With the coming of the cool Autumn air and changing leaves, that can only mean that @@BSidesDE is coming your way, and so is Pros V Joes!
As ever, our live-fire CTF will be at one of the first BSides to ever be! Join the red vs blue fun to learn while chaos reigns.
Sign up now, while you still can...these seats go fast!
Apply here!! Apply now!!
Call for Joes: https://forms.gle/7SUC3ruHTmVYzwTr6
Call for Pros: https://forms.gle/1L2WcSMkrzMKXksC6
BSidesDE 2025 PvJ CTF Sign-up for Joes
Calling All Joes! Joe registration for the BSidesDE 2025 Pros V Joes competition is now open! If you apply to play our game and are accepted, that DOES NOT MEAN you get a conference ticket! You will need to purchase a ticket with BSides DE. The game will be held on November 14 - 15 at BSidesDE in the Fintech Innovation Hub, University of Delaware. Pros V Joes website: http://prosversusjoes.net/ BsidesDE website: https://bsidesdelaware.com/ What is the Pros V Joes CTF? This event is an opportunity for average users (Joes) to try their hand at both the defensive and offensive side of computer security. As a Joe you will learn from seasoned professionals who will lead and mentor you as you develop the skills to protect your network. You’ll also have the opportunity to work with a seasoned penetration tester/hacker who will start you on the path developing those skills. For the Pro's, it's a chance to hone and show off their skills, helping others to learn and better themselves. It's a lot of fun, no matter which side you’re on. Joes are split up into teams, each with a Pro captain and co-captain, then given their own network to defend against the Red Cell. Each team's network comes complete with all of the services, servers, and desktops common to a corporate environment today. Your mission is to secure the systems, maintain business-critical services, find the Red Cell, and expel them while keeping them from getting back in. Of course, there will be more than a few surprises... Each team is provided with their own network that is full of servers and workstations to defend. All of this gear is housed in a dedicated and isolated network that we affectionately call the Gaming Grid. Players need only bring a laptop to connect to the environment over VPN with. Please note that RJ45 cat5 or 6 connections are required. (Laptops will not be in the line of fire, if you follow the rules... ;-) The environment to host this CTF is currently undergoing active construction and will be laced with various surprises to keep the game interesting. The networks that the Blue Teams must defend will be a mix of Windows and Linux, with the typical Internet services (web, DNS, mail, etc) and maybe more obscure systems and services. At the end, a winning team will be announced. I'd like to ask each Joe applicant to please respond with a bit of background about yourself - your background, your level of experience, and your area of expertise. This information will help us balance the teams to make for a fun and exciting game for all. It will help us and your team if you are brutally honest with your self-estimate, but don’t let imposter syndrome cause you to underestimate your experience and skills, either. Try to be fair to yourself. Don’t feel too intimidated to apply, you can’t join and learn if you don’t send in the form! In the days and weeks ahead, should you be selected to play, you’ll be contacted by your Pro Captain and co-Captain. Applicants who are selected will be expected to work with the rest of their team to prepare for the event. As we get closer to the event, we will provision your VPN access to the CTF Network so that you can become familiar with it. Lastly, if anyone has questions, comments, or suggestions, please don't hesitate to tweet me @dichotomy1. We have a whole team building and running this CTF. We’re very open to new ideas, and think a group collaboration can only make this event better. Thanks, ~dichotomy
Glitch416
BSides Las Vegas
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Jack Daniel (often offline)
Michał Narecki
Security BSides Delaware