Prizes
DC3
The winning team will receive a trip, based on government per diem (airfare, lodging, meals, and paid conference fees) for up to 4 members to the 2011 DoD Cyber Crime Conference
Each member of the winning team will also receive a plaque as well as formal recognition at the conference.
DC3 Prize Eligibility Requirements:
- All team members hold U.S. citizenship
- Be able to travel from the United States in order to claim the trip to the Conference (U.S. citizens abroad are eligible providing they transport themselves to the United States.)
- Meet all other Challenge Rules requirements.
SANS
The winning teams of the High School, Undergraduate, and Graduate student academic categories will receive a trip to the 2011 DoD Cyber Crime Conference.
SANS Prize Eligibility Requirements:
- All team members hold U.S. citizenship
- All team members are actively attending as a student to a U.S. High School, a U.S. Undergraduate College, or a U.S. Graduate College upon submission of your results as per the academic Challenge Rules
- Be able to travel from the United States in order to claim the trip to the Conference (U.S. citizens abroad are eligible providing they transport themselves to the United States.)
- Meet all other Challenge Rules requirements.
IMPACT
The International Multilateral Partnership Against Cyber-Threats (IMPACT) and the Defense Cyber Crime Center have partnered to provide a Digital Forensic Challenge opportunity for non-U.S. entries. This opportunity will provide an international aspect to a previously U.S.-based event and allow additional insight into global methods to fight cyber crime.
The winner(s) of the International category from an IMPACT-member country will be eligible to fly to Malaysia for a tour of the IMPACT facility in Cyberjaya, official presentation of a commemorative plaque and potential grants of EC-Council and SANS courses. The results of the IMPACT/DC3 Challenge winner will be presented at the Department of Defense Cyber Crime Conference in January 2011, and published for community utilization.
Terms and conditions for the IMPACT prize can be found at IMPACT's website.
IMPACT Prize Eligibility Requirements:
- All team members do not hold any U.S. citizenships or a U.S. legal residences
- All team member's legal residences are located outside of the U.S. *AND* in a IMPACT member country (any country listed in the International Telecommunication Union's Global Directory)
- Meet all other non-U.S. Challenge Rules requirements.
EC-Council
The International Council of Electronic Commerce Consultants (EC-Council) is a world leader in Information Security Certification and Training. With over 450 training locations for it’s information security courses in over 60 countries, it is a world leader in technical training and certification for the Information Security community. It is a trusted source for vendor neutral Information Security training solutions. EC-Council and DC3 have partnered to expand prize awards opportunities for our DC3 Digital Forensic Challenge. EC-Council will sponsor the categories of:
- U.S. Government
- U.S. Military
- Civilian for all U.S. and non-U.S. entries
- Commercial teams for all U.S. and non-U.S. entries
The winning teams of the Civilian, Commercial, Government, and Military categories will receive the following prizes for up to 4 members from the EC-Council:
- A Plaque
- A pass to the Hacker Halted Conference to winners worth $1799 each
- Any free EC-Council electronic courseware of choice for the winners on Ethical Hacking, Computer Forensic, Security Analysis or Disaster Recovery worth $650 each
EC-Council's Prize Eligibility Requirements:
- Civilian and Commercial team prize eligibility requirements:
- Prizes will be awarded for teams in the Civilian and Commerical categories
- Team members may consists of U.S. and/or non-U.S. citizens
- Government and Military team prize eligibility requirements:
- Prizes will be awarded for teams in the Government and Military categories
- Team members must hold U.S. citizenship
- Additional prize eligibility requirements are as follows:
- All team members are responsible for travel arrangements and costs
- Any team or team member(s) under the age of 18 must provide a completed DC3 Permission to Participate Form to participate in the challenge.
- Meet all other Challenge Rules requirements.
John Hopkins/Cyber Watch (JHU/CW)
Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, CyberWatch, and DC3 have partnered together to provide an opportunity for High School and Undergraduate Student teams attending U.S. Community Colleges (2 year institutions).
The Johns Hopkins/CyberWatch (JHU/CW) winning team will be recognized as the academic leader at the U.S. Community College level. The winning team members will also be presented with an award to mark their outstanding achievement.
John Hopkins/CyberWatch's Prize Eligibility Requirements:
- All team members must provide their U.S. Community College they are attending in their team’s application form
- All team members must be actively attending a U.S. Community College at the time of their submission as High School Students and/or Undergraduate Students
- Team members may consist of U.S. and/non-U.S. citizens
- Any team or team member(s) under the age of 18 must provide a completed DC3 Permission to Participate Form to participate in the challenge.
- Meet all other and academic Challenge Rules requirements.
UK Challenge
Cyber Security Challenge UK and DC3 have partnered together to provide an opportunity for teams consisting of all UK citizens residing in the UK.
The UK Challenge winning team will be offered two prizes from Cyber Security Challenge UK:
- Two weeks at the new UK Cyber Security Academy, which develops the skills required of next-generation cyber security specialists, including courses on digital forensics, threat and risk management, cyber-crime, and emerging security technologies.
- Invitations to take part in the Cyber Security Challenge UK’s masterclass challenge to compete against other successful contestants from other UK Challenge competitions
UK Challenge's Prize Eligibility Requirements:
- All team members must all be UK citizens and must have their primary residency in the UK. Teams of mixed citizenship or UK citizens outside of the UK do not qualify for this prize.
- All teams must also be registered at the UK Challenge website at https://cybersecuritychallenge.org.uk/candidates/registration.html
- Any team or team member(s) under the age of 18 must provide a completed DC3 Permission to Participate Form to participate in the challenge.
- Meet all other Challenge Rules requirements.