MWR InfoSecurity has just confirmed that an extra 100 people will be able to participate in this year’s HackFu 2016 challenge. Players from all walks of life will be able to participate as remote delegates, providing support to those on the ground at HackFu, helping solve puzzles and solve clues to beat the challenges set out by MWR’s tech boffins.
Having previously incarcerated participants in a decommissioned prison, and converted a gothic mansion in Gloucestershire into Wild West town, this year HackFu will be hosted at the fictional hapless cyber academy – The Cyber Corps! The Cyber Crops is actively recruiting, take a look at their recruitment video a the top of the post.
The inclusion of remote players is a new dimension to the HackFu challenge. As the event is limited to just 100 physical players, MWR has decided that it’s time to expand and 100 remote playing positions will be available to those who can solve the challenges in order to take part.
So this means it’s a truly global security event, with insiders telling us that the challenges will test both physical attendees and the remote cyber corps skills to their limits. Those competing remotely will be organised into teams and given access to some puzzles and challenges to solve remotely. These will range from non-technical through to those with heavy technical aspects so a range of skills and capabilities will be tested and a wide range of participants can take part. The event is focusing on collaboration between the cyber corps and players on the ground in order to reach success.
Martyn Ruks, Technical Director at MWR expands, “HackFu is more than just a series of hacking challenges – it’s an immersive experience and attendees don’t just take part but become the characters in the story. While the main emphasis is learning the vital skills needed to deflect the blended cyber-attacks that organisations face daily, we also want it to be an enjoyable experience. This year we’re hoping to have a bit of fun with our theme and to use it to illustrate different teaching and training styles. As with all our themes we don’t see an academy as part of the solution to the problems organisations are facing. The Cyber Corps we’ve created is therefore a very inclusive organisation and will show everyone a different perspective on the world of cyber security to help them understand where the solutions do lie. There will also be a few twists and turns along the way and the scenario will help us with our storytelling, but we’ll be keeping those secret until the event itself.”
If you want to know more, visit the HackFu website.
