Georgia Tech Leads the Way – Again – at Premier Global Hacking Competition

Every year, the world’s best hackers, programmers, side channel exploiters, and cyber practitioners gather in Las Vegas to put their skills to the test at DefCon, the community’s largest annual convention.

The biggest challenge of the competition is Capture the Flag (CTF), often referred to as the “Olympics of hacking,” and once again, Georgia Tech was represented among the top teams.

Players spent three days searching for strings of text known as "flags" hidden in vulnerable programs or websites. They would also defend against attacks from other teams looking to gain additional flags.