Archives November 2021

How Can I Get Involved?

In a world that increasingly relies on technology for its day to day operations, cyber threats are more and more important to understand in the business world. The current landscape requires local family businesses to be aware of cyber threats just as much as the largest Fortune 500 companies in the ever-evolving cyber domain. The Loyola Blakefield Cyber Challenge aims to prepare the next generation regardless of career aspirations for the future landscape of business. Educating students on computer management and cyber threats is essential to future success in a workplace which will inevitably rely on understanding the technology which runs it. 

  • Attendance 
    • Attend the competition or the summit.  Parents, when you drop off your student please join us for the summit to get insights into opportunities in the field.
  • Mentorship 
    • Are you in the IT, Security, or Engineering fields?  Volunteer to be a mentor for the day and be part of the teaching and learning experience 
  • Financial Support 
    • Consider sponsoring the event.  The goal is this is a free day for all participants. 
  • Tell others 
    • Tell your friends, business associates, or anyone else that may be interested.  Every business needs IT and cyber support from the small 5 employee company to the fortune 500.

Practice Challenges

Challenge Categories:

  • Algorithm/Programming
  • Cryptology
  • Forensics
  • Network Analysis
  • Reverse Engineering/Binary Exploitation
  • Web Exploitation
  • Miscellaneous
  • Privilege Escalation

Demo Challenge

Challenge Name: Protons

Category: Cryptology

A colleague of mine sent me this nondescript message yesterday claiming it is important that I figure out the element hidden within it. Help me decode this message and find the element.

125 163 145 040 101 144 144 151 164 151 157 156

Answer: LBCTF{Nobelium}

Demo Challenge 2

Challenge Name: Random Resets

Category: Network Analysis

There appears to be some weird network traffic captured in thsi pcap file, see if you can find the flag hidden within.

Hint: “RST packets typically have a len of zero”

Hint 2: The IP addresses of those RST Packets seem odd, don’t they?

Answer: LBCTF{R5Tpk3nc0ding}