OK Cup Training

Hands-on training for hardening Windows and Linux machines, built for 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 task pages in order. Every page shows one change as a worked example, the command that proves it took, and a Try it section for a practice image, so have one open while you read. How to Use These Pages explains the method.

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 order to work in, how to learn from these pages, forensics questions
Windows	Fourteen groups of short task pages covering every CIS Windows 11 Benchmark recommendation: accounts, policies, rights, network doors, protections, updates, unwanted software, browsers, server roles, Active Directory, permissions, auditing, privacy
Linux	Eleven groups of short task pages for Linux Mint 21 and Debian 12, covering the CIS Linux Mint Benchmark: accounts, PAM policies, sudo, network doors, kernel protections, updates, unwanted software, Firefox, server roles, auditing