[Cialug] Cyber Defense Competiton - late April

[Josh More]

It's on the 30th.  That's what I get for not paying attention to stuff.


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From: cialug-bounces at cialug.org [cialug-bounces at cialug.org] on behalf of Jeff Chapin [chapinjeff at gmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2011 14:58
To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group
Subject: Re: [Cialug] Cyber Defense Competiton - late April

Count me in ;-)

I need to clear the dates, but I am interested.

Jeff

Josh More wrote:
> This event is similar to the competition that we went to in April,
> with two major exceptions.  First, I got confirmation that we can run
> as a team this time, so there will be more learning opportunities.
> Second, it's against high schoolers and not the last round of the
> college level, so it'll be easier and hopefully a lot more fun.
>
> For those that haven't played, it's a lot like a game of capture the
> flag that focuses on cyber security.  The students build and secure
> environments the best that they can.  Then folks from the community
> show up for one day and help identify flaws in their system.  They
> have reached out to us for assistance on this, so if you are free on
> Saturday, April 29th from 8:00am-6:00pm please consider stopping by.
>
> On the technical side, they need attackers for the "red" team..  Do
> not worry if you've not done hacking or penetration testing before.
> I'll be there and can help you out.  There are lots of tools that we
> can use for free and, if you're interested, we could work out a way
> for you to try out the commercial tools that I use on engagements.  If
> you ever wanted to get your hands dirty on the security side, this is
> the perfect opportunity to do so.
>
> On the business side, they need people to serve on what they call
> "green" team.  If you want to see what our customers see when they are
> attacked, you can join this team.  You would basically hang around
> with other people, use the systems that the students build and
> complain when they don't work right.  There is no technical skill
> required to do this, and it might give you a first-hand experience
> that you could leverage in future discussions with clients.
>
> If you want to help kids learn and benefit the community, this is a
> great way to do it.  There is free food and drink, so there is no cost
> to this event other than gas (and if there are enough folks, we could
> probably carpool).  Please let me know if you are interested and I
> will build the volunteer list.
>
> More information on the event is at
> http://www.it-adventures.org/itolympics.html
>
>
> Josh More | Senior Security Consultant - CISSP, GIAC-GSLC Gold, GIAC-GCIH
> Alliance Technologies | www.AllianceTechnologies.net
> <http://www.AllianceTechnologies.net>
> 400 Locust St., Suite 840 | Des Moines, IA 50309
> 515.245.7701 | 888.387.5670 x7701
>
> Blog: Don't just blame the bad guys, it's your fault too
> http://www.alliancetechnologies.net/blogs/morej
>
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