DEF CON 25 SECTF Rules and Registration

READ ALL OF THIS PAGE (that means every word on this page) BEFORE PROCEEDING – THE RULES ARE IMPORTANT! Synopsis: This truly unique event will challenge you and test your abilities to use social engineering skills to gather small amounts of data from unsuspecting companies over the phone. Each contestant will be assigned a target company.  Each contestant will be provided with flags, a sample…

Winning the SECTF – DEF CON 22

As written by Stephanie Carruthers The Social Engineering Capture The Flag (SECTF) is a competition that is held at DEF CON. The competition is comprised of two parts, an information gathering phase and live call phase. A target company is randomly assigned and the information gathering stage begins with research of the company (by only using open-source intelligence and no physical contact)…

DEF CON 22 SECTF Registration and Rules

READ ALL OF THIS PAGE (that means every word on this page) BEFORE PROCEEDING - THE RULES ARE IMPORTANT! By now you should know what the SECTF is, if not please go read the blog post then come back here. Synopsis: This truly unique event will challenge you and test your abilities to use social engineering skills to gather small amounts of data from unsuspecting companies over the phone.…

Winning at the SECTF

About a year or so ago when Social-Engineer ran a poll asking the public who they thought would be better as a Social-Engineer, this is how the public voted.  Women won hands down.  We set out to see if that was true with the first ever Men Vs Women SECTF at Def Con 20 - where the men dominated! Def Con 21 was approaching and there was a cry from the camp of the women to let them defend their…

Who is the Deadliest Social Engineer? Defcon 21 SECTF

Are you ready for DEF CON 21? Just when you thought it couldn’t get any better, the Social-Engineer Capture the Flag (SECTF) is getting better and badder this year. To keep this interesting, we decided to pit the ladies against the men once again. Last year, we heard some war cries that the ladies didn’t do as well as they wanted and need VENGEANCE!!! So paint your faces blue, grab your…

Defcon 20 Social Engineering CTF Report

Finally, it is here.  No joke and no more delays.  This years Social-Engineer Capture the Flag at Defcon 20 was a momentous event for us and the community as a whole. Not to belabor it any more but a quick recap of what has happened: First time we had women sign up and show up for the SECTF Most organized and productive year to date General K. Alexander, Director of the NSA, stopped…

Defcon 20 SECTF – Battle of the SExes

  Over the last year, social engineering has gotten a lot of press with all the attacks on companies around the globe.  At Social-Engineer.org, our goal has always been to raise awareness about social engineering... especially in these turbulent times.  Since Defcon 19 and the SECTF-2, we have worked with many of the previous year’s targets to give them tips on how they can remain secure…

DEFCON 18 Social-Engineer CTF Contest Findings Report Summary

The Full Report Is available for download from Social-Engineer.Org Here Social engineering is a real and dangerous threat to Corporate America. In the simplest of terms, social engineering is manipulating a target to take an action that may or may not be in their best interest. As companies devote more resources to technical security, technical attacks become more expensive. Social engineering…