Showing posts with label global cyberlympics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label global cyberlympics. Show all posts
Saturday, November 3, 2012
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Cyber (InfoSec) Competitions
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global cyberlympics
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UMUC
Regardless of what our standing was throughout those grueling six hours, all UMUC team members were focused on doing our best. It was hard-won, as we were competing with Hungary for that 2nd place ranking up until the very end.
I was honored to be a member of the UMUC team and represent the United States in this global contest. I learned so much in preparing for the event, that my mind is still filled with ideas for improving and optimizing the entire workflow. At work the past two days, these ideas keep popping into the forethought. This competition has had such an impact on me that it's altered my focus of what I want to do in my free time. Now I find a burning desire to do everything I can to learn Ruby on Rails and Python so I can be well-versed in scripting components for metasploit.
What I learned most from this competition is that I still have so much to learn, and that the anticipation of doing so makes me excited to see what's next!
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Global CyberLympics Results
UMUC Takes Second
The UMUC team has returned home from Miami as heroes! Representing North America, we out-maneuvered six other teams from Hungary, Brazil, Australia, Nigeria, and Sri Lanka to take 2nd place. The defending champions, hack.ers (Netherlands), were slow to start, but soon out-paced everyone in obtaining points and maintaining that lead. The gap between first and second place only widened as the competition picked up pace.Regardless of what our standing was throughout those grueling six hours, all UMUC team members were focused on doing our best. It was hard-won, as we were competing with Hungary for that 2nd place ranking up until the very end.
I was honored to be a member of the UMUC team and represent the United States in this global contest. I learned so much in preparing for the event, that my mind is still filled with ideas for improving and optimizing the entire workflow. At work the past two days, these ideas keep popping into the forethought. This competition has had such an impact on me that it's altered my focus of what I want to do in my free time. Now I find a burning desire to do everything I can to learn Ruby on Rails and Python so I can be well-versed in scripting components for metasploit.
What I learned most from this competition is that I still have so much to learn, and that the anticipation of doing so makes me excited to see what's next!
Thursday, September 6, 2012
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Cyber (InfoSec) Competitions
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cyber challenges
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dc3
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global cyberlympics
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mdc3
Another way to enhance your tech skills: Cyber Challenges
In the past year, I've been lucky enough to participate in three or four Cyber Challenge competitions including MDC3 (2011 and now 2012), the Global CyberLympics, and DC3.
MDC3
The MDC3 is a competition with three levels of entry:
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MDC3
The MDC3 is a competition with three levels of entry:
- High School
- Collegiate
- Professional
From the website:
Global CyberLympics
The CyberLympics is another competition very similar to the MDC3, since they both use the same CyberNEXS system from SAIC. There are three rounds before finals, only instead of being limited regionally, the teams compete from around the globe (APAC, EMEA, and Americas).
DC3
DC3 is a forensics-focused challenge where they post problems falling into several levels of difficulty. The goal is to find information and report it along with the methodology you used to retrieve the information.
There are three qualifying rounds: forensics, attacking, and defense. The final round is a capture the flag competition.What is the Challenge?Teams within each level will battle it out in a series of “hackathons”—exciting, real-world cybersecurity games that put their critical thinking skills to the ultimate test.Online qualification rounds will test each team’s cyber defense skills, including their ability to harden systems against vulnerabilities, maintain critical services, and communicate timely and effectively. As teams advance, the qualification rounds will increase in complexity and intensity.The finals—to be hosted at CyberMaryland 2012—will include a Capture the Flag/King of the Hill variation which introduces more exercise problems as the game progresses.
Global CyberLympics
The CyberLympics is another competition very similar to the MDC3, since they both use the same CyberNEXS system from SAIC. There are three rounds before finals, only instead of being limited regionally, the teams compete from around the globe (APAC, EMEA, and Americas).
DC3
DC3 is a forensics-focused challenge where they post problems falling into several levels of difficulty. The goal is to find information and report it along with the methodology you used to retrieve the information.
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