Competition Support

Team 9

• Can I use headphones?
• Do I have to go to a specific region?
• Can we login to a personal Spotify account?
• I've been put on the waitlist, what does that mean?
• How big can our team be?

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Rules 4

• May I use my personal machine?
• What is the policy regarding generative AI?
• Could a github repository be made for our team?
• Is there a page limit to the reports for regionals or global finals?

Coach Information 4

• What is the coach’s role for the competition?
• Are Coaches grading teams or are they participating in an event which affects their own team’s score?
• Are Accommodations Covered?
• Do coaches need to sign the NDA form?

Scoring 3

• How are you going to ensure scoring is consistent across all regions?
• What teams make it to finals?
• How does the wildcard work?

Regionals 5

• Where do we stay during the competition?
• Are there any sponsors helping with Regional logistics?
• Are there going to be any events before, during, and after?
• Can we get a copy of the schedule?
• Last year the Jordanian teams were hosted locally, will this year be the same or should we think about planning for travels?

Deliverables 1

• How are reports submitted?

Team Storage 2

• Can we remove the files on our team drive for research and study?
• Desktop App Usage

VDI Access 5

• What types of VMs will we be given during the competition?
• How will we connect to the competition environment?
• Will we be using our own laptops or will machines be provided to us for pentesting?
• Can we use *tool* to connect to Virtual Desktop environment?
• In the event our environment or VDI systems are not working, who do we contact?

Network Information 5

• Will the "client" systems be able to handle communication from all teams?
• How big is the environment we will be connecting to?
• Is there a mechanism for machine resets if we break something?
• Can we use commercial tools?
• If we have a license to a commercial tool, may we use it?

VDI Info 6

• Pre-Installed Tools on VDI Hosts
• Can I use my host system to perform testing?
• Will I need a password cracking system?
• What specific tools are pre-installed on the VDIs?
• Are we allowed to dockerize tools in our environment?

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Communication 1

• If client personnel are the same people across all regions, logistically, will they be able to handle the volume of communication?

Scope 3

• How many environments will we have in total and how are we connecting to them?
• I found a public IP address, is this in scope?
• Is this knowledgebase in scope or in-character?

Travel 1

• How does parking work on campus?

Team 3

• How are rosters finalized?
• Who is allowed to participate?
• Are we able to bring $random-thing$ to use during the event?

Event 4

• Where will the event take place?
• Will any special events take place during the event?
• How should we dress for the events?
• Can visitors attend the awards presentation?

Security Assessment Questions 8

• Are there any specific governance regulations or compliance standards that you would like our team to focus on during our assessment?
• Known issues for network assessment tools
• What are the use cases of & types of IoT and Embedded Systems technologies used within RAKMS' infrastructure?
• Are there any devices, users, or machines that should not be assessed by the contractor? And if so, could we potentially request a listing of those assets?
• We would like to request a listing of all potential ICS/OT devices that will be present within your environment during our assessment

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