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STORRS, CT \u2013 During National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Synchrony, a premier consumer financial services company, and The University of Connecticut School of Engineering are joining forces to sponsor CyberSEED 2019, a cyber wargame competition, on Saturday, October 19th from 9am to 5:30pm.<\/p>\n
More than forty-two teams from 30 colleges and universities across the country will face off in a variety of challenges that test students\u2019 skills, including: reverse engineering, web application security, network traffic analysis, and cryptography. The grand prize winner will take home $15,000; there will also be two smaller prizes of $2,000 and $500.<\/p>\n
Registration for the competition is closed, but registration for a concurrent workshop will remain open through 17 October.<\/p>\n
WHAT: CyberSEED \u2013 a cyber Capture the Flag competition and Workshop<\/p>\n
WHEN: Saturday, October 19th<\/p>\n
9:00am \u2013 opening remarks<\/p>\n
9:30am \u2013 competition commences<\/p>\n
5:00pm \u2013 competition ends<\/p>\n
5:30pm \u2013 awards and closing<\/p>\n
The workshop runs concurrently with the Capture the Flag competition.<\/p>\n
WHERE: UConn Storrs Campus — Rome Commons Ballroom<\/p>\n
Contact:<\/p>\n
Jeannette Burke (UConn) <\/span>Engr-cyberseed@uconn.edu<\/a><\/p>\n Nicole Ward (Synchrony) Nicole.Ward@syf.com<\/a><\/p>\n