OK Cup Training

Hands-on training for hardening Windows and Linux machines, built for Tulsa Tech teams competing in CyberPatriot and the Oklahoma Cybersecurity Cup.

How to use this site

Pick a topic from the tabs at the top. Each topic is a set of short lessons in order. Every lesson ends with a "Try it" section meant to be done on a practice image, so have one open while you read.

Use the search box to jump straight to a command, setting, or tool name.

Topics

Topic	What it covers
Getting Started	How rounds work, opening an image, the first ten minutes
Windows	Thirteen groups of short task pages covering every CIS Windows 11 Benchmark recommendation: accounts, policies, rights, network doors, protections, updates, unwanted software, browsers, server roles, permissions, auditing, privacy
Linux	The terminal, sudo, accounts and groups, permissions, password policy, firewall and services, Linux Mint

Suggested order

New team members: Getting Started, then Windows, then Linux. Do every Try it on a practice image.

Returning members: use the Try it sections in Windows and Linux as a checklist during practice rounds.

Credit

Adapted from the CyberPatriot training modules published by the Air & Space Forces Association, rewritten as web lessons and updated for Windows 11 and Ubuntu 24.04.

Something wrong?

If a lesson has a mistake or a command doesn't work, tell your coach or open an issue on the GitHub repo.