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The University Challenge is a competition among teams comprised of university students that will be held during the training days of the larger OWASP AppSec conferences (AppSec US, AppSec EU, …).

• There is no admission fee for the University Challenge – participation in the conference is possible for free.

• During the University Challenge teams will solve mission style security challenges using the Hacking-Lab framework.

• The OWASP University Challenge could be limited to 8 teams, depending on available space and budget. Teams will consist of 4-8 students, with one team per university.

• All team openings are on a first come first serve basis. If multiple teams are received from the same university the second team will be put on a wait list.

• All team members must be registered. Registration for the University Challenge event is free.

• Food and beverages will be provided during the challenge and all participants will get an OWASP University Challenge t-shirt. Of course, the first three winning teams will get some small prizes (to be announced).

Introduction

The OWASP University Challenge is a one or two day mission style security challenge event during the AppSec conferences training days! University / Student teams can compete solving hack challenges and defending insecure applications.

Attack-Defense System

The challenges are even more dynamic and realistic now. Instead of just solving different security challenges, teams carry out a virtual online battle against each other in an attack-defense based competition, also known as CTF system. If you are interested to learn more about the CTF system, you will find here more information: CTF System

OWASP Student Chapters Program

News and Events

In Print

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:

• Hacking-Lab
• OWASP Hacking-Lab

Road Map and Getting Involved

• University Challenge 2017 @ AppSec EU in Belfast (Martin Knobloch)

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