Announcements

Announcement for 09/13

Hello, everyone! Today we’ll be having our general body meeting for the Information Security Club at Hinds Hall 011 at 8:00 PM! We’ve outlined a couple of topics that will be discussed at today’s meeting!

With the amount of new faces from the Involvement Fair, we’ll likely do another round of introductions and get everyone acquainted with one another, so have your best speaking voice at the ready.

Once introductions are out of the way, we’ll be focusing on teaching some of the basics of the command line. The command line is best learned by practicing, though, so after the lesson, we’ll have y’all perform some capture-the-flag challenges on PicoCTF. PicoCTF conveniently provides a shell built into the website, so you’ll have all the tools you’ll need for the challenges at-the-ready. Don’t forget that man <name of command> will show you the manuals for any command, so explore and learn as much as you can!

For those already comfortable with the command line or returning members, check the calendar, because competitions will be here before you know it! The deadline for team registrations for Hivestorm are September 23rd 10:00 PM Central, so start thinking about forming teams. We will share resources and documentation compiled by previous competitors, so make sure to study it well in preparation for the competition.

We’re excited for the meeting, and we hope to see everyone there!

Announcement for 5/3

Hello everyone! Tomorrow will be our last meeting of the spring semester. Come by and unwind during finals week. This week we are doing infosec themed Jeopardy! This will also be your last chance to talk to our graduating seniors. Make sure to practice over the summer and prepare yourself for the fall semester. We have big plans 😉

Good luck on final exams and projects!

Announcement for 4/26

This week we’re doing team game debriefs. Don’t forget to sign up to debrief a problem! If you present, you will have a chance to win a Razer keyboard or headphones. This will be our second to last meeting of the semester. We hope to see you all next week for Infosec Jeopardy!.

Announcement for 4/19

This week we will be preparing for the NCL team game. If you have not already done so, form or join a team! Registration closes this Friday at midnight so you only a have a few days left. For those already on teams, today will be great opportunity to discuss strategy and make plans.

We will also share how you can win a Razer Gaming Keyboard and Headset. Stay tuned!

Announcement for 4/12

We hope you all had fun doing NCL last weekend! This week we plan to recap/debrief some of the problems from the NCL individual game and re-announce the official election results and formally introduce our new eboard. We will also start forming teams for the NCL team game. Reminder that the team games starts on April 22, 1:00 pm EDT and ends on April 24, 9:00 pm EDT. Team formation closes the night before, so start talking to potential teammates now!

Recap for 4/5

Hello everyone!

It was great seeing you all. For the new eboard members, welcome to the board and congratulations on being selected. We are excited to have you. For those who were not elected, fear not, we are still finalizing all the positions that will be open next semester and there are still a lot of ways that you can get involved in the club. Stay tuned updates in next week’s announcement.

Announcement for 4/5

Are you ready for club elections?! This week our new executive board for the 2022-23 academic year will be elected. We will have short speeches from prospective candidates and members will have the chance to vote for whomever they think will fulfill the role best. For those who are running for a position, if you have any questions about the election process please reach out to any members of the current executive board. Our current secretary, Amia, will be overseeing and administering the election.

We hope to see you all there as we decide on the future of the club!

If you are running for office bring your best

Announcement for 3/21

Welcome back from spring break! We are having our usual meetup this Tuesday at 8PM in Hinds Hall 011. In other news, we have a few announcements:

  • The InfoSec E-board application is available! If you are interested in joining the eboard and getting more involved, fill out this form. NOTE: you MUST sign in with your @syr email to complete the form.  
  • Are you interested in competing this semester? It’s not too late! The forms are still open for CyberSEED 2022 and Lockdown v12 at University of Buffalo. CyberSEED 2022 is a beginner friendly CTF (March 26th at 9:30am-5pm) and LockDownv12 is an intermediate offensive and defensive (red and blue) team game (April 30th). The forms are available on Discord or in this week’s email.

Don’t forget to keep working in the NCL gym and remember, it’s never too early to start looking for teammates for the team competition 😉

Meetup Recap for 3/8

It was great seeing you all last night! We began to practice in the NCL gym with a live demo from Anthony, we discussed upcoming competitions, and we talked about our upcoming elections. The next few competitions are as follows:

  • CyberSEED 2022 is a capture the flag competition on March 26th from 9:30AM to 5PM
  • Lockdown v12 is an intermediate red versus blue team hosted by University of Buffalo on April 30, 2022 from 10:00AM to 4:30PM

If you are interested in joining the teams for either of these competitions or being considered for an eboard position, fill out the appropriate form (they have been emailed and posted on Discord) or contact us ASAP. If you cannot make any of the competitions listed above, you can also prepare for the NCL individual and team games in April. We still have a few vouchers for the gymnasium left and we usually hold group practice/information sessions on weekends.

Reminder, there will be no meeting next week due to spring break. We hope you all have a wonderful break and we hope to see you when you return !

Announcement for 3/8

Hello everyone!

We will be having our usual meeting this week in Hinds Hall at 8PM tomorrow night. Come by to take a break during midterms and learn about an awesome opportunity for beginners and even those more experienced. We will give a brief overview of the NCL game (team and individual), do a brief live demo, and begin tackling problems . If you come tomorrow, we will be giving away FREE NCL vouchers for new and returning members (a $35 dollar value!). For those who have already signed up this will be a great opportunity to practice.

Note that this will be our last meeting before we come back from spring break on Monday, March 21.