Opinion: CTF contests may offset shrinking entry-level security jobs
Original title: Why CTF Competitions May Be More Important Than Ever
A Five9 engineer who won SentinelOne's Sentinels League argues CTFs still build judgment as AI crowds out junior roles.
Dark Reading argues that AI is reducing entry-level security jobs, SOC tier-1 work, and useful bug-bounty practice, so capture-the-flag contests may help people gain hands-on judgment. Security engineer Jason Walker of Five9 describes winning SentinelOne's Sentinels League from a field of thousands, taking a $5,000 prize and directing a $10,000 charity donation. The piece is career commentary, not a new incident or research finding.
- Walker says CTFs expose professionals to problems they may not see at work.
- The Sentinels League final was livestreamed and sponsored by SentinelOne.
- Organizations
- Five9SentinelOne
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From the original article
11 min read at darkreading.com
As artificial intelligence squeezes early-career learning opportunities, capture-the-flag contests could be one way to help pick up the slack.
By Ericka Chickowski · darkreading.com
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