Hivestorm VMs must have Internet access and be able to communicate with the remote scoring server on TCP ports 80 and 443.Display: Capable of supporting 1280x1024 resolution or higher.Disk Space: 40 GB of free disk space per VM. RAM: 8 GB of RAM (each VM will configured to use between 2 and 3 GB of RAM).Virtual Extensions: Virtualization technology/extensions (e.g., VT-x, Vx) must be ENABLED in BIOS.Intel: 64-bit i3 processor “Sandy Bridge” generation or newer AMD: 64-bit processor “Bulldozer” generation or newer The recommended minimum hardware requirements for the host systems running the VMs are: Virtual machines must have Internet connectivity to communicate with the scoring server. Homegrown Talent Contest, and MOVA Songwriters Competition. Teams must have their own equipment capable of running the provided virtual machines. The Panoply Arts Festival is an annual three-day celebration of the arts in Huntsville. Colleges and universities may enter multiple teams, but students may only participate on a single team during each Hivestorm event. Players must be registered students of the institution they are representing. Hivestorm teams consist of 2 to 4 players. The defensive and administration skills developed and exercised in Hivestorm help prepare students for other events such as the Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition or Panoply. Hivestorm provides an excellent opportunity for teams to practice security, forensic, configuration, and system administration tasks. Team actions are scored in near real-time by automated agents providing direct feedback to competitors for both positive actions (that accumulate points) and negative actions (that result in penalties and a loss of points). Teams may need to find and remove a persistent threat, correct permissions on the root directory of a webserver, or restrict remote access to the Windows Registry. To score points, teams must address the security related issues on each of those virtual machines. Teams accumulate points for addressing each scored issue and must race against the clock to accumulate as many points as they can before time expires.Īt the beginning of Hivestorm events, teams are provided with a set of virtual machines each worth 100 points. Teams compete by securing provided Windows and Linux based virtual machines – removing malware and other infections, correcting misconfigurations, mitigating vulnerabilities, disabling vulnerable services, and so on. Hivestorm is a collegiate-focused cyber defense competition. Check for email from If your team did not receive this email, please let us know. Download links for competition images were sent out to coaches and captains on Oct 12.
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