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November 4, 2018 @ 10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Cal Poly’s California Cybersecurity Institute (CCI) will host a hackathon focused around the “internet of things,” sponsored by security and technology industry leaders Arlo, Cisco and Bugcrowd, Nov. 4 at Camp San Luis Obispo.

Cal Poly students will compete against skilled “white hat” hackers from government organizations and the cybersecurity industry at the hackathon in “Red Team vs. Blue Team” training exercises. The CCI will also showcase a mock city complete with a staged hospital and business that participants will hack into and protect during the training scenarios.

“With an increasingly interconnected world, crime has moved onto gaming platforms, smart TVs, vehicles and other home appliances,” said James Baker, CCI interim director of industry outreach. “Cyber criminals are now exploiting the multiple vulnerabilities of millions and millions of connected devices that comprise the giant network referred to as the internet of things. The Red Team vs. Blue Team will demonstrate to the general public how a public network may be attacked through the proverbial ‘front door.’”

The public is invited to attend from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 4 to witness the competition and explore the mock Internet of Things City, which demonstrates how the internet of things affects every part of our daily lives.

“The looming cyber threats facing organizations as well as private citizens with the internet of things is serious,” CCI Program Director Martin Minnich said. “The hackathon shows that through public and private partnerships, we can solve real-world problems in real time cheaper and faster than previously thought possible.”

The hackathon will take place at the CCI located on-base at Camp San Luis Obispo. At the hackathon, Cal Poly students from the White Hat Club and IT professionals from the public and private sector will work together to discover new ways to identify, isolate and remediate critical vulnerabilities in this new internet of things platform.

“As the leader in crowdsourced security, we take our responsibility to fill the growing number of empty cybersecurity positions around the world very seriously,” Bugcrowd CEO Ashish Gupta said. “In order to make this a reality, it’s critical that we engage the next generation. Our work with Cal Poly and the hackathon is an important part of this mission.”

For more information on the hackathon, contact James Baker at jbaker30@calpoly.edu or 805-756-2948. Attendees must register to access Camp San Luis Obispo. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hack-a-thon-by-bugcrowd-arlo-cisco-cal-poly-cci-tickets-50798318137.

 

 

About the California Cybersecurity Institute

The CCI is a robust, multi-agency effort to protect California from future cyberthreats through training and research for government, academia, military, law enforcement, first responders and private entities. The CCI’s digital range differentiates its training program from others by creating immersive, scenario-based exercises on issues including next-generation cloud computing, anti-human trafficking, healthcare, critical infrastructure and vehicular vulnerabilities. Learn more at www.cci.calpoly.edu.

 

About Bugcrowd

Bugcrowd, a leader in crowdsourced security, manages the bug bounty programs of industry-leading organizations including Mastercard, Tesla, and Fitbit. These companies rely on Bugcrowd’s vulnerability disclosure and bug bounty programs because they find seven times as many critical vulnerabilities as traditional testing. Learn more at www.bugcrowd.com.

 

About Arlo

Arlo is dedicated to one simple yet fundamental need we all share: to protect and connect with the people and places we love. Whether it’s our kids, our pets, our grandparents, our packages, our neighborhoods, our schools or our shops, we can’t be everywhere we want to be at the same time. Arlo makes it all amazingly simple to keep an eye on everything we love and be there when we can’t. Learn more at www.arlo.com.

 

About Cisco

Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO) powers the world’s Internet experiences. Cisco securely connects people, processes, data and things to enable innovation that benefits business and society. Learn more at www.cisco.com.

Details

Date:
November 4, 2018
Time:
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Event Category:
Website:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/internet-of-things-hackathon-tickets-50798318137

Venue

California Cybersecurity Institute at Camp San Luis Obispo
10 Sonoma Ave.
San Luis Obispo, CA 93405 United States
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