OWASP University Challenge
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Set Up
Conference Organisation:
- Announcement
- Room / Space for the University Challenge
- Internet connection
- Video projector (scoring/ranking)
- Power and extensions
- Outreach to the local Universities
- Sponsor for winner prizes
- Winner announcement during the main track / (before) end of the conference
Outline:
During the two training days
- challenges will be organized together with Hacking-Lab
- Hardware (challenge server) come from Hacking-Lab
- Hardware (wilreless routers) come form the Education Committee
Expenses:
- Travel and lodging has to be organized and covered by the student teams themselves, the conference should feed the students
- Travel and lodging of the University Challenge project leader (running the challenge) is covered by the conference
- It is recommended to give the University Challenge teams free entrance to the conference
Prices:
We could need the conference organization team to help finding sponsors for the prices.
University Challenge Events
Previous events:
- AppSec EU 2016 Rome
- AppSec EU 2015 Amsterdam
- AppSec EU 2014 Cambridge
- AppSec-EU 2013 Hamburg
- AppSec-EU 2012 Athens
- AppSec-US 2012 Austin
- AppSec-US 2011 Minneapolis
Ticket winning” pre-conference challenges:
-> option for conference to offer free tickets via solving Hacking-Lab challenges -> qualifying for UC? -> Team qualifying
FAQs
Q1: When typically has the event run at AppSec, during the training days or during conference proper?
A1: The UC is normally hosted during the training days
Q2: What size of room or seating capacity has typically been used?
A2: Depending to the PR and number of teams (teams have a max of 8 members)
Q3: What prizes are usually awarded?
A3: depends, if the conference manages to find sponsors there are prices. At the AppSec-Eu 2013, there where no prices, only the honor of winning
Q4: Do the teams have free conference access?
A4: No, the teams have to organize travel and lodging themself. all we do is hosting the UC and feed them.
There are no entrance / attendance fees charged previously
The attendees usually get free access to the conference (because they travel from foreign countries too)
Acknowledgements
Hacking-Lab
The University Challenge is run by the OWASP/Hacking-Lab project. Real knowledge derives from hands-on experience.
About Hacking-Lab
Hacking-Lab is an
online ethical hacking, computer network and security challenge
platform, dedicated to finding and educating cyber security talents.
Furthermore, Hacking-Lab is providing the CTF and mission style
challenges for the OWASP University Challenges and for the European
Cyber Security Challenge. The Hacking-Lab also provides free OWASP TOP
10 online security labs. Hacking-Labs’ goal is to raise awareness
towards increased education and ethics in information security through a
series of cyber competitions that encompass forensics, cryptography,
reverse-engineering, ethical hacking and defense.
Learn more about:
Road Map and Getting Involved
- University Challenge 2017 @ AppSec EU in Belfast (Martin Knobloch)
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