What is Cyber Defense NetWars?
The all-new Cyber Defense NetWars challenge is a defense-focused competition aimed at testing your ability to solve problems and secure your systems from compromise. Cyber Defense NetWars is a truly unique experience, and an opportunity to test your skills in Administration, Threat Hunting, Log Analysis, Packet Analysis, Cryptography, and much more.
Topics Include:
- Windows Administration
- Linux Administration
- Packet Analysis
- Network Security Monitoring
- Continuous Security Monitoring
- Logfile Analysis
- Cryptography
- Steganography
Hands-On Skills
- Continuous Monitoring
- Network Security Monitoring
- Threat Hunting
- Windows Administration
- Linux Administration
- Packet Analysis
- Logfi le Analysis
- Cryptography
The SANS Cyber Defense NetWars Experience:
- Consists of an interactive, Internet-based environment that tests a player's ability to secure systems and detect compromises
- Is designed to be accessible to a broad level of player skill ranges
- Is split into separate levels so players may quickly advance through earlier levels to the level of their expertise.
Scenarios & Levels
The all-new Cyber Defense NetWars challenge is a defense-focused competition aimed at testing your ability to solve problems and secure your systems from compromise. Cyber Defense NetWars is a truly unique experience and an opportunity to test your skills in Administration, Threat Hunting, Log Analysis, Packet Analysis, Cryptography, and much more. As you progress from level 1 to level 5, you will prevent, defend, and analyze increasingly more complex, real-world attack scenarios against your enterprise. From protecting this enterprise from simplistic, brute-force attacks to ransomware campaigns, this unique opportunity will prove or, more importantly, sharpen your defensive skill sets.Who Should Attend
- Security Administrators
- Enterprise Defenders
- Architects
- Network Engineers
- Incident Responders
- Security Operations Specialists
- Security Analysts
- Builders and Breakers
Laptop Requirements
- CPU
- 64-bit Intel i5/i7 2.0+ GHz processor
- BIOS
- Enabled "Intel-VT"
- RAM
- 16 GB RAM
- Hard Drive Free Space
- 40 GB Free space
- Operating System
- Latest version of Windows 10, macOS 10.15.x or later, or Linux that also can install and run VMware virtualization products described below.
Note: If you are running MacOS 11 (BigSur), you may run into issues preventing use of the VM in VMWare Fusion 12. For help, check out our BigSur-Fusion 12 guide.
Pricing
Cyber Defense NetWars Tournament Schedule
| Event | Dates | Time | Registration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun. 17-18 | 7:15 pm - 10:15 pm EDT | Complimentary with SOC Training 2021 4-6 day courses | |
| Jul. 22-23 | 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm SGT | Complimentary with Cyber Defence APAC 2021 4-6 day courses | |
| Cyber Defense NetWars | Aug. 26-27 | 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm EDT | Complimentary with Virginia Beach: Virtual Edition 2021 4-6 day courses |
| Cyber Defense NetWars | Sep. 9-10 | TBD | Complimentary with Blue Team Summit registration |
| Cyber Defense NetWars | Sep. 23-24 | 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm PDT | Complimentary with SANS Network Security 4-6 day courses |
| Cyber Defense NetWars | Sep. 30 - Oct 1 | 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm BST | Complimentary with Kingdom Cloud Security, Zurich September, London September, and In-French September 4-6 day courses |
| Cyber Defense NetWars | Dec. 9-10 | 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm GMT | Complimentary with Gulf Region, Italian Rome November, Paris November, Amsterdam November, FOR578 Spanish, London December, Frankfurt December 4-6 day courses |