The 2013 Northeast Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition will be held at the University of Maine during March 8-10, 2013. Because there were more schools interested in participating than we could handle, we had a qualifying round to select the ten schools that were invited be invited to participate in the Final.
We are also running the NECCDC Symposium with presentations from the participating teams and vendors. The focus will be on job and internship opportunities in cybersecurity as well as on preparing teams for cybersecurity competitions.
We have a Twitter account (@NECCDC2013), a Twitter Page (twitter.com/NECCDC2013), a Facebook Page (facebook.com/NECCDC2013), and you can get on an NECCDC email list by writing to markov@maine.edu and requesting to be put on the mailing list.
Below are links to some of the previous NECCDC contests:
COMPETITION SCHEDULE
| Friday – March 8, 2013 | |
| 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM | Teams Sign In and Pick Up Competition Packets (Neville Hall Lobby) |
| 11:30 AM – 12:15 PM | Welcome and orientation |
| 12:15 PM – 01:30 PM | Lunch |
| 01:30 PM – 07:00 PM | COMPETITION DAY 1 |
| Saturday – March 9, 2013 | |
| 08:15 AM – 08:45 AM | Continental Breakfast |
| 08:45 AM – 09:00 | Day 2 Announcements |
| 9:00 AM – 07:00 PM | COMPETITION DAY 2 |
| 12:00 PM – 01:00 PM | Lunch available (No break in competition) |
| 07:00 PM – 09:00 PM | Reception and Mixer — Heavy hors d’oeuvres |
| Sunday – March 10, 2013 | |
| 08:15 AM – 08:45 AM | Continental Breakfast |
| 08:45 AM – 09:00 AM | Day 3 Announcements |
| 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM | COMPETITION DAY 3 |
| 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM | Clean Up and Feedback Session |
| 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM | Lunch and Awards Ceremony |
Shell Party – A Reflection on Six Seasons of NECCDC
Abstract
Here we are, six seasons of NECCDC later. Raphael will share a few stories from CCDC events past, share with us how the red team tactics have evolved, and regale us with an explanation of the true benefit of our coming to this event each year.
Bio
Raphael Mudge is the founder of Strategic Cyber LLC, a Washington, DC
based company that creates software for red teams. Raphael’s work called Armitage pioneered ideas that allow red teams to collaborate and scale their efforts. He also worked on red team automation through DARPA’s Cyber Fast Track program. Besides Armitage, Raphael is the creator of the threat emulation software Cobalt Strike and the inventor of the grammar checker on WordPress.com. His work has appeared on the cover of the Linux Journal, the Fox sitcom Breaking In, and other publications. Raphael regularly speaks on security topics and provides red team support to many cyber defense exercises. He has been a long-time member of the NECCDC Red Team.