[Cialug] Cyber Defense Competiton - late April

[Michael Davis]

If anyone is at all interested in security I would recommend attending.  I
was on the team that took first place at the collegiate level competition
and had a lot of fun, while learning tons in the process.

ECpE - Iowa State University
CHS Desktop Operations Staff
IASG Secretary



On Wed, Mar 30, 2011 at 2:53 PM, Josh More
<MoreJ at alliancetechnologies.net>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,
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