New contests, challenges and activities coming to #HITB2018AMS next month

Next month's HITB Security Conference in Amsterdam, will feature an expanded free-for-public showcase area with lots of new contests, challenges and activities run by various communities and technology companies. Contest prizes up for grabs include everything from hacker gadgets to a fully paid trip to Hong Kong!

Conference delegates and visitors to the exhibition will have a chance to get hands-on experience in a variety of topics from soldering to hardware analysis, lock picking and more. If you're in Amsterdam next month, this is definitely where you want to be. Entrance to the exhibition area is free, though registration is required.

HITBSecConf2018 - Amsterdam On-Site Activities

Hardware Capture the Flag by Quarkslab

Organized by the team of ninja’s at Quarkslab, this CTF will involve hardware-oriented challenges. Be prepared to deal with various tasks involving RF protocols, RFID, automotive, soldering, micro-soldering, side-channels, etc.

To register (as an individual or as a team), please come by our challenge area. We provide all the require tools to solve the challenges, you will just need a laptop to solve some of them. Note that Linux is typically easier to work with than Windows when it comes to compiling tools, dealing with drivers etc.

The CTF is jeopardy style: you’ll get points when you solve challenges. The first three winners will be rewarded with some nice tools sponsored by WhiteMotion.

BeVX Reverse Engineering Challenge by Beyond Security

Join this reverse engineering and exploitation contest and stand a chance to win a trip to Hong Kong to attend the beVX conference in September! Participants will need to reverse engineer and write an exploit a vulnerability in an ARM binary. The first person to submit a complete solution will get a round trip flight and accommodation and entrance to beVX conference in September in HK, second place gets flight and entrance, and the third place gets an entrance ticket to the event.

The link to the download page and game instructions will be provided on-site during the 12th and 13th. The challenge binary will be internet accessible and downloadable on-site – you do not need to sit at our booth to solve it.

Lock Picking Village by TOOOL Netherlands

Want to tinker with locks and tools the likes of which you’ve only seen in movies featuring police, spies, and secret agents? Then come on by the Lockpick Village, run by The Open Organisation Of Lockpickers, where you will have the opportunity to learn hands-on how the fundamental hardware of physical security operates and how it can be compromised.

The Lockpick Village is a physical security demonstration and participation area. Visitors can learn about the vulnerabilities of various locking devices, techniques used to exploit these vulnerabilities, and practice on locks of various levels of difficultly to try it themselves.

Experts will be on hand to demonstrate and plenty of trial locks, pick tools, and other devices will be available for you to handle. By exploring the faults and flaws in many popular lock designs, you can not only learn about the fun hobby of sportpicking, but also gain a much stronger knowledge about the best methods and practices for protecting your own property.