CDE 2023
CDE is right around the corner and it is a HAUNTED MUSEUM
Saturday, October 21, 2023 · 8 AM - 5 PM
Hey CyberDawgs!
In the spirit of Halloween, we are excited to be building a very spooky Cyber Defense Exercise (CDE).
Event Schedule
08:00: Check-in (Breakfast provided)
09:00: Blue Team System Tests
~9:30: Comp Start
12:00: Lunch (provided)
16:00: Comp End
16:30: Debrief
Scenario
The renowned Bates family recently purchased a defunct museum and plans to reopen. Highly anticipated opening!! But, they did not at the time of purchase realize the museum was filled with haunted trinkets and treasures. Alas, a mishandling of haunted artifacts has unleashed a host of spectral disturbances. Now, these ghosts and other specters have found a way to meddle with the museum and its digital systems.
Your Role
YOU have been recruited as part of an IT team to help manage the technology at the museum. To avoid the PR nightmare, and save your jobs (!!), your team must hurry to finalize preparations for the opening, while dealing with the antics of these spooky meddlers and responding to demands of the CEO of Bates Museum.
Eligibility
As a reminder: CDE is open only to UMBC undergraduate students. You can be any major, and you can be full-time or part-time, but you must be an undergraduate and you must be currently enrolled at UMBC.
Team Size
We are hosting 12 teams of 4 people each. You can create a 4-person team yourself, and sign up together, but you do not have to!
You can sign up by yourself or with other people, and we will form a maximum of 12 teams, as we are able. It might not be possible to accommodate everyone who signs up, but we will do our best!
CDE FAQs
CDE is a Red/Blue Exercise... What is a Red/Blue Exercise?
A Red Team/Blue Team exercise (aka Red/Blue or Red vs Blue) is a cybersecurity defense training exercise. The exercise is made up of attackers (the Red Team) and defenders (the Blue Team).
The Red Team is often a group of offensive security specialists, while the Blue Team is made up of incident responders who work to secure their systems and then recognize, assess, and deal with intrusions.
The exercise is designed to closely mimic real-world conditions of company systems being under cyber attack or insider threat.
CDE will have traditional Red/Blue stuff in addition to a CTF mini-game, phantom phone calls, and several interesting gimmicks.
How much prior experience do I need?
Come one, come all! Our top priority is ensuring that our Blue Teamers have fun. To that end, we scale our scenario difficulty so that the more experienced teams are not bored and the more inexperienced teams are not overwhelmed
CDE is Haunted Museum themed, so... can I wear a Halloween costume?
Costumes are encouraged! Several of our CDE organizers and Red Team members will be in costume. In fact, the beings that are haunting the museum take affinity to their own kind, so each Blue Team with at least 1 member "in costume"* will get points toward their overall score
*“Costume” is defined as: worn especially for Halloween with the intent to be dressed AS something — so a general Halloween t-shirt does not count but simply having cat ears on would count
Will any food be provided?
We will feed you! Breakfast and lunch. You are also welcome to bring food/drinks for yourself or eat before you arrive
What is the absolute latest I can arrive?
08:45. You need to be checked in, then seated and setup. And you NEED to be here for the Blue Team System Tests part.
Where can I sign-up?
As always, my door remains open and I welcome hearing from you. If you have questions, comments, concerns or just want to check in, please feel free to send me a message on Discord (@_nuevo).
Kei-Won-Tia,
CyberDawgs Vice President, Team Captain