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ESCRPYT Capture-the-flag (CTF) security workshop

Simulating the attacker’s point of view

Illustration of a cybersecurity theme with a hooded figure on a flag, shield icon, and automotive elements, representing the ETAS Capture-the-flag security workshop.

The ESCRYPT Capture-the-flag (CTF) cybersecurity workshop offers a realistic environment to exercise your security skills. Challenges based on real-life scenarios will provide you with the opportunity to simulate offensive security engagements. As a unique feature, the workshop includes the automotive challenges with a simulated CAN network, where you identify vulnerabilities in automotive protocols.

Your benefits

Understand vulnerabilities

Gain insight into cybersecurity from the attackers' perspective.

Secure effectively

Learn strategies to enhance the security of your products and services.

Improve skills

Experience automotive penetration testing methodologies.

What we offer

The image shows the online gateway for workshop participants, depicting the earth as seen from space with the headline “Empowering Tomorrow’s Automotive Software” and a button motivating viewers to click on it by asking “Curious?”

Workshop participants

Target group

  • Security managers, product managers, or project managers
  • System engineers, software engineers, hardware engineers, developers, security engineers
  • Technical understanding on engineering level required

ETAS experts

  • DefCon Car Hacking Village CTF top 3 since 2019
  • Certified in various information security fields
  • 7+ years of experience in pentesting engagements

Since 2004

ETAS experts: automotive security pioneers since 2004

Workshop format and schedule

Diagram illustrating an isolated network setup for a CTF (capture-the-flag) security workshop. It shows participants connected to a central server that distributes various cybersecurity challenges, including automotive, mobile, and reverse engineering tasks.

Setup

  • Introduction to tools and system under test
  • Introduction to the challenges

Solving challenges, finding flags

  • Exciting automotive challenges inspired by real-world findings
  • Challenges varying in complexity and difficulty
  • Different ways necessary to crack the challenges, for example with the help of hacking techniques and tools
  • Experienced supervision and guidance

Reflection

  • Difficult to solve challenges
  • Unique and creative solutions
  • Implications for implementing and developing systems

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