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BSides London 2017

Visit our team to participate in the Maze VR game & Crypto Contest challenges

BSides London 2017 Crypto Contest Challenge

In continuing support of the InfoSec community around the world, SecureWorks is excited to return to BSides London for the second consecutive year. Be sure to stop by our booth to talk with SecureWorks team members and try out this year’s game and contest:

Virtual Reality

What will you do if you got lost in real labyrinth? Come and play with our VR Maze to try to find the way out. All participants will be added to a prize draw for the chance to win a fantastic prize.

Crypto Contest

The SecureWorks Crypto Contest offers some fun and unusual challenges. Display a combination of skill, luck, and out-of-the-box thinking and you might not leave empty handed, we have some great prizes to win (rules apply):

  • Bash Bunny
  • Amazon Echo Dot
  • Fitbit Wristband
  • Minix Neo X8-H

We have also created some comfy T-shirts to get you dressed-up for the summer. Those will be given to all participants of the Crypto Contest solving at least one challenge (within the limit of available stock).

Be sure to visit the SecureWorks booth for additional information, fun and speak to our experts about their infosec life in the trenches. We are waiting for you!


Challenge 1:

Determine the message behind this strange string of text.
[99problems.txt]

Challenge 2:

Find the flag!
[marines.txt]

Challenge 3:

The internet is full of cats, please help us find some more.
[cats.txt]

Contest Rules:

  • The first participant to successfully submit all completed challenges will be allowed to choose the prize of their liking. If no one was able to finish all challenges, then selection will go to the participant(s) finishing the most challenges (in case of draw, we would have to select one person out of the lot).
  • All participants successfully completing at least two challenges will be entered into the prize drawing for one of the remaining prizes.
  • Flags should be handed to the SecureWorks booth before 4:00PM BST on Wednesday, June 7th, 2017.
  • The prize drawing takes place the same day 4:00PM BST, June 7th, 2017 at the SecureWorks booth. All participants who wish to enter the drawing are required to physically be present to collect their prize.


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