Event Complete – Thanks to All who Joined Us.
Congrats to “Team 2” on snagging the win, and to D.C. on winning the cool MeMO tablet.
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CyberSNATCH brings you a perspective from the other side of security by guided hands-on experience. Working in teams gives you an opportunity to share and learn, socialize within Ottawa IT community. Well organized.
Ivan Fedorets, Pythian, IT Services
Comment: I had not gone this deep into a Unix network in 20 years. Had a great time relearning this material with Tom and my class partners. Relived the glory days a bit. Thanks for a great day of fun and challenge.
Len Babin, CPP, Primoris Associates Inc. , Corporate Security Consulting
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Need to learn more about IT Security? Want to improve your career path?
Can you invest a Sunday afternoon in your own education?
Join us on November 24th to learn how the Bad Guys operate, and add some IT-Security cred to your resume.
… and have fun doing it!
*** Grand prize: ASUS MeMo 7″ 16GB Quad-Core Tablet! *** —>
What is CyberSNATCH?
It’s an educational Cyber Security Competition. You will be pointed at a target of networks and computers that emulate a realistic corporate or government environment. The challenge is to break through the cyber defenses and disrupt the department, or snatch their secrets. You’ll learn how the bad guys operate – and how to defend against them, to keep Hacking Away.
Why participate?
- Because it’s Fun and Educational.
- You can Meet Other IT Pros.
- Win Prizes.
- Build your Resume.
- Save money with the Cyber-Trio Special.
To register, click here.
This is a learning event.
No hacking experience required. In fact, if you are already a super-ninja hacker, you will not find this a challenge. (Though you are welcome to come and mentor the others.)
We get Sys Admins, Network Admins and Tech Support who know their trade, but need to learn more about the cyber-criminals’ tricks and traps. And want to try them out, to really understand.
We also get Consultants, Auditors, Architects and Managers who know the IT Security policies and guidelines, but need an informal, friendly atmosphere where they can learn the technical details.
All equipment and software is provided. Just bring your curiosity … and your will to win!
It’s a learning event.
Participants will get short lectures, hand-outs, demos, and plenty of hints to help work through the challenges. The most skilled players will get there first, but no one gets left behind.
And, it’s a team event.
Sys-admins, network-admins, and helpdesk agents can learn a lot from the Security Professionals who attend. While IT Security managers, auditors, consultants can come and learn about the technical side of hacking. The technical people may get to teach the managers a few tricks, while the managers help the techies understand the big picture.
See CBC News story: “incredibly bright and innovative people we have here in Ottawa…“ (One ad, then advance to 25:56 – after the swans.)