Deadline:
As soon as possible
Location(s)
Online
Virtual
Overview
"Capture The Flag" (CTF) competitions, in the cybersecurity sense, are not related to playing outdoor running or traditional computer games. Instead, they consist of a set of computer security puzzles, or challenges, involving reverse-engineering, memory corruption, cryptography, web technologies, and more. When players solve them they get a "flag," a secret string which can be exchanged for points. The more points a team earns, the higher up it moves in rank.
Details
Overview
In 2020, Google will run the competition in two stages: an online 48-hour-long first-stage competition and an additional speed-running stage for the best 16 teams. The first stage competition has $31,337 USD in prizes. The best three teams of the first-stage will win $13,337 USD for the first place, $7,331 USD for the second place, and USD $3,133.7 USD for the third place. In addition to the grand prizes, some of the best and most creative write-ups that we receive during the qualifying round will be rewarded as well. The second stage consists of a series of problems that participants have to solve in a limited amount of time. The additional prizes for the top four teams of the speedrunning stage are 3,000, 2,000, 1,000, and 500 USD.
At Google, we believe that CTFs are not just a good way for security pros to get better at what they do, but also a fun way to get into the cybersecurity field. That’s why along with the main Google CTF competition there will also be some beginner tasks for folks who want to get started. In addition, the speed-running competition will be recorded, narrated, and presented online.
How does it work
- Once the CTF has started, navigate to the scoreboard (the website will be communicated beforehand)
- Create a team
- Invite others to your team (if you like)
- Solve the challenges presented in the various categories (e.g. Pwnables, Web, Reversing, Cryptography, Hardware, Sandbox)
- At the end of each challenge there is a flag (text token) that usually looks like this — CTF{SomeTextHere} — enter it next to the challenge on the Google ctf website to score points!
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
If you don't have a team, try to get a friend, classmate, or colleague to play and learn with you. You can also play alone or consider joining an existing CTF team. If you want to join an existing local CTF team, see a list of the top CTF teams and their country of origin (if any).Note that not all teams are looking for new members. One of the CTF teams that is always looking for new members is the OpenToAll team.
Dates
Deadline: As soon as possible
Cost/funding for participants
- The best three teams of the first-stage will win $13,337 USD for the first place, $7,331 USD for the second place, and USD $3,133.7 USD for the third place. In addition to the grand prizes, some of the best and most creative write-ups that we receive during the qualifying round will be rewarded as well.
- The second stage consists of a series of problems that participants have to solve in a limited amount of time. The additional prizes for the top four teams of the speedrunning stage are 3,000, 2,000, 1,000, and 500 USD.
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