Once again this year, the University of Bologna took part in CyberChallenge.IT, the national cybersecurity competition organised by the Cybersecurity National Lab.
After a training course that lasted several months, a team of students from the Ulisse lab took part in the final competition, which was held from 3 to 6 July 2024 at the International Training Centre of the International Labour Organisation (ITC-ILO) in Turin.
The team, made up of Alan Davide Bovo, Giacomo Boschi, Davide Gianessi, Renato Eugenio Maria Marziano, Elia Soldati and Simone Mazzacano (from left to right in the photo), faced 42 other teams from all over Italy in an 8-hour CTF Attack/Defense competition, from 10:00 to 18:00 on 4 July.
Thanks to their dedication and expertise, the team secured an impressive 3rd place with a score of 108,631 points, ranking just behind PoliTo and Sapienza.
Congratulations to all participants, especially our students, for their remarkable achievement! See you next year for the next edition of CyberChallenge.IT!
Acknowledgements
We would like to express our gratitude to Prof. Marco Prandini for his support and coordination, as well as to Eyad Issa, Andrea Melis, Francesco Apollonio, Santo Cariotti, Samuele Musiani, Lorenzo Rinieri, and all the tutors of the Ulisse lab for their contributions to the CyberChallenge 2024 training course. We also extend our thanks to the Cybersecurity National Lab and all the national sponsors who made our participation in the competition possible.
A special thanks to our local sponsors: Cyberloop, EETECH SRLS, Imola Informatica and Laboratori Guglielmo Marconi S.p.A.
Workshop
In addition to the competition, the team also delivered two presentations at the CyberChallenge.IT 2024 Workshop. During these presentations, they showcased the tools developed by the game team and used during the competition, highlighting how these tools provided a significant advantage.
In the spirit of sharing and collaboration that characterizes the Ulisse lab, we are providing the slides from the presentations and the GitHub repositories of the projects developed:
| Title | Author | Slides | GitHub Repository |
|---|---|---|---|
| A/D traffic analysis with PCAP-over-IP | Eyad Issa | GitHub | |
| Fingerprinting TCP/IP | Renato Eugenio Maria Marziano | GitHub |
More information
CyberChallenge.IT is a national cybersecurity training and competition program organized by the Cybersecurity National Lab, targeting students aged 16 to 25. The program features a series of training events culminating in a final competition held annually in July.
If you want to learn more about CyberChallenge.IT, visit the official website and the registration page for the next edition.
If you would like to join our team, participate in our events and activities, contact us Discord.