Announcing the Eighth Annual Flare-On Challenge
The FLARE team is once again
hosting its annual Flare-On challenge, now in its eighth year. Take
this opportunity to enjoy some extreme social distancing by solving
fun puzzles to test your mettle and learn new tricks on your path to
reverse engineering excellence. The contest will begin at 8:00 p.m. ET
on Sept. 10, 2021. This is a CTF-style challenge for all active and
aspiring reverse engineers, malware analysts, and security
professionals. The contest runs for six full weeks and ends at 8:00
p.m. ET on Oct. 22, 2021.
This year’s contest will consist of 10 challenges and feature a
variety of formats, including Windows, Linux, and JavaScript. This is
one of the only Windows-centric CTF contests out there and we have
crafted it to represent the skills and challenges our FLARE team faces.
If you smash your way through all 10 challenges, you will receive a
prize and permanent recognition on the Flare-On website to honor your
greatness. Prize details will be revealed later, but as always, it
will be worthwhile swag to earn the envy of your peers. Prior year’s
prizes were belt buckles, a replica police badge, a challenge coin, a
medal, a massive pin, and a cyber-styled skeleton key.
Check the Flare-On website for a
live countdown timer, to view the previous year’s winners, and to
download past challenges and solutions for practice. For official news
and information, we will be using the Twitter hashtag: #flareon8.
Gloss