[Cialug] Cyber Defense Competiton - late April

[Matt]

So, could I show up and be on a team, but basically just sit and watch 
with a disturbingly dumb, but somewhat excited, look on my face?  I'd at 
least do what people told me to do and enjoy the learning experience.

-- Matt

On 03/30/2011 02:53 PM, 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
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