HITB2012AMS LIVE-HACKING COMPETITION TO FEATURE NEW ‘BANK OVERFLOW’ ATTACK AND DEFENSE CHALLENGE

[InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>]

Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 23 February 2012 -- What first began as a 
small gathering for computer security enthusiasts in 2002, Hack In The 
Box Security Conference (HITBSecConf) has since grown into a must attend 
event in the calendar of security professionals from around the world. 
In May this year, HITBSecConf will again return to Amsterdam for the 
European leg of its conference where it will unleash Bank0verflow - the 
latest evolution of its Capture The Flag competition.

A team-based, ‘live hacking’ challenge, the CTF competition is not only 
a huge crowd puller but annually attracts top players and unearths up 
and coming talent from all over Asia and Europe. Players come to not 
only prove their skills amongst their peers but to also claim the 
bragging rights of competing in one of the most grueling network 
security ‘games’ around.

The latest evolution of the CTF - ‘Bank0verflow’ - will comprise both 
attack and defense modules. Bank0verflow will see teams of 3 provided 
with a set of custom vulnerable services and web applications. Teams 
need to exploit their rivals’ machines to retrieve pre configured 
‘flags’ to score offensive points and obtain defensive points by keeping 
their own vulnerable services running.

“In Bank0verflow, each team will own a bank and will start with the same 
amount of ‘money’ in their accounts. Teams need to acquire ‘spies’ to 
infiltrate their rival banks to score offensive points and defensive 
points are obtained when teams keep their bank ‘utilities’ up”, said 
Jurre ‘Dr Whax’ van Bergen, HITB.nl CTF Overlord.

“This is also the first time that we are collaborating with the guys 
from the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP Netherlands) in 
putting together a Capture the Flag game and we are really excited to be 
working with them!”, he continued.

The competition kicks off at 10:30 CET on the 24th of May at the Okura 
Hotel in Amsterdam and will run across two days. The CTF will be held at 
the open Technology Showcase Arena so members of the public can come and 
watch the competition and cheer for favoured teams throughout both 
conference days. Winners will be announced at the conference closing 
session on the 25th.

“HITB’s CTF offers a unique insight into the mind of a hacker and has 
been used by corporations from the oil and gas industry to Big 5 
consulting firms to not only test and evaluate their internal team 
capabilities plus uncover unique skills amongst their work force but to 
also scout for fresh, new talent”, said Dhillon Kannabhiran, Founder and 
Chief Executive Officer at Hack In The Box.

Teams can register for the competition by emailing 
ctfinfo () hackinthebox nl with their team name and member details. 
Registration is free and on a first come, first serve basis but there 
are limited slots and this year’s CTF can accommodate a maximum of 8 
teams (3 members per team) so participants are urged to sign up early.

For more information on HITBSecConf2012 –
Amsterdam and the Capture The Flag competition, please see: 
http://conference.hitb.nl/hitbsecconf2012ams/ or follow our
@hitbsecconf Twitter account (#HITB2012AMS)

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