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2020 CyberForce Competition Ask Me Anything

Are you ready for the 2020 Department of Energy CyberForce Competition™: Warrior Edition?!?!? It’s the same, rigorous, competition with a new virtual format. We know you have questions. Well, we have answers. Join us to gals for a Reddit Ask Read more…

By Amanda Joyce, 7 months7 months ago
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CDC 2018 Puzzle 1 – Scenario

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By Amanda Joyce, 3 years ago
Puzzles

CDC 2017 Puzzle 4 – Achevare

Solution: Click Decrypting Achevare to view the documentation on how to solve Puzzle 4 – Achevare. Puzzle 4 Winners: Congratulations to the following participants who successfully solved Puzzle 4– Achevare: Roland Varriale (Submitted: Wed 2/1/2017 12:06 PM) Nathan Harmer and Read more…

By Amanda Joyce, 3 years1 year ago
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CDC 2017 Puzzle 3 – Meditullium

Solution: Click here: Decrypting Meditullium to view the documentation on how to solve Puzzle 3 – Meditullium. Puzzle 3 Winners: Congratulations to the following participants who successfully solved Puzzle 3 – Meditullium: Roland Varriale (Submitted: Tue 1/3/2017 10:11 AM)   Read more…

By Amanda Joyce, 3 years ago
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CDC 2017 Puzzle 2 – Patronizare

Puzzle 2 Answer: Click here: Decrypting Patronizare to view the documentation on how to solve Puzzle 2 – Patronizare. Puzzle 2 Winners: Congratulations to the following participants who successfully solved Puzzle 2 – Patronizare: Cyber Security JRC team at Lewis Read more…

By Amanda Joyce, 3 years ago
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CDC 2017 Puzzle 1 – Genesis

Use your hacking skills to solve puzzle 1 – Genesis. Puzzle Hint: What you seek, that you must find, can only be deduced, using steghide. Puzzle Answer: Click here: Decrypting-Genesis to see the technical documentation on how to solve Puzzle 1 – Genesis. Read more…

By Amanda Joyce, 3 years3 years ago
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Answer to CDC 2016 Puzzle 2 and Winners

Congratulations to the following two teams for solving our latest puzzle: 1st place – FireTeamKernel, University of Illinois at Chicago Erik Thorsen Oliver Hui Wesley Clark Janki Patel Daniel Moreno Michael Baccia 2nd place – CyberFlyers, Lewis University Brandon White Read more…

By Amanda Joyce, 3 years3 years ago
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CDC 2016 Puzzle 2

We’ve got another puzzle for you, one that will put your hacking skills to the test. Let the game begin. CDC 2016 Puzzle 2 To access the puzzle, download the link above. If the file does not download automatically, right-click Read more…

By Amanda Joyce, 3 years3 years ago
Puzzles

Answer to CDC 2016 Puzzle 1 and Winners

Curious to see how Puzzle 1 can be solved? Click below for the answer: Answer to Steganography cipher puzzle challenge We would also like to congratulate the following team from Lewis University for solving our puzzle: Steven Day Brandon White Read more…

By Amanda Joyce, 3 years3 years ago
Puzzles

CDC 2016 Puzzle 1

We are looking for individuals who are up for our challenge. We have devised a test. There is a clue hidden in the puzzle below. Answer to this puzzle from last year is located here.

By Amanda Joyce, 3 years3 years ago

 

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