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--- start [2025/04/27 18:40] – [SIGN UP HERE] Razvan Deaconescu
+++ start [2026/04/09 07:44] (current) – [SIGN UP HERE] Gabriel Mocanu
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 ====== Security Summer School ======
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 ===== Summary =====
-The 12th edition of Security Summer School focused on essential security topics, binary exploitation and web security takes place between June 22, 2025 and July 27, 2025 **online (on [[https://bit.ly/DiscordSecuritySummerSchool|Discord]])**, with great support from Keysight (Ixia). For the CTFs you can be there in-person (and get pizza and goodies). Students will go through an in-depth tour of what it means to discover, successfully exploit and patch software and web vulnerabilities and develop the necessary skills and insights needed to embark on such an endeavor.
+The 13th edition of Security Summer School focused on forensics security, essential security topics, binary exploitation and web security takes place between June 21, 2026 and July 26, 2026 **online (on [[https://bit.ly/DiscordSecuritySummerSchool|Discord]])**, with great support from Keysight (Ixia). For the CTFs you can be there in-person (and get pizza and goodies). Students will go through an in-depth tour of what it means to discover, successfully exploit and patch software and web vulnerabilities and develop the necessary skills and insights needed to embark on such an endeavor.
 Content is available on [[https://github.com/security-summer-school/|GitHub]].
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-As it is an online edition, we expect anyone who's interested, not only students at UPB. If you want to learn more about security and you have a good Internet connection during the summer school, you are more than welcome to SSSv12.
+As it is an online edition, we expect anyone who's interested, not only students at UPB. If you want to learn more about security and you have a good Internet connection during the summer school, you are more than welcome to SSSv13.
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 Join the [[https://bit.ly/DiscordSecuritySummerSchool|Security Summer School Discord server]].
-On Discord you cat ask any questions on Security Summer School, on the application process or anything else.
+On Discord, you can ask any questions about Security Summer School, the application process, or anything else.
 And you get in touch with the Security Summer School community.
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-There are 3 tracks:
+There are 4 tracks:
+  * Forensics security
   * Essentials security
   * Web security
   * Binary exploitation
-For the Essentials track, we only require you to fill in the [[https://forms.gle/QEs7tKTRwQzrTFYa7|registration form]].
+For each track, to apply, you will solve a series of challenges hosted on the CyberEdu platform. To be considered for a track, you need to solve the corresponding challenges for that track.
-For the Binary and Web tracks, to apply, you will solve a series of challenges hosted on the [[https://cyber-edu.co/|CyberEdu]] platform. There are 6 challenges to be solved to apply for the Binary track, and 5 challenges to be solved to apply for the Web track.
+**Binary track** challenges: Black Hole, One by One, Pinpoint, Mirror Me, Not Backdoor, The Talker
-Binary track application challenges: Black Hole, One by One, Pinpoint, Mirror Me, Not Backdoor, The Talker
+**Web track** challenges: Sequel Pro, IP Destroyer, Cake, Welcome, In Your Face
-Web track application challenges: Sequel Pro, IP Destroyer, Cake, Welcome, In Your Face
+**Forensics track** challenges: Operation 1337 Niffler, Operation Last Read
+**Essentials Security track** challenges: Are you ready?
 Steps:
   - Create an account on [[https://cyber-edu.co/|CyberEdu]] and register to UPB tenant by accessing the following [[https://cyber-edu.co/register?token=3e28f0ffc45ceaaaf556b981ddde9e87f55fd33cc38690a9a300d116e843a1ec2619aea1139163ac|link]].
-  - The challenges are available at the URL: https://sss-qualifiers-v12.cyber-edu.co/
+  - The challenges are available at the URL: https://sss-qualifiers-v13.cyber-edu.co/
-    - In order the see the challenges (and the `Tasks` tab) click on the `Register event` button.
+    - In order the see the challenges (and the `Challenges` tab) click on the `Register event` button.
-    - Then see the challenges in the `Tasks` tab.
+    - Then see the challenges in the `Challenges` tab.
-  - Solve challenges, submit flags and then submit README file and solution scripts for challenges together with your contact details in the [[https://forms.gle/QEs7tKTRwQzrTFYa7|registration form]].
+  - Solve challenges, submit flags and then create a README file (ideally as text or Markdown, PDF or DOC / ODT are OK) with a write-up / description of your solutions to challenges. Add commands or scripts you used, if that is the case.
-  - You need to do this by **Sunday, April 27, 2025, 11pm EEST** (i.e. Romania time). Challenges are to be solved individually.
+  - Submit an archive with the README file and additional files / scripts (if that is case), together with your contact details in the [[https://forms.gle/cb11AhZNLsQpdApw5|registration form]].
-  - Please use the same e-mail address when registering on the [[https://sss-qualifiers-v12.cyber-edu.co/|CTF platform]] and on the [[https://forms.gle/QEs7tKTRwQzrTFYa7|registration form]].
+  - You need to do this by **Friday, May 8, 2026, 11pm EEST** (i.e. Romania time). Challenges are to be solved individually.
+  - Please use the same e-mail address when registering on the [[https://sss-qualifiers-v13.cyber-edu.co/|CTF platform]] and on the [[https://forms.gle/cb11AhZNLsQpdApw5|registration form]].
   - Use the [[https://bit.ly/DiscordSecuritySummerSchool|Security Summer School Discord server]] for any issue.
 ===== Location & Schedule =====
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