Witness the ultimate ‘Hackable City’ come to Life during the Standoff at HITB+ CyberWeek
Attackers and defenders to face off in digital metropolis security challenge featuring real-world critical infrastructure and technologies in a challenge called "The Standoff."
- The "Hackable City" is a mock digital metropolis with full IT and OT infrastructure including traffic systems, electrical plants, and transportation networks
- Defenders (blue teams) will be tasked with protecting vulnerable services from attackers (red teams)
- "The Standoff is one of the most challenging attack and defense contests in the world, where teams are competing to find vulnerabilities and attack vectors in real-world critical infrastructure" - Dhillon Kannabhiran, Founder and CEO of Hack In The Box
Cybersecurity experts at Positive Technologies and Hack In The Box (HITB) are inviting red and blue team security specialists to put their attacking and defending skills to the test in a full-scale modern city at The Standoff Cyberbattle held during HITB+CyberWeek. This mock digital metropolis with full IT and OT infrastructure including traffic systems, electrical plants, and transportation networks will feature all the latest technologies used in actual critical infrastructure installations, allowing players to expose security issues and the impact they might have on the real world.
The city will include electricial power plants, freight and passenger carriers, petrochemical facilities, and banks. The infrastructure of each ‘company’ is built using the exact same technologies applied in their respective field such as ICS/SCADA systems. The Standoff is not a normal Capture the Flag (CTF) game and will require teams to showcase specific skill sets commonly seen in security professionals. The simulation brings real-world problems to life and will enable industry professionals to hone their protection and monitoring skills.
HITB+CyberWeek will take place at the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi from October 12–17, 2019. The Standoff itself will be held on October 15–17, and members of the media, the public, and those interested in seeing real-world hacking are encouraged to attend.
More on the contest can be found at: https://cyberweek.ae/competitions/standoff/
