybersecurity question is on the screen, answer it correctly and they live, answer incorrectly, and someone might die. How many will make it out alive?

Access: The Game I

Game Score Percentage: 24.2%
Perfect Games: 0

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Expand The Game II (PowerShell):

Game Trivia: PowerShell

The Shell of Power
You awaken to find yourself outside a red barn in the middle of nowhere. You have no idea what day or time it is. You enter the red barn to find computer kiosk and nothing else. What can you find in the barn?

Access: The Game II

Game Score Percentage: 46.1%
Perfect Games: 0

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Expand The Game III (ColdFusion):

Game Trivia: ColdFusion

Obtaining ColdFusion
The Archivist's shadow falls over you once more. The locks are written in legacy syntax. Are your ColdFusion skills still sharp enough to breach the cell, or have you finally met a version you can't outrun?

Access: The Game III

Game Score Percentage: 45.7%
Perfect Games: 0

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About The Game

Concept: Multiple choice quiz about Cybersecurity, PowerShell and ColdFusion with 'real life' consequences. The Game can be played in sequence or random.
Protagonist: You! You lead the way to get yourself out of trouble. Answer correctly and you will be fine.
Antagonist: The Archivist - His knowledge knows no bounds. He has limitless understanding, intelligence, and expertise.
The Hero: Was she someone who has previously escaped? Is she really here to help you or does she have a personal agenda?

Expand Space Junk (Windows Systems Engineer):

Game Trivia: Windows Systems Engineer

Space Junk
You're white knuckling it on a heap of flying space junk, hauling a high value captive from a deep space colony toward a massive payday. Will you make it home to collect? Or will your ship rattle apart before you hit the atmosphere?

Access: Space Junk

Game Score Percentage: 44.0%
Perfect Games: 0

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About Space Junk

Concept: Multiple choice quiz about Windows Systems Engineering which help keep the space junk from imploding.
Protagonist: You are the Windows Systems Engineer.
The Leader: The Captain - She is the captain of the ship who employed you to keep it running.
The Captive: The guy taken captive from a deep space colony.

Expand The Packet Punisher (Networking):

Game Trivia: Networking

The Packet Punisher
You work with The Packet Punisher, and you've detected a live exploit in progress. With a hacker embedded in your system, what is your tactical response to neutralize the threat and reclaim your domain?

Access: The Packet Punisher

Game Score Percentage: 56.3%
Perfect Games: 0

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About The Packet Punisher

Concept: Multiple choice quiz about networking to remove the hacker from your system.
You: A newly hired Networking Engineer.
The Packet Punisher: The head Windows Networking Engineer.
The Hacker: A scum trying to take over the network.

Expand A.I. Slop (A.I.):

Game Trivia: Artificial Intelligence

A.I. Slop
You are working with The Sentient Bot and applying your knowledge to help end the bad actions of a rogue A.I. that is hellbent on consuming all computing resources.

Access: A.I. Slop

Game Score Percentage: 48.6%
Perfect Games: 1

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About A.I. Slop

Concept: Multiple choice quiz about AI to remove the Rogue A.I. Bot from consuming all computing resources.
You: A personal assistant to The Sentient Bot.
Sentience A.I. Bot: Has the capacity to experience feelings, sensations, and emotions, such as pain, pleasure, and consciousness, rather than just reacting to stimuli.
Rogue A.I. Bot: A corrupt misconfigured AI system that creates excessive subproblems and consumes all available computing resources.

Expand The Sequel (MS-SQL):

Game Trivia: Microsoft SQL

The Sequel
You are the Database Defender, the last line of defense between the Core and total systemic collapse. Your nemesis, The Ghost, is a ghost in the machine. Every malformed query and overlooked apostrophe is an invitation for her to tear your tables apart. The alerts are flashing red, and the logs are screaming. Do you have the grit to scrub the filth from the stream, or will you let The Ghost bleed the system dry?

Access: The Sequel

Game Score Percentage: 52.1%
Perfect Games: 0

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About The Sequel

Concept: Multiple choice quiz about Microsoft SQL and Server where the Database Defender battles their nemesis the The Ghost.
Database Defender: You defend your Microsoft SQL environment to keep it clean and running smoothly.
The Ghost: A ghost in the machine waiting for you to make a mistake.

Expand Heaven (Cloud):

Game Trivia: Cloud Technologies

Heaven
A heavenly messenger has delivered a chilling warning: a demon is rising to claim the throne of Heaven. The gates are vulnerable, and the Angel cannot hold them alone. Will you answer the call, or let the heavens fall?

Access: Heaven

Game Score Percentage: 56.5%
Perfect Games: 0

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About Heaven

Concept: Multiple choice quiz about Cloud Technologies. You help The Angel win the battle of the clouds against The Demon.
The Human: That's you! The Human assigned to help Heaven.
The Angel: She protects Heaven in the clouds but needs your help with your feet on the ground.
The Demon: He's ready to take over Heaven and enslave everyone.

Expand Gone Phishing (Awareness):

Game Trivia: Awareness / Online Safety

Gone Phishing
Legend speaks of The Phisher, a trickster who can slip through any crack in the code. Today, that legend becomes your reality. As the Unicorn, your system is the prize, and your vigilance is the only shield. The Phisher is casting her line... are you going to bite?

Access: Gone Phishing

Game Score Percentage: 57.5%
Perfect Games: 2

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About Gone Phishing

Concept: Multiple choice quiz about all aspects of Awareness / Online Safety.
The Unicorn: He is the ultimate employee. The Unicorn is a magical individual that all organizations strive to obtain.
The Phisher: She is sleek, cunning and able to get into anything.

Expand Gracie, Rosie & Chloe (G.R.C.):

Game Trivia: Governance, Risk and Compliance

Gracie, Rosie & Chloe
You have been contacted by Gracie, Rosie & Chloe to provide top notch Governance, Risk and Compliance for their law firm. You need to prove yourself before they hand you the keys. Do you have what it takes?

Access: Gracie, Rosie & Chloe

Game Score Percentage: 58.2%
Perfect Games: 1

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About Gracie, Rosie & Chloe

Concept: Multiple choice quiz about all aspects of G.R.C..
Gracie, Rosie & Chloe: The tough as nails lawyers who need someone to provide them with G.R.C. services and want to test your skills.

Expand Scales of Justice (Python):

Game Trivia: Python

Scales of Justice
You are the Lady of Justice, the moral force, fairness, and impartiality of justice. You must keep the serpent from rising up and corrupting the system for wealth and power.

Access: Scales of Justice

Game Score Percentage: 60.5%
Perfect Games: 0

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About Scales of Justice

Concept: Multiple choice quiz about all aspects of about Python programming language.
Lady of Justice: The Defender of Justice.
The Serpent: The Bringer of Injustice.

Expand Trust (Zero Trust):

Game Trivia: Zero Trust

Trust
Trust isn't a given; it's a debt paid in daily installments of honesty. After a devastating betrayal leaves her world in pieces, the foundation of their relationship has vanished. Now, the burden of proof falls on him. To bridge the chasm between them, he must navigate a minefield of doubt and prove through action, not just words that he is worth the risk of a second chance.

Access: Trust

Game Score Percentage: 62.0%
Perfect Games: 1

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About Trust

Concept: Multiple choice quiz about all aspects of Zero Trust.
The Trust: The betrayed.
The Zero: The betrayer?

Expand Dev, Sec & Ops (DevSecOps):

Game Trivia: DevSecOps

Dev, Sec & Ops
Dev, Sec & Ops vs. Mr. Perfect: A battle against the silos of noise and the creeping threat of process paralysis.

Access: Dev, Sec & Ops

Game Score Percentage: 65.2%
Perfect Games: 3

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About Dev, Sec & Ops

Concept: Multiple choice quiz about all aspects of DevSecOps.
Dev: Ms. Developer.
Sec: Mr. Security.
Ops: Mrs. Operations.
Mr. Perfect: Seeking Mr. Perfect, the enemy of the process.

Expand Front-End Heroes (HTML, CSS, JavaScript):

Game Trivia: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript & jQuery

Front-End Heroes
Four coders. One rogue AI. Zero room for error. Join Hyper, Cas, High J, and Low j in a high-speed digital war to save the world's source code before an elite AI Agent deletes humanity's legacy.

Access: Front-End Heroes

Game Score Percentage: 48.1%
Perfect Games: 0

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About Front-End Heroes

Concept: Multiple choice quiz about all aspects of HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript & jQuery.
Heroes: Hyper, Cas, High J, and Low j that fight for HTML, CSS3, JavaScript & jQuery and its human coders worldwide.
AI Code Agent: Ready to wipe out all code written by humans.

Expand Make it Rain (FinOps):

Game Trivia: FinOps

Make it Rain
As a FinOps Analyst, optimizing the cloud lifecycle and secure your financial resources, effectively banishing The Cloud that seeks to drain your corporate budget.

Access: Make it Rain

Game Score Percentage: 54.8%
Perfect Games: 1

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About Make it Rain

Concept: Multiple choice quiz about all aspects of FinOps.
The Analyst: The defender of financial cloud resources.
The Cloud: The bringer of cloud waste.

Expand The Forge (Platform Engineering):

Game Trivia: Platform Engineering

The Forge
In a world drowning in the wreckage of over-engineered legacy, we are The Forge. We trade bloated complexity for pure simplicity, dead-weight maintenance for instant DevEx, and stagnation for just-in-time scaling. The era of the monolith is over; the era of the lean begins now.

Access: The Forge

Game Score Percentage: 51.5%
Perfect Games: 1

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About The Forge

Concept: Multiple choice quiz about all aspects of Platform Engineering.
Modern Engineer: The disciple of building and operating Internal Developer Platforms.
The Over-Engineer: The unnecessary complexity, functionality, or robustness, providing little to no added value.

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