Dates:
Required Preseason Event: October 19 (1pm) – October 27 (9pm)
Required Regular Season Event: November 2 (1pm) – November 4 (9pm)
Optional Post Season Event (team competition): November 16 – 18th
Preseason Topics
- Open Source Intelligence
- Network Traffic Analysis
- Log Analysis
- Cryptography
Regular Season & Post Season Topics
- Open Source Intelligence
- Network Traffic Analysis
- Scanning & Reconnaissance
- Password Cracking
- Web Application Exploitation
- Log Analysis
- Wireless Access Exploitation
- Cryptography
- Enumeration & Exploitation
Description of Terms:
Open Source Intelligence – Utilize publicly available information such as search engines, public repositories, social media, and more to gain in-depth knowledge on a topic or target.
Scanning – Identify and use the proper tools to gain intelligence about a target including its services and potential vulnerabilities.
Enumeration and Exploitation – Identify actionable exploits and vulnerabilities and use them to bypass the security measures in code and compiled binaries.
Password Cracking – Identify types of password hashes and apply various techniques to efficiently determine plain text passwords.
Traffic Analysis – Identify malicious and benign network traffic to demonstrate an understanding of potential security breaches.
Log Analysis – Utilize the proper tools and techniques to establish a baseline for normal operation and identify malicious activities using log files from various services.
Wireless Security – Identify the security posture of wireless networks from network captures.
Cryptography – Identify techniques used to encrypt or obfuscate messages and leverage tools to extract the plain text.
Web Application Security – Identify actionable exploits and vulnerabilities and use them to bypass the security measures in online services.
Pivot – Moving from one computer to another to solve a challenge.
Challenge – A question or puzzle related to a competency and difficulty level.