BuckeyeCTF 2023

Time is a construct.

Fri Sept 29 20:00 EDT — Sun Oct 1 20:00 EDT

What is Capture the Flag?

Capture the Flag (CTF) is a hacking competition in which teams compete to obtain “flags” by solving security-based problems.

New to CTF?

Don’t worry, there will be multiple challenges in every category geared toward participants with little to no experience.

Sponsors

Contact us at info@osucyber.club to learn more about sponsorship opportunities.

Divisions

Division	Team Size	Eligibility	Can attend in-person
Open	Unlimited	Anyone	No
Undergraduate	Unlimited	Undergraduates and high school students attending a U.S. school	No^*
Ohio State	1-4	Ohio State University undergraduates	Yes

In the Undergraduate division, you may have a mix of students from different institutions, but every member must be an undergraduate attending a U.S. university or high school.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the format?

Teams will compete to earn points by completing challenges from various categories. Past categories have included cryptography, reverse engineering, web exploitation, and binary exploitation. There are prizes for some divisions.

How big are the teams? What if I don't have a team?

See the table above. There will be a team-forming event prior to CTF weekend, and we also anticipate many Ohio State teams forming at the kickoff event.

I've never done a CTF before, can I still participate?

Absolutely! Above all, a CTF is an opportunity to learn something new. There will be problems appropriate for all experience levels, and you can count on teammates to help you if you get stuck.

OSU Students: check out Cyber Security Club — if you want a head start, we have a training CTF you can try right now!

Who runs BuckeyeCTF?

BuckeyeCTF is run by a small number of dedicated students from the Cyber Security Club @ The Ohio State University.

I have a question not listed here

Contact info@osucyber.club with any additional questions or join our discord.

Prizes

Division	1st Place	2nd Place	3rd Place
Open	N/A
Undergraduate	$500	$400	$300
Ohio State	$500	$400	$300

All prizes are Amazon gift cards.

Winning teams in the Undergraduate division will receive a single Amazon gift card in the above listed amount.

For reasons, prizes in the Ohio State division will be split evenly among the (1-4) members of your team. Each member will receive a separate Amazon gift card.

In the event that two teams have the same number of points, the time of the last submission will serve as a tiebreak. The scoreboard will reflect this. Submitting the survey challenge will not affect the tiebreak timestamp.

There will also be one or more $100 prizes for Outstanding Writeups including 2 prizes dedicated for OSU student writeups!

Schedule (all times Eastern)

This event is fully virtual for those in our Open and Undergraduate divisions, but we have in-person opportunities for OSU students.

Thursday, September 28th

7:00 PM: Hype Event / Team-forming event (for OSU students)
Featuring presentation and pizza from Aaron McCanty of Battelle. (Hybrid event, Zoom link)

Friday, September 29th

7:30 PM: Kickoff / Hosted by Caesar Creek Software
8:00 PM: CTF begins!
8:00 PM - 12:00 AM: On-campus space available for in-person teams

Saturday, September 30th

10:00 AM - 8:00pm: On-campus space available for in-person teams

Sunday, October 1st

10:00 AM - 8:00pm: On-campus space available for in-person teams

Tuesday, October 3rd

7:00 PM: Awards ceremony and CTF problem solution presentation @ Cyber Security Club meeting

Throughout the weekend we will have food as well as minigames and/first blood celebrations with prizes!

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Job Postings

Technology Analyst Program

End of January for May 2023 or December 2023 grads

End of June for May 2024 grads

Full-time Position

RE/VR Research Intern

Gain hands-on experience in RE/VR, and have opportunities for professional growth in a casual, team-oriented environment.

Summer 2024

Software/RE/VR Internship

Participate in our training program to gain hands on experience with.

Reverse Engineering
Vulnerability Analysis
Exploit Development
Embedded Software Development

Technology Summer Internship Program

Starting June 3, 2024

Internship

Vulnerability Researcher (Early Career)

Work with a passionate team to develop cutting-edge vulnerability research tools and tackle complex embedded security challenges.

Full-time

Embedded Developer / Software Reverse Engineer

Conduct offensive security research and development on embedded systems and applications. Architect, design, develop, debug, and maintain software for embedded devices and systems.