Hi,
The 2nd August Penguin Hacking Contest (APCHII) will take place on August 4th,
in the August Penguin conference.
This year, we decided to go back to the old meaning of the word
'hacker' (translating from the Hebrew Wikipedia):
A hacker is a term used to describe different types of computer experts.
Especially, computer experts with the technical knowledge of bypassing
borders.
[Hackers] are well known for their abilities in the programming field and in
rapid programming of software
This is your chance to prove if you are a real hacker in the old sense - if
you know your way around a Linux system, and can quickly program utilities to
help you do what you need, come up and show your skills.
Unlike last year, the contest is individual - each person can sign up for the
contest, and start solving the questions. There is a time limit of 30 minutes
afterwhich you must vacate your sit to the next person in line - but you can
return shortly after to resume the competition; this way you can listen to
the lectures, enjoy the atmosphere and hack - all in one day...
Example to questions:
Easy question (1 pt): what is the current path
Medium question (2 pts): Convert the following hex file to ASCII
Hard question (4 pts): Use a format string attack to modify a certain pointer
and execute an alternative function
There are about 50 questions in the competition, about a third of each
difficulty level and some bonus questions.
Prizes:
The winners in the 1st, 2nd and 3rd places will get 500, 300 and 200 NIS in
book coupons. Prizes are sponsored by Beyond Security.
For more information about August Pengiun, see:
http://august.penguin.org.il/
For more information about APCHII, see:
http://august.penguin.org.il/hack.html
- Aviram
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