UMass is organizing teams for the 4-hour Hivestorm Cyber Defense Competition. Early registration closes Sep 18th, 11pm. Every team that registers early will be entered into a random drawing for prizes. Late registration closes October 1st, 11pm EDT. The CIAS is hosting its annual Hivestorm defensive cyber competition on Saturday, October 17, 2020 from 10 AM to 11 PM Central (11am to Midnight EDT). Hivestorm is a collegiate-focused cyber defense competition. Teams compete by securing provided Windows and Linux based virtual machines - removing malware and other infections, correcting misconfigurations, mitigating vulnerabilities, disabling vulnerable services, and so on. It is designed for teams of 2 to 4, is free to play, is completely virtual, and is open to as many teams as you want to field. Your team will have a 4 hour window to work on the provided virtual machines.