Korea wins worlds top hacking contest for 4th consecutive year The Korea Times

pKorean white hat hacker team Maple Mallard Magistrates MMM won the Capture the Flag CTF hacking competition at this years DEF CON conference held in Las Vegas from Thursday through Sunday local timeppThe final round of CTF the largest open computer security hacking competition was held during the security conference with four Korean teams SuperDiceCode Cold Fusion Friendly Maltese Citizens and MMM among the 12 finalists ppMMM clinched first place for a fourth consecutive year showcasing their worldclass skills while SuperDiceCode took thirdppI thank the four teams for their tireless effort and passion in proving the skill of Koreas white hat hackers at the worlds top international hacking competition Science and ICT Minister Bae Kyunghoon said Monday ppWe will continue to actively train elite white hackers to operate on the front lines of cyberspace defenseppThe win came just a day after a team from Samsung KAIST and Pohang University of Science and Technology claimed first place in the conferences twoyear artificial intelligence AI competition AI Cyber Challenge ppThe final four teams in the CTF competition were made up of graduates and mentors from Best of the Best BoB Koreas top white hat hacker training program run by the Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Information Technology Research Institute KITRIppBoB is a ninemonth program that includes customized training from top information security experts and team projects ppA team of BoB mentors and alumni also won the conferences annual CTF challenge called Red Alert Industrial Control Systems ICS which focuses specifically on defending ICS used in ships and airports This years challenge centered on securing smart cities against cyberattacks such as those that could cause power outagesppAnother team of mentors and alumni presented their research results on vessel cybersecurity during the conference ppSince 2015 BoB mentors and alumni have achieved strong results in various fields KITRI President Yoon Joonsang said ppAs we enter a new era where AI plays a critical role in both cyberoffense and cyberdefense BoB will not rest on past achievements but will pursue a fundamental evolution to further elevate its capabilitiesp