Kochi, Oct 09, 2023: Teams from UST have emerged as champions at DomeCTF, a highly anticipated and prestigious hacking challenge organised as part of ‘C0c0n@16’, the sixteenth edition of India’s largest cyber security and hacking conference. The security and hacking conference was organised by the Kerala Police and the Information Security Research Association (ISRA) at the Grand Hyatt Convention Centre in Kochi from October 4 to October 7, 2023.
DomeCTF, the highly competitive hacking challenge held as part of the event, witnessed Team “Tal0n”, comprising Jineesh Kuriyedath and Sameeh Varikunnath, from the UST InfoSec team, demonstrating their exceptional skills to claim the top spot in a fierce competition where more than 200 highly competent international teams participated. The UST team won a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh. P. Rajeev, Minister for Law, Industries and Coir, Government of Kerala, and S. Somanath, Chairman of the Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO), presented the awards and cash prizes to the winners. Team “November_Bravo”, with Davis Sojan and Mohammed Shine, both from UST, secured the first runner-up position. Team ‘Tal0n’ successfully solved 18 challenges involving cryptography, blockchain, artificial intelligence, machine learning, web applications, and stenography, earning a total score of 1600 points, while “November_Bravo” successfully solved 17 challenges, earning a total score of 1550 points. DomeCTF was co-organized by Kerala Police Cyberdome and Beagle Security.
“The Capture the Flag (CTF) competitions serve as a valuable platform for identifying and nurturing talent in the field of cybersecurity, making them an integral part of any tech or security conference. This remarkable achievement of our InfoSec team is a wonderful example of the dedication, commitment, cybersecurity skills, and talent of our employees at UST,” said Adarsh Nair, Global Head of Information Security, UST.
DomeCTF was organised to showcase the hacking prowess of cybersecurity enthusiasts and empower ethical hackers to detect and prevent real-world hacker intrusions. C0c0n@16 attracted cybersecurity enthusiasts, experts, and ethical hackers from all parts of the world.
