Considering our cyber security theme from this week, some of you might want to participate in the (free) challenge outlined below. Cheers, Peter ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Buddhika Subasinghe <buddhika.subasinghe(a)waikato.ac.nz> Date: Fri, Apr 29, 2022 at 10:28 AM Subject: New Zealand Cyber Security Challenge 2022 To: Computing Staff: CS & SE <computing-staff(a)waikato.ac.nz>, Mathematics Staff <maths-staff(a)waikato.ac.nz>, Design staff: NZ <design-nz(a)waikato.ac.nz

Hi all FYI Please see the message below from Harpreet re the NZ Cyber Security Challenge 2022. Please contact Vimal vimal.kumar(a)waikato.ac.nz ro Harpreet harpreet.kaur(a)waikato.ac.nz if you need any further information about this event. Many thanks! Buddhika On Fri, Apr 29, 2022 at 9:26 AM Harpreet Kaur <harpreet.kaur(a)waikato.ac.nz> wrote:

Dear Buddhika,

This is the email we want to regulate in the cs list. Much appreciated your help!

*Hi All,* *Cyber Security Researchers of Waikato (CROW) team is organising the NZ Cyber Security Challenge again this year. Could you please distribute this email invitation to your students?*

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *New Zealand Cyber Security Challenge 2022*

The NZ Cyber Security Challenge is back for its 9th edition. Participation is free and as always there are a number of prizes to be won.

We invite anyone interested in cybersecurity to join and take part in the challenge. The challenge will start with an online CTF round (Round 0). We will then invite the top 150 participants to the University of Waikato campus for the main competition involving Rounds 1,2, a networking lunch, cybersecurity talks and a side challenge.

The schedule of the NZCSC’22 is as follows:

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04 June - 22 June: -

Online Round 0: open for everyone

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15 June - 22 June: -

Online Waikato x Cardiff Challenge (special round for Waikato and Cardiff University Students) -

22-23 July : -

Round 1 - Incident Response round -

Round 2 - Capture the Flag -

Side Challenge -

Networking lunch and talks from the industry

Feel free to contact me (vimal.kumar(a)waikato.ac.nz) or Harpreet Kaur ( harpreet.kaur(a)waikato.ac.nz) if you have any questions. More information and the Registration of Interest link can be found on the event website.

https://cybersecuritychallenge.org.nz/

We look forward to hosting you at the event!

-- Peter Reutemann Dept. of Computer Science University of Waikato, NZ +64 (7) 858-5174 (office) +64 (7) 577-5304 (home office) https://www.cs.waikato.ac.nz/~fracpete/ http://www.data-mining.co.nz/