The Challenge » Prizes

Prizes are awarded by our DC3 Challenge sponsors, based on the team's leaderboard ranking on their overall affiliations.

Additional critieria for acceptance of the prize from the sponsor is detailed in each sponsor link.

Prizes Listing

Global Team Prizes

Teams that consist of either US citizens, non-US citizens, or a mix of US and non-US citizens.

Grand Champion

Sponsor	Place	Prize(s)
Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center (DC3)	1st	Formal recognition at the 2012 DoD Cyber Crime Conference

Civilian

Sponsor	Place	Prize(s)
International Council of Electronic Commerce Consultants (EC-Council)	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

Commercial

Sponsor	Place	Prize(s)
International Council of Electronic Commerce Consultants (EC-Council)	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

High School

Sponsor	Place	Prize(s)
International Council of Electronic Commerce Consultants (EC-Council)	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

Undergraduate

Sponsor	Place	Prize(s)
International Council of Electronic Commerce Consultants (EC-Council)	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

Graduate

Sponsor	Place	Prize(s)
International Council of Electronic Commerce Consultants (EC-Council)	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

US Only Team Prizes

All team members must hold a US citizenship

US Category Winner

Sponsor	Place	Prize(s)
Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center (DC3)	1st	Formal recognition at the 2012 DoD Cyber Crime Conference A trip, based on government per diem (airfare, lodging, meals, and paid conference fees), for up to 4 members to the 2012 DoD Cyber Crime Conference
BlackBag Technologies	1st	BBT Forensic Kit: OGIO Lap Top Bag w/BBT Logo BBT Mug BBT Notepad BBT Pens BBT Voucher good for all listed software: BlackLight MacQuisition SoftBlock

Government

Sponsor	Place	Prize(s)
International Council of Electronic Commerce Consultants (EC-Council)	1st	Formal recognition at the 2012 DoD Cyber Crime Conference 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
AFCEA International	1st	One year membership per team member
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Law Enforcement Standards Office (OLES)	1st	Formal recognition at the 2012 DoD Cyber Crime Conference A trip, based on government per diem (airfare, lodging, meals, and paid conference fees), for up to 4 members to the 2012 DoD Cyber Crime Conference
Paraben Corporation	1st	Paraben P2 Commander License for each team member

Military

Sponsor	Place	Prize(s)
International Council of Electronic Commerce Consultants (EC-Council)	1st	Formal recognition at the 2012 DoD Cyber Crime Conference 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
AFCEA International	1st	One year membership per team member
Paraben Corporation	1st	Paraben P2 Commander License for each team member

High School

Sponsor	Place	Prize(s)
SysAdmin, Audit, Network, Security (SANS) Institute	1st	Formal recognition at the 2012 DoD Cyber Crime Conference Trip to 2012 DoD Cyber Crime Conference
Paraben Corporation	1st	Data Recovery Stick (one per team member) Phone Recovery Stick (one per team member) iRecovery Stick (one per team member)

Community College

Sponsor	Place	Prize(s)
Center for Internet Security - Cybersecurity Workforce Development	1st	Formal recognition at the 2012 DoD Cyber Crime Conference A trip, based on government per diem (airfare, lodging, meals, and paid conference fees), for up to 4 members to the 2012 DoD Cyber Crime Conference

Undergraduate

Sponsor	Place	Prize(s)
SysAdmin, Audit, Network, Security (SANS) Institute	1st	Formal recognition at the 2012 DoD Cyber Crime Conference Trip to 2012 DoD Cyber Crime Conference
AFCEA International	1st	One year membership per team member
Paraben Corporation	1st	Paraben Device Seizure License and Hardware (one per team)
AccessData	1st	Copy of Access Data FTK (current version) per team member Two free training classes (online or in-classroom) per team member Optional 60 day internship: Paid travel expenses and hotel room Possible remuneration will be based on ability to contribute

Graduate

Sponsor	Place	Prize(s)
SysAdmin, Audit, Network, Security (SANS) Institute	1st	Formal recognition at the 2012 DoD Cyber Crime Conference Trip to 2012 DoD Cyber Crime Conference

Non-US Only Team Prizes

All team members must NOT hold a US citizenship or US legal residences

UK-Only

Sponsor	Place	Prize(s)
Cyber Security Challenge UK (UK Challenge)	1st	A place on one of 7Safe's Modules, choosing from one of the training courses or any others below: CFIP - Certified Forensic Investigation Practitioner CMI - Certified Malware Investigator CSIS - Certified Security Incident Specialist CMFS - Certified Mac Forensic Specialist Invitations to take part in the Cyber Security Challenge UK’s masterclass challenge