Cybersecurity Competition Sept 12 – Limited Seats Available

August 29, 2018

For questions about this competition, contact BOTS@splunk.com.

Observers, Students, Educators are also welcome too!

WHAT: Join us for a Boss of the SOC (BOTS), a blue-team capture the flag-esque competition hosted by Splunk. As a contestant, you will explore and investigate realistic event data in Splunk Enterprise and Splunk Enterprise Security.
HOW: During the competition, you’ll practice your security skills and compete against peers for prizes and bragging rights. Players will be given a series of questions of varying type and difficulty and points are awarded for both accuracy and speed. Competitors will gain a stronger and more realistic understanding of their strengths regarding incident investigations. In addition, the results will highlight areas for training and education.
WHERE: SWITCH INNEVATION CENTER, 3rd floor. Full directions available by emailing BOTS@splunk.com
START TIME: This event starts around 8:30am and ends around 4:00pm (SEE AGENDA BELOW)
Note: Contestants are encouraged to sign up in teams of up to four for the best chance to become the Boss of the SOC!

Ideally you have a working knowledge of basic Splunk search functionality is required
General security experience
Registration is required, no walk-ins due to space limitation
Please register with an email that you will be able to access day of event
Laptops will not be provided, you must bring a laptop computer equipped with WIFI and running a modern web browser like Chrome (preferred), Firefox, or Safari. The day’s events (both morning and afternoon) are highly dependent on access to the Internet. Though not required, it’s never a bad idea to have the ability to tether your laptop to the Internet via your phone or other wireless device should some unforeseen problem with the event WIFI come up.
To learn more about what to expect at a BOTS event: https://www.splunk.com/blog/2017/09/06/what-you-need-to-know-about-boss-of-the-soc.html
If you would like to brush up on your Splunk investigation skills, please see the Hunting with Splunk blog series: https://www.splunk.com/blog/2017/07/06/hunting-with-splunk-the-basics.html

For questions about this competition, contact BOTS@splunk.com.

Space is limited. Pre-registration required.