[HITB-Announce] #HITBSecConf2018PEK Call for CTF

JD-HITB2018 Beijing CTF + Finals of the 4th XCTF International League (XCTF=
 Finals 2018) will take place on the 1st and 2nd of November alongside the =
first-ever HITB Security Conference in Beijing! Participate and stand a cha=
nce to win cash prizes worth up to USD 2000, sponsored by DarkMatter!

The competition is co-organized by XCTF League and HITB and will be a mixed=
-style CTF competition, that includes both Jeopardy style challenges and an=
 attack & defense service segment for teams to play with=2E Accepted teams =
must either be invited or qualified based on previous XCTF League or CTFTIM=
E ranking=2E

The contest is hosted on-site utilizing the CP-OJ and CP-AD Contest Platfor=
m developed by Cyber Peace Technology, China=2E Challenges are authored by =
blue-lotus CTF Team - the initiator of XCTF International League, as well a=
s some hackers from The Order of the Overflow (New Lords of DEFCON CTF), PP=
P (one of the greatest CTF Teams on the planet), and of course the HITB CTF=
 Crew=2E

For the on-site game, we have a capacity for 30 teams (no more than 4 playe=
rs per team)=2E 18 teams have already pre-qualified through qualification c=
ontests and 6 international teams have been pre-invited according to the ra=
nking list of CTFTIME 2018=2E

The game will run for 30 hours over the 2 days of the conference (1st & 2nd=
 November starting at 09:00 BJT and ending at 18:00 BJT on Day 1 and restar=
ting on Day 2 at 09:00 BJT and ends at 17:00 BJT)=2E This includes both a o=
ne-hour lunch break and hardware hacking break=2E The onsite contest will b=
e hosted in the FREE TO ACCESS CommSec area of the conference=2E You do not=
 need to be a paid conference delegate in order to compete=2E=20

We're looking to host an additional 12 CTF teams, please send a registratio=
n email with your team name to hitbpek-ctf@hackinthebox=2Eorg=2E=20
We will approve the registered teams and send out invitations=2E Please sen=
d us the following details:

- Team Name + Country of origin
- Team Leaders Name/Handle + Email Address
- Team Members Names/Handle + Email Address
- Past CTFs that your team has participated in and your final ranking/score=
 (links where appropriate)

For more details: https://conference=2Ehitb=2Eorg/hitbsecconf2018pek/captur=
e-the-flag/

Regards,
Hafez Kamal
Hack in The Box (M) Sdn=2E Bhd
36th Floor, Menara Maxis
Kuala Lumpur City Centre
50088 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tel: +603-26157299
Fax: +603-26150088

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