Challenge materials and instructions can be found at https://codebreaker.ltsnet.net. Students may register with their @umbc.edu email address.
The challenge is divided into tasks:
Challenge materials and instructions can be found at https://codebreaker.ltsnet.net. Students may register with their @umbc.edu email address.
We encourage students to use whatever tools are available. In particular, we recommend Wireshark and/or Microsoft Message Analyzer, IDA Pro, a debugger, and Intel's instruction manuals.
Challenge Scenario (This is a fictitious scenario):
The Department of Homeland Security has requested NSA's assistance in investigating a potential intrusion into U.S. critical infrastructure. Your task is to investigate the intrusion, identify how the systems were compromised, and develop a capability to neutralize the threat. With your help we can secure this system and prevent further attacks on other critical networks.- Set up a test instance of the system
- Analyze suspicious network traffic
- Develop a network signature for an IDS
- Analyze system components for vulnerabilities
- Perform forensic analysis of a compromised endpoint
- Craft an exploit to take down the C&C server
- Devise a strategy to clean the infected hosts
