{"id":163,"date":"2019-12-08T07:20:15","date_gmt":"2019-12-08T07:20:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/csc.ac.za\/?p=163"},"modified":"2026-05-07T12:12:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T10:12:25","slug":"sanrencsc2019finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.csc.ac.za\/?p=163","title":{"rendered":"Cyber Security Challenge 2019 Finals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Much appreciation goes to our Cyber Security Challenge 2019 Sponsors<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"105\" src=\"https:\/\/www.csc.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/fsecure.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-196\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">F-Secure Consulting<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"105\" src=\"https:\/\/www.csc.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/microsoft.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-197\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Microsoft<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"105\" src=\"https:\/\/www.csc.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/cyanre.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-211\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cyanre<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>SANReN hosted its third <a href=\"https:\/\/cybersecuritychallenge.ac.za\/\">Cyber Security Challenge<\/a> during the <a href=\"https:\/\/chpcconf.co.za\/\">CHPC National Meeting 2019<\/a> at the Birchwood Hotel and OR Tambo Conference Centre in Kempton Park, from 01 to 04 December 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The purpose of the competition is to stimulate interest in Cyber Security in the field of network\/information security within South African tertiary education institutions. Thus, the competition is aimed at university students who are interested in information security fields such as penetration testing, incident response, digital forensics and security training. During the competition students were exposed to simulated cyber related threats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Due to the high interest from students, the competition was split into two rounds:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Qualification round: In the first, qualifying round, 416 students, comprising 125 teams, competed for a place in the final round. A team is normally comprised of four members. There are tweleve team places in the final round.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Final round: During the final round, twelve teams comprising 44 students (some teams were only comprised of three members) competed in a number of challenges over the course of the event. This year a team from Mozambique qualified to participate in the competition.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The following teams qualified to participate in the final round:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>(`_&gt;\u2019)<\/strong> \u2013 University of the Witwatersrand (WITS), Computer Science<br><strong>GandCrab<\/strong> \u2013 Stellenbosch University (SUN)<br><strong>IHateYou<\/strong> \u2013 North-West University (NWU)<br><strong>Inf3ct<\/strong> \u2013 Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST), Namibia<br><strong>Short Circuits<\/strong> \u2013 University of KwaZulu-Natal(UKZN), Engineering<br><strong>Team Golf<\/strong> \u2013 University of Pretoria (UP), Engineering<br><strong>The IT Crowd<\/strong> \u2013 University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), Computer Science<br><strong>TheGeeks<\/strong> \u2013 Multiple universities, Mozambique<br><strong>We Who Shall Not Be Named<\/strong> \u2013 University of the Western Cape (UWC)<br><strong>WillHackForPizza<\/strong> \u2013 University of the Witwatersrand (WITS), Engineering<br><strong>WireGhosts<\/strong> \u2013 University of Botswana, Botswana<br><strong>Pigeon.exe<\/strong> \u2013 University of Pretoria (UP), Computer Science<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The final Scoreboard at the end of the 2019 competition is:<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"883\" height=\"939\" src=\"https:\/\/csc.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/csc2019ctfscores.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-217\" style=\"width:288px;height:305px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.csc.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/csc2019ctfscores.png 883w, https:\/\/www.csc.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/csc2019ctfscores-282x300.png 282w, https:\/\/www.csc.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/csc2019ctfscores-768x817.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 883px) 100vw, 883px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The various challenge winners are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Capture The Flag (CTF) Challenge:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>First Place:<\/strong> Pigeon.exe \u2013 University of Pretoria (UP), Computer Science<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Second place:<\/strong> We Who Shall Not Be Named \u2013 University of the Western Cape (UWC)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Third Place:<\/strong> IHateYou \u2013 North-West University (NWU)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Specific Challenges:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Social Engineering Challenge:<\/strong> The IT Crowd \u2013 University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN), Computer Science<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hash Challenge:<\/strong> (`_>\u2019) \u2013 University of the Witwatersrand (WITS), Computer Science<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>F-Secure Attack\/Defend Challenge<\/strong>: Team Golf \u2013 University of Pretoria (UP), Engineering<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bonus Challenge (individual):<\/strong> Hack the Shark<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Andrew Boyley \u2013 University of the Witwatersrand, Computer Science<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"711\" height=\"547\" src=\"https:\/\/csc.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/csc2019sharkattack.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-219\" style=\"width:359px;height:276px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.csc.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/csc2019sharkattack.png 711w, https:\/\/www.csc.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/csc2019sharkattack-300x231.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 711px) 100vw, 711px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.csc.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/csc20191st.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-id=\"231\" src=\"https:\/\/www.csc.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/csc20191st-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-231\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.csc.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/csc20191st-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.csc.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/csc20191st-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.csc.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/csc20191st.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>1st Place<\/strong><br>Pigeon.exe, University of Pretoria<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.csc.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/csc20192nd.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-id=\"232\" src=\"https:\/\/www.csc.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/csc20192nd-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.csc.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/csc20192nd-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.csc.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/csc20192nd-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.csc.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/csc20192nd.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>2nd Place<\/strong><br>We Who Shall Not Be Named, University of the Western Cape<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.csc.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/csc20193rd.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-id=\"233\" src=\"https:\/\/www.csc.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/csc20193rd-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.csc.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/csc20193rd-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.csc.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/csc20193rd-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.csc.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/csc20193rd.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Third Place<\/strong><br>IHateYou, North-West University<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.csc.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/csc2019adchallenge.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-id=\"228\" src=\"https:\/\/www.csc.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/csc2019adchallenge-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-228\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.csc.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/csc2019adchallenge-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.csc.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/csc2019adchallenge-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.csc.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/csc2019adchallenge.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>F-Secure Attack\/Defend Challenge<\/strong><br>Team Golf, University of Pretoria<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.csc.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/csc2019hashchallenge.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-id=\"229\" src=\"https:\/\/www.csc.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/csc2019hashchallenge-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.csc.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/csc2019hashchallenge-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.csc.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/csc2019hashchallenge-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.csc.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/csc2019hashchallenge.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Microsoft Hash Challenge<\/strong><br>(`_>\u2019), University of the Witwatersrand<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.csc.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/csc2019soceng.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-id=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/www.csc.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/csc2019soceng-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.csc.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/csc2019soceng-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.csc.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/csc2019soceng-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.csc.ac.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/csc2019soceng.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Social Engineering Challenge<\/strong><br>The IT Crowd, University of KwaZulu-Natal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Much appreciation goes to our Cyber Security Challenge 2019 Sponsors SANReN hosted its third Cyber Security Challenge during the CHPC National Meeting 2019 at the Birchwood Hotel and OR Tambo Conference Centre in Kempton Park, from 01 to 04 December&hellip; 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