Epic CTF-battle from QIWI and Informzaschita at ZeroNights 2016 - $ 250K to the winners
As part of ZeroNights 2016, QIWI and the system integrator Informzaschita will hold a CTF battle in the Jeopardy format.
Start on November 17, 2016 at 10:00 Moscow time. The prize fund for 1-3 places will be $ 150 thousand, $ 75 thousand and $ 25 thousand. To win the tournament, you must complete the tasks in the categories of Reverse / PWN / Web / Crypto / Misc and score the maximum number of points. Allowed to solve tasks in an arbitrary order, the cost of the solution depends on the complexity of the problem. Priority - in terms of execution. Remote access to the gaming network is possible [1], however, some tasks are implemented offline and require the presence of participants in the QIWI zone on the ZeroNights site.
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鈥淨IWI has a successful practical experience of participating in the CTF and organizing such competitions. This is a very convenient format, and I am sure that together with Informzaschita we will offer an interesting environment for the exchange of experience and a worthy reward to the winners, 鈥漵aid Kiril Ermakov isox, CISO of QIWI Group.
鈥淪erious CTF competitions are useful in raising market awareness in practical cybersecurity issues. We are ready to invest and initiate such games in order to give talented specialists the opportunity to declare themselves, and we, as companies, replenish our ranks with fresh personnel, 鈥漜omments Yevgeny Klimov, Technical Director of Informzaschita.
What is allowed:
路 Solve tasks provided by the organizers;
路 Use tools that do not violate the laws of the Russian Federation to search for vulnerabilities on game servers.
What is forbidden:
路 Attack the computers of other competitors;
路 Attack the infrastructure of the organizers;
路 Perform DDOS-attacks on the gaming infrastructure;
路 To conduct attacks on game servers and the jury system;
路 Interfere with all sorts of ways to get the flag by other teams.
Start on November 17, 2016 at 10:00 Moscow time. The prize fund for 1-3 places will be $ 150 thousand, $ 75 thousand and $ 25 thousand. To win the tournament, you must complete the tasks in the categories of Reverse / PWN / Web / Crypto / Misc and score the maximum number of points. Allowed to solve tasks in an arbitrary order, the cost of the solution depends on the complexity of the problem. Priority - in terms of execution. Remote access to the gaming network is possible [1], however, some tasks are implemented offline and require the presence of participants in the QIWI zone on the ZeroNights site.
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鈥淨IWI has a successful practical experience of participating in the CTF and organizing such competitions. This is a very convenient format, and I am sure that together with Informzaschita we will offer an interesting environment for the exchange of experience and a worthy reward to the winners, 鈥漵aid Kiril Ermakov isox, CISO of QIWI Group.
鈥淪erious CTF competitions are useful in raising market awareness in practical cybersecurity issues. We are ready to invest and initiate such games in order to give talented specialists the opportunity to declare themselves, and we, as companies, replenish our ranks with fresh personnel, 鈥漜omments Yevgeny Klimov, Technical Director of Informzaschita.
What is allowed:
路 Solve tasks provided by the organizers;
路 Use tools that do not violate the laws of the Russian Federation to search for vulnerabilities on game servers.
What is forbidden:
路 Attack the computers of other competitors;
路 Attack the infrastructure of the organizers;
路 Perform DDOS-attacks on the gaming infrastructure;
路 To conduct attacks on game servers and the jury system;
路 Interfere with all sorts of ways to get the flag by other teams.
Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/311410/
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