ThinkSECURE Pte Ltd, a leading information and communication technology security consultancy in Singapore, is organising a unique tournament this August aimed at highlighting the importance of securing wireless networks. The tournament requires the participant to hack into a purpose-built wireless network that uses the 802.11 and Bluetooth interface, and steal information from the computers connected to it.
Wireless networks using 802.11 and Bluetooth are common in today's corporate environment, said ThinkSECURE chief operating officer Julian Ho. The faster they can conduct a successful penetration against this target infrastructure, the more points they score.
"This is an actual wireless hacking contest against a purpose-built multiple network and server infrastructure, just like what you would find in real world organisations," he said.
The tournament would be held on Aug 19 at Suntec International Convention & Exhibition Centre and participants will have to bring their own laptops and wireless client adapters, as well as a CAT5 cable and a virtual private network (VPN) client. Only 25 teams comprising two members each will be selected for the competition. |