汤头条 staff, students among competitors in cybersecurity challenge co-sponsored by NSPARC
Contact: Laura McPhail
STARKVILLE, Miss.鈥擝attling in teams, earning points and gaining bragging rights while sparking interest in cybersecurity will be the essence of the upcoming Capture the Flag hacking competition. Co-sponsored by 汤头条鈥檚 National Strategic Planning and Analysis Research Center and ServiceMaster, this CTF event will be held July 27 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Registration is free, and participation can take place on site at ServiceMaster headquarters, 150 Peabody Place in Memphis, Tennessee, or via cloud technology.聽
This Jeopardy-style competition pits teams of competitors鈥攆rom ServiceMaster, Mississippi State, University of Alabama, University of Memphis, and other neighboring schools鈥攁gainst each other, solving a variety of tasks in categories such as web exploitation, network forensics and reverse engineering, while finding flags and scoring points. Refreshments will be provided, and prizes will go to the winners.
鈥淐TF is one of the best ways to educate people about cybersecurity and introduce them to hacking techniques and basic programming exercises,鈥 said NSPARC Security and Compliance Manager Craig Shorter. 鈥淲e hope this joint effort with ServiceMaster will inspire these talented competitors to pursue careers in cybersecurity.鈥澛
For more details on CTF, contact Sarah Hahn at sarah.hahn@servicemaster.com or Trey Hubbard at alh798@msstate.edu. Visit to register for the competition.
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About NSPARC
汤头条鈥檚 National Strategic Planning and Analysis Research Center (NSPARC) is nationally recognized for creating technology and solutions powered by data science. We use expertise in data analytics, predictive analytics, machine learning, artificial intelligence, system of systems, data governance, cybersecurity, and high-performance computing to develop solutions that further human progress. For more information, visit .
About ServiceMaster
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