Prologue

Welcome back to the Geese Islands! Let’s help the elves pack up to return to the North Pole.

Talk to Jingle, Angel, and Poinsettia about their challenges.

This is a new chapter at the Frosty Beach

Jingle Ringford (Frosty’s Beach)

Welcome to the Geese Islands and the 2023 SANS Holiday Hack Challenge!

I’m Jingle Ringford, one of Santa’s many elves.

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Just kidding! It’s actually the 2024 SANS Holiday Hack Challenge!

And although we’re on Frosty’s Beach on Christmas Island, we’ll soon be on our way back to the North Pole.

I thought it best to wait here for people that heard we’re on the Geese Islands but may not know we’re leaving.

I haven’t seen Santa since we started packing up, but he always asks me to give a quick orientation to newcomers, so I’m continuing the tradition.

Before you head out any further onto the island, you need to accomplish two simple tasks.

But first, here’s a parting gift. I packed this snowball made of the magical, never-melting snow of Christmas Island. A little souvenir to take with you when we leave for the North Pole.

Click on the snowball on your avatar. That’s where you will see your Objectives, Hints, resource links, and Conversations for the Holiday Hack Challenge.

Now, click on the Cranberry Pi Terminal and follow the on-screen instructions.