DC3 Digital Forensics Challenge 2012

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International Council of Electronic Commerce Consultants (EC-Council)

With over 450 training locations of its information security courses in over 60 countries, the International Council of Electronic Commerce Consultants (EC-Council) provides technical training and certification for the Information Security community. It is the one of the most trusted sources for vendor neutral Information Security training solution.


EC-Council's Criteria for Acceptance
Category Requirement(s) for all Team Members
Overall Civilian
  • May be either a US and/or non-US citizen.
  • Will be responsible for travel arrangements and costs.
  • If under the age of 18, must provide a completed DC3 Permission to Participate Form at time of team registration.
  • Meet all other Challenge Rules requirements.
Overall Commercial
  • May be either a US and/or non-US citizen.
  • Must be employed for a Commercial/Private Sector representing their company. This includes contractors that work for Military, Federal, State and Local Government agencies.
  • Will be responsible for travel arrangements and costs.
  • If under the age of 18, must provide a completed DC3 Permission to Participate Form at time of team registration.
  • Meet all other Challenge Rules requirements.
Overall High School
  • May be either a US and/or non-US citizen.
  • Must be actively attending as a student to a High School upon submission of their last result as per the academic Challenge Rules.
  • If under the age of 18, must provide a completed DC3 Permission to Participate Form at time of team registration.
  • Meet all other Challenge Rules requirements.
Overall Undergraduate
  • May be either a US and/or non-US citizen.
  • Must be actively attending as a student to a Undergraduate College upon submission of their last result as per the academic Challenge Rules.
  • If under the age of 18, must provide a completed DC3 Permission to Participate Form at time of team registration.
  • Meet all other Challenge Rules requirements.
Overall Graduate
  • May be either a US and/or non-US citizen.
  • Must be actively attending as a student to a Graduate College upon submission of their last result as per the academic Challenge Rules.
  • If under the age of 18, must provide a completed DC3 Permission to Participate Form at time of team registration.
  • Meet all other Challenge Rules requirements.
US Government
  • Must hold a US citizenship
  • Must work in a US Government position at a Federal, State, or Local Government agency. This excludes contractors.
  • If under the age of 18, must provide a completed DC3 Permission to Participate Form at time of team registration.
  • Meet all other Challenge Rules requirements.
US Military
  • Must hold a US citizenship
  • Must work in a US Military position that is a military member or civil servant. This excludes contractors.
  • If under the age of 18, must provide a completed DC3 Permission to Participate Form at time of team registration.
  • Meet all other Challenge Rules requirements.
EC-Council's Prize Details
Category Place Prize(s)
Overall Civilian 1st
  • Passes to the Hacker Halted Conference
  • Any free EC-Council electronic courseware of choice for the winners on Ethical Hacking, Computer Forensic, Security Analysis or Disaster Recovery
  • Commemorative plaque from DC3
Overall Commercial 1st
  • Passes to the Hacker Halted Conference
  • Any free EC-Council electronic courseware of choice for the winners on Ethical Hacking, Computer Forensic, Security Analysis or Disaster Recovery
  • Commemorative plaque from DC3
Overall High School 1st
  • Passes to the Hacker Halted Conference
  • Any free EC-Council electronic courseware of choice for the winners on Ethical Hacking, Computer Forensic, Security Analysis or Disaster Recovery
  • Commemorative plaque from DC3
Overall Undergraduate 1st
  • Passes to the Hacker Halted Conference
  • Any free EC-Council electronic courseware of choice for the winners on Ethical Hacking, Computer Forensic, Security Analysis or Disaster Recovery
  • Commemorative plaque from DC3
Overall Graduate 1st
  • Passes to the Hacker Halted Conference
  • Any free EC-Council electronic courseware of choice for the winners on Ethical Hacking, Computer Forensic, Security Analysis or Disaster Recovery
  • Commemorative plaque from DC3
US Government 1st
  • Passes to the Hacker Halted Conference
  • Any free EC-Council electronic courseware of choice for the winners on Ethical Hacking, Computer Forensic, Security Analysis or Disaster Recovery
  • Commemorative plaque from DC3
US Military 1st
  • Passes to the Hacker Halted Conference
  • Any free EC-Council electronic courseware of choice for the winners on Ethical Hacking, Computer Forensic, Security Analysis or Disaster Recovery
  • Commemorative plaque from DC3