Secure Digital Environment
Basic Level
📌 Required Knowledge
Proficiency in the Python programming language, knowledge of basic ciphers in computer cryptography and steganography, information security tools, logic algebra. Working with the command line.
🖥 Software
- Windows 10/11
- Google Chrome
- Microsoft Edge
- Yandex Browser
- Visual Studio Code
- Python 3
📝 Type of Task
Participants must develop a program code that meets the requirements of a specific data encryption type, considering the characteristics of the method and the encoding of the operating system.
📋 Format of the Event
- Preliminary round – Online testing on the fundamentals of information security and data encryption methods.
- Final round – A two-day competition, including the development of program code for various encryption algorithms using Python.
🚫 It will be prohibited
- Using neural networks and code generators for automatic development.
- Logging into email services, cloud storage, GitHub, online IDEs, remote repositories, or any services requiring account login.
- Uploading or downloading files from personal cloud storage or remote servers.
🛠 Allowed Actions
- Using online tools without authentication (e.g., documentation, sandboxes, reference resources).
- Working exclusively in a local environment with pre-installed software configured for the task.
Applications
Professional level
📌 Required Knowledge
Knowledge of security tools in information systems, understanding of the TCP/IP stack, working with software firewalls, network device command lines, and emulators. Familiarity with Linux-based OS, package installation, and system configuration.
🖥 Software
- Windows 10/11
- Google Chrome
- Microsoft Edge
- Yandex Browser
- Cisco Packet Tracer
- Virtual Box
- QEMU/KVM
- Visual Studio Code
- Python 3
- Putty
- VNC Client
- Windows RDP Client
- WireShark
📝 Type of Task
Participants must ensure secure access within the virtual lab’s information system, configure data transmission, set up a software firewall, and implement security measures at the data link and network layers of the OSI model.
📋 Format of the Event
- Preliminary round – Online testing on information security tools and system security.
- Final round – A two-day competition, including configuring security tools in a virtual lab and implementing secure data transmission methods.
🚫 Prohibited Actions
- Using neural networks and code generators for automatic development.
- Logging into email services, cloud storage, GitHub, online IDEs, remote repositories, or any services requiring account login.
- Uploading or downloading files from personal cloud storage or remote servers.
🛠 Allowed Actions
- Using online tools without authentication (e.g., documentation, sandboxes, reference resources).
- Working exclusively in a local environment with pre-installed software configured for the task.