Magic of SE7EN - part 2

The Response

 Within 24 Hours of announcement of the contest we have received an overwhelming response.

Most of the responses tried to list the 7 steps to carry Goat, Cabbage and Wolf across the River which was not the expected response for the contest.

Few of the responders got the contest right and have submitted very good puzzles. Im elisting few of them which will give you an idea of what exactly we are looking for

1. Tower of Hanoi with 3 Discs needs exactly 7 steps to transfer the tower from one place to another.
2.  Hacking sql syntax error website with havij tool- Exactly in 7 steps
3. Create a .onion website in 7 steps 

One Classic from Our Side : Ideal Scan

Here is one from me to give you some more ideas for better submission.
Also known as Zombie Port scan takes exactly 7 steps to scan a port.

 

For more details check wiki article on Idle Scan

Submit your 7 Step hacks or puzzles (with little more details) at http://goo.gl/forms/c7QbCxxQ4c  

Wish you all Happy New Year and Happy Hacking :)

Nullcon 2016 Promo Contest# 1 : Magic of SE7EN

We at Payatu & null community are excited to bring you Nullcon Edition# SE7EN during Mach 2016. This being our 7th year, we wanted to play a bit with the number 7 

About this Contest

We promise this contest will give you lots of food for your Grey Matters and it will be fun. Taking it to the next level, lets have submissions, write ups, contributions for this enlistment. For each cool submission that we will include on this blog, we will Give you Free Passes and may of our popular  Nullcon merchendise (of your Choice :-)

Playing Around with 7

We were just wondering how many Hacks, Problems, Puzzles we can enlist which takes exactly 7 SYN, 7 packets, 7 steps, 7 exchanges, 7 connections or any thing in the denomination of 7

Here is one classic puzzle for getting started...

The Puzzle : 

Whats the minimum number of Ferries Tom Cat has to make for a LOSS LESS transportation of  A wolf, AGoat and A bunch of Cabbage across the river. 

Constraints : 

Sailor Cat needs to bring a wolf, a goat, and a cabbage across the river. 

The boat is tiny and can only carry one passenger at a time. 

If he leaves the wolf and the goat alone together, the wolf will eat the goat. 

If he leaves the goat and the cabbage alone together, the goat will eat the cabbage. 

Solution : SE7EN

 

Now its your turn to share a Hack or Puzzle which can be solved optimally in 7 Steps. 

 

Where to Submit :

Please submit your contributions at this form http://goo.gl/forms/c7QbCxxQ4c

 

Credits : 

And if you want to have some fun you can solve this problem at "MathCats". We thank them for the image.

Before we say Bye!!

Just to remind: nominations for prestigious "BlackShield Awards" is Open.  Nominate your Favorite InfoSec Diva &  Enjoy the Magic of SE7EN

SHOOT

Your Entries and win Exciting Goodies!!!