Recruiting Security Experts Worldwide

Sun Tzu once said, "Know both yourself and your enemy and you can win a hundred battles without jeopardy."

The Symantec Cyber Readiness Challenge is a competition designed for all levels of technical expertise that puts participants in the hacker's shoes to understand their targets, technology and thought processes so they can ultimately better protect their company or agency. This interactive 'capture the flag' style competition will take place at various locations around the globe and participants will have the opportunity to test their skills within a unique and real world environment developed by Symantec, the global leader in security.

• Sharpen your security skills
• Expand your security awareness
• Implement theoretical knowledge
• Compete against your peers

Bringing together some of the world's leading experts in IT security, this innovative competition will provide a fantastic environment for networking and knowledge sharing. Winners from each competition will be invited to participate in the Cyber Readiness Championship!

Space is limited so register today for an event near you to guarantee your place!

Are You Ready for the Cyber Readiness Challenge?

Rules of Conduct

1. Participants are expected to behave professionally at all times.
2. Participants will not tamper with, modify, or attempt to manipulate any element of the competition including scoring and management systems.
3. Denial of Service (DOS) attacks are not allowed.
4. Participants will not reboot, shutdown, or intentionally disable the services or functions of the target systems.
5. Participants will not conduct any offensive actions that scan, attack, or interfere with another participant's system.
6. Participants will not enter another participant's workspace, nor attempt to deceive, hoax, or assist other participants by any means.
7. Participants must compete without "outside assistance" from non-participants.
8. Participants may not publicly disclose information about the competition or targets including flags or their means of obtaining them without the express written consent of Symantec.
9. Participants understand that violation of this code of conduct or of these rules is grounds for their immediate dismissal and disqualification from the competition, as well as removal from the competition area.

Internet Usage

1. Internet access may or may not be provided.
2. Internet resources such as company websites, FAQs, and existing forum responses may be used during competition provided there are no fees, membership, or special access required. Only resources that could reasonably be available to all participants are permitted.
3. All network activity that takes place on the competition network may be logged and subject to release.

Permitted Materials

1. Participants may not connect more than one (1) laptop or notebook computer to the competition network unless specifically authorized to do so. Virtual machines may be used as long as only one (1) IP address is in use.
2. Memory sticks, flash drives, removable drives, CD/DVDROMs, electronic media, or other similar electronic devices are not allowed unless specifically authorized.
3. Printed reference materials (books, magazines, checklists, etc.) are permitted.
4. All competition materials, including equipment, handouts, and participant-generated reports and documents, must remain in the competition area unless specifically authorized. Only materials brought into the competition area may be removed after the competition concludes.

Questions and Disputes

1. Participants should work with the competition staff to resolve any questions regarding the rules of the competition or scoring methods before the competition begins.
2. Should any question arise about scoring, the scoring engine, or how they function, participants should immediately contact the competition staff.
3. Protests must be presented in writing to the competition staff as soon as possible. The competition officials will be the final arbitrators for any protests or questions arising before, during, or after the competition. Rulings by the competition officials are final. All competition results are official and final as of the end of the competition.

Scoring

1. Scoring will be based on completing tasks that will be provided throughout the competition. Participants accumulate points by successfully obtaining flags and entering them into the scoring system.
2. Scores will be maintained by the competition officials and may be shared at the end of the competition. Running totals may be provided during the competition. Rankings for some portion of the top participants may be provided during the competition.
3. Attacking or otherwise interfering with the scoring system is specifically prohibited.

Technical Requirements

Participants will be required to provide their own laptop or notebook computer with the following minimum recommended requirements:

1. 1 Ghz Intel x86 compatible processor (2 Ghz with virtualization extensions recommended)
2. 2 GB of RAM
3. 20 GB of free disk space
4. Windows 2000 or later, OS X 10.4.11 or later, Linux 2.4.10/2.6.4 or later, BackTrack 4 or later