What is CISS2021-OL?
Critical Infrastructure Security Showdown 2021 – Online (CISS2021-OL) is the fifth run of iTrust’s international technology assessment exercise. This is the second year that the exercise is held entirely online and is sponsored by the National Research Foundation and the Ministry of Defence.
What is new this year?
CISS2021-OL will come with the following exciting additions:
- World Wide Web as entry point
- Water Distribution (WADI) testbed as additional attack surface
- 5 hours for Red Teams (instead of 4)
- Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) installed
- Avoid IDS detection = higher score
- Using reflector server to mask identity = higher score
- Prize $ doubled
Exercise Documentation
Stage 1 FAQ
Please download a copy here. For further questions, please write in to itrust@sutd.edu.sg
Access to world’s largest industrial-grade critical infrastructure playground
A novel and complex OT system awaits participants of CISS2021-OL
Important dates (subject to changes)
May 2021 | June 2021 | ||
Invitation to RT & BT | Deadline for participation | ||
July 2021 | August 2021 | ||
Stage 1 (RT) 5th – 16th |
Briefings RT (Finalists): 30th, 4-6pm (GMT+8) |
Briefings BT (CII): 6th, 2-4pm BT (Vendors): 10th, 2-4pm Familiarisation (RT) 4th – 13th |
BT (CII) deployment & testing 16th – 20th BT (Vendors) deployment & testing 16th – 27th BT (CII) familiarisation 23rd – 27th |
September 2021 | |||
RT Exercise 6th – 10th (5 hours/team) |
BT Exercise 13th – 17th (8 hours/team) |
RT = Red Teams; BT = Blue Teams
Can I participate in CISS2021-OL?
Participation in this exclusive and unique exercise is by invitation only. Invited Red Teams can form up to 4 members per team; Blue Teams between 6 to 10 members. Keep a look out for our invitation in your inbox !
What will I win?
The top 3 Red Teams stand to win attractive cash prizes!
1st prize: S$4,000
2nd prize: S$2,000
3rd prize: S$1,000
Sponsoring Partners
iTrust thanks the following sponsoring partners for this year’s exercise!
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