DC3 Digital Forensics Challenge 2012

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SysAdmin, Audit, Network, Security (SANS) Institute

The SANS (SysAdmin, Audit, Network, Security) Institute was established in 1989 as a cooperative research and education organization. Its programs now reach more than 165,000 security professionals around the world. A range of individuals from auditors and network administrators, to chief information security officers are sharing the lessons they learn and are jointly finding solutions to the challenges they face. At the heart of SANS are the many security practitioners in varied global organizations from corporations to universities working together to help the entire information security community.


SANS's Criteria for Acceptance
Category Requirement(s) for all Team Members
US High School
  • Must hold a US citizenship
  • Must be actively attending as a student to a US High School upon submission of their last result as per the academic Challenge Rules.
  • Must be able to travel from the United States in order to claim trip (US citizens abroad are eligible providing they transport themselves to the United States.)
  • 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 Undergraduate
  • Must hold a US citizenship
  • Must be actively attending as a student to a US Undergraduate College upon submission of their last result as per the academic Challenge Rules.
  • Must be able to travel from the United States in order to claim trip (US citizens abroad are eligible providing they transport themselves to the United States.)
  • 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 Graduate
  • Must hold a US citizenship
  • Must be actively attending as a student to a US Graduate College upon submission of their last result as per the academic Challenge Rules.
  • Must be able to travel from the United States in order to claim trip (US citizens abroad are eligible providing they transport themselves to the United States.)
  • 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.
SANS's Prize Details
Category Place Prize(s)
US High School 1st
US Undergraduate 1st
US Graduate 1st