Schedule
Detailed timeline of the event
Day 1 – Saturday/ቅዳሜ
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM | Registration |
10:00 AM – 10:30 AM | Opening & Keynote and Introduction to the CTF Challenge and Rules |
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM | Jeopardy-style CTF |
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | Lunch Break |
1:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Jeopardy-style CTF Continues |
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM | Challenge Review Session 1: Review of a challenge that most teams found difficult |
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM | Challenge Review Session 2: Review of a challenge chosen by audience vote |
5:00 PM – 5:30 PM | Participant Presentation: An audience member explains their methodology for solving a particular challenge |
5:30 PM – 5:45 PM | Wrap-Up and Preview of Day 2 |
Day 2 – Sunday/እሁድ
10:00 AM – 10:15 AM | Day 1 Recap & Introduction to the CTF Challenge and Rules |
10:15 AM – 12:00 AM | Attack-Defense style CTF |
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | Lunch Break |
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM | Attack-Defense style CTF Continues |
4:00 PM – 4:30 PM | Judging & Evaluation |
4:30 PM – 5:00 PM | Awards Ceremony |
5:00 PM – 5:30 PM | Challenge Review Session 1: Defense Analysis: Discuss one of the challenges where many teams’ defenses were breached. Go over the common vulnerabilities that were exploited, why these defenses may have failed, and strategies for how they could have been better protected. |
5:30 PM – 6:00 PM | Challenge Review Session 2: Attack Strategy: For this session, focus on a challenge where many teams were unable to successfully breach the defense. Discuss the defense setup, why certain attack strategies didn’t work, and what strategies could have been more successful. This could also be an opportunity to discuss various offensive tools and methodologies used in CTF competitions. |
6:00 PM – 6:30 PM | Participant Presentation: An audience member explains their strategy for defending or attacking during a particular challenge. They could discuss their thought process, the tools they used, any obstacles they faced, and how they overcame them. This session provides valuable insight into real-world attack and defense scenarios, and allows for a peer learning experience. |
6:30 PM – 6:45 PM | Closing Remarks |
Important dates (e.g., registration date, event date, etc.)
Registration date/deadline
TBD
Event date
Saturday, Sunday August 26-27 (ነሐሴ 20-21)