Breadcrumbs

Run by the University of Waikato’s CROW lab, the 2019 Cyber Security Challenge has started this week.

From cars, drones and home security, to everyday appliances like your fridge, smart lights and toothbrushes everything is connected. The Challenge this year is to hack some of those devices. Competitors get to rub shoulders with other hackers, solve cyber puzzles, make teams and defend their servers against a Red Team.

The initial rounds are carried out online, with competitors coming together in person for the final rounds 13-14 July, 2019 on the University of Waikato’s Hamilton Campus. So far nearly 300 people from around the country have signed up.  The top prize is a total of $5,000, which is a big incentive for players, but many have been coming back year after for the challenge itself.

The new Head of the CROW Lab is Dr Vimal Kumar. He says the  NZ cyber security challenge is an opportunity for everyone at every skill level to get some cyber security street cred, work in teams or alone to crack some cyber security puzzles, impress your peers and have plenty of fun along the way. “There is a definite shortage of cyber security professionals in the industry and through the cyber security challenge, we hope to create a more aware and cyber-ready generation in the face of the growing cyber security threats. "

Established in 2012, CROW is a research group located in the Department of Computer Science at The University of Waikato.



Latest stories

Related stories

Security and Crime Wānanga set to bring international specialists together

An international collaboration between University of Waikato’s Te Puna Haumaru - New Zealand Institute for…

CROW logo

Cyber sleuths sought for national security challenge

Throughout early June cyber sleuths from around New Zealand are being encouraged to jump online…

Dr Burton

University of Waikato partners with six international universities to launch Cyber Diplomacy Network

Dr Joe Burton from the University of Waikato is participating in the launch of an…

Cyber security buffs tackle toughest online issues of our time

Last week, 146 budding cyber security specialists from across New Zealand went head to head…

Why it might be time for New Zealand to reconsider the legal definition of murder

Dr Brenda Midson looks at why the country should reconsider the way in which murder…

Four lessons we must take away from the Christchurch terror attack

Dr Joe Burton on what key points should shape the longer-term response by the New…

Cyber security: what you need to know

Dr Joe Burton recently led a captivating - if sobering - talk about the impacts…

When a cyber-intruder is in your home

Locks and traditional alarms can’t keep cyber-criminals out, but a Waikato researcher has developed an…

Forging a vision for security in a new age of disruptive techno-politics

Experts from around the country and the world have gathered at University of Waikato to…

Swarms, Artificial Intelligence and New Zealand’s Security

Dr Reuben Steff is looking at how Artificial Intelligence is going to have immense implications…

Disgusting, grotesque and offensive

Dr Dan Weijers is looking at how to deal with the public rejection of new…

Researchers argue backdoors violate encryption principles

Based on an ongoing project, University of Waikato researchers contend that building backdoors into encryption…