IT Security is hard. You have to keep hacking away.

Cyber-eXcsess

Registration now Open for Cyber-eXcsess

 Cyber-security Competition and Simulation.  Feb 19 at 5:30.  Engineering Common Room.

Ever wonder how the hackers got in and ransacked Sony Pictures?  

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Screenshot left by hackers at Sony Pictures on Nov.24, 2014

There are a lot of smart people working at Sony.  Ever worry that someday the Bad Guys might get you too?

Sony isn’t admitting exactly how this happened, but we have years of evidence from other attacks.  This event is designed to help you understand the threat landscape, and avoid letting your employer get caught.  You don’t want to be the one to get blamed.

What is Cyber-eXcsess?

You and your team will be pointed at a target of networks and computers that emulate a realistic corporate environment.  The challenge is to break through the cyber defenses and disrupt the company, or capture their secrets.  You’ll learn what the bad guys are up to – and how to defend against them, to keep Hacking Away.

No hacking experienced is required. That means if you are a guru-ninja-hacker-dude already, this event will be too lame for you.

There will be winners and losers.  

Winners get the awesome bragging rights in class and on their resumes.

Losers will be “taken out” by Seth Rogen and James Franco.

 

Free Pizza – Sponsored by CGIcgilogo

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Hope to see you there!

Thursday, Feb 19, 2015  at  5:30 – 9:30 PM in Engineering Common Room

Registr here:    Feb 8/15… Sorry.  Registration is full!

 

Open Events

Open Events are open to anyone who wants to improve their IT Security skills, meet others, and have fun!  We get great feedback from sys admins, network admins, web programmers, and IT-Sec consultants and practitioners - of all skill levels.

Corporate/Departmental

Corporate/Department Events are for groups who want to have a fun and challenging team-building event.  There's no better, faster, or more effective way to build IT Security skills, than to put the team into a competitive environment.  We can do this on- or off-site.  Great pricing if we combine your team event with others.

Student Events

Student Events started at Algonquin College in June 2012.  Since then, we've done similar events at McGill University for Electrical, Computer and Software engineering students, Carleton U "Learn to Win" program, and La Cité Collégiale.  If you are interested in having an event at your school then let us know.

Groups & Associations

Group and Association Events can be an exciting and engaging addition to your calendar.  A hands-on, fun-filled and challenging activity that your members will really look forward to.  They'll improve their IT Security skills, and earn CPE and other professional credits.