The Mid-Atlantic Gigabit Innovation Collaboratory (MAGIC) is pleased to announce the success of their 10th Capture The Flag (CTF) event that took place this past Saturday, April 24th. This was MAGIC’s largest virtual CTF to date with participation from the US, Estonia, and Bosnia-Herzegovina. MAGIC’s bi-annual CTF event remains one of the largest CTFs worldwide that is designed specifically for beginners.
“It’s very satisfying to see so many students from different countries come together for a common goal of furthering their commitment to cybersecurity,” says Kim Samuelson, Program Director for MAGIC. “It was our 10th competition so we made the puzzles more difficult, but our students rose to the occasion and did a fantastic job.”
Official Stats:
- 255 registered students worldwide between the US, Estonia, and Bosnia-Herzegovina
– 89 students from the US and 166 international students - 73 registered teams
- 14,369 total available points to win
Winning teams:
1st Place awarded to Team “Tallinna Reaalkool” (Sander Simson, Albert Loog, Gregor Ludvig Kikas, Marko Tsengov) from Estonia with 7,750 points.
2nd Place awarded to Team “Vilgym” (Ergo Adams, Roland Kuttim, Nora Rebane, Rainer Oras) from Estonia with 7,479 points.
3rd Place awarded to “Team UMGCTeam6” (Louis Rush, Scott Simpson, Dustin Noe, Andrew Valliere) from the University of Maryland Global Campus with 7,179 points.
Honorable Mention:
Unweighted 1st Place Team: “UMGCTeam1” from University of Maryland Global Campus with 10,104 points
Each participant in the Top 3 winning teams will receive gift cards in the amount of $100, $50, and $25 for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places respectively.