Current Challenges
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DC3 2012 Digital Forensic Challenge
2011-12-15 to 2012-11-01 Site - Stats - Apply NowXThe Challenge
The 2012 DC3 Digital Forensics Challenge is based on individual scenario-based, progressive level challenges as a call to the digital forensics community to pioneer new investigative tools, techniques and methodologies.
Objectives
The Objectives of the Annual Digital Forensics Challenge are to:
- Establish relationships within the Digital Forensics Community
- Resolve issues facing the Digital Forensics Community
- Develop new tools, techniques, and methodologies for the Digital Forensic Community
Challenge Levels
Each challenge level establishes the total number of points available per challenge assigned based on its difficulty toward a solution (known to unknown). This is based on the complexity of what a digital forensics examiner normally runs into and has to adjust for/extract/scrutinize in an analysis of those file types for examination problems.
Level 100: Novice: Groundwork- these challenges have a solution that are well known to experienced examiners. Each subcategory is worth 100 points (e.g. File Signatures, Suspicious Software, Hashing Metadata, etc.).
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Level 200: Advanced: Uncertainty- at 200 points per subcategory, these solvable challenges have a varying degree of difficulty (e.g. Data Hiding, File Headers, Passwords, Registry, etc.).
Level 300: Expert: Investigate- there is no guarantee that these challenges have a solution. Additionally, each 300 point challenge requires a solution that is not very well known (e.g. Encryption, Parsing, etc.).
Level 400: Master: Reveal- these 400 point challenges have no known solution (e.g. Communication Recovery/Parsing, Information Concealment in files, etc.).
Level 500: Developer: Originate- 500 point challenges required development of digital forensic tools based on the defined requirements (e.g. tools, methodologies, etc. for known Digital Forensic investigation issues).
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Maryland Digital Forensic Challenge
More InformationX
Overview
Maryland has become, as Governor Martin O’Malley puts it, “the National Epicenter” of Cyber Security. To honor Maryland’s stature as a hub for digital forensics innovation, training, and recruitment, the DoD Cyber Crime Center (DC3) announces the DC3 Digital Forensics Maryland Challenge (DC3 Maryland Challenge) as part of the global DC3 Digital Forensics Challenge (DC3 Challenge). Participants residing in Maryland are eligible to receive a special recognition at the close of 2012 in addition to their general DC3 Digital Forensics Challenge prize eligibility.
As part of the DC3 Challenge, it is the goal of the Maryland Challenge to serve as a call to the digital forensics community to cultivate new cyber professionals and pioneer new investigative tools, techniques, and methodologies. In the 2011 DC3 Challenge, Maryland hosted the second highest number of teams amongst the entire United States. Impressed by the numbers, The DC3 Digital Forensics Challenge team decided to up the ante and showcase the enthusiasm and hard work of the Maryland participants.
Click the "More Information" link above for complete eligibility requirements.
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DC3 CSI Cyber Self-Assessment
Ongoing SiteXAbout
The Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center’s (DC3) CSI Cyber Self-Assessment encourages students, teachers, law enforcement, business professionals, and digital forensics enthusiasts to extend their knowledge in cyber investigations.
Objectives
The Objectives of the CSI Cyber Self-Assessment are to:
- Increase interest in the field of digital forensics among a wide variety of sources
- Accurately reflect participants’ current level of knowledge on a given subject
- Increase the level of knowledge in digital forensics investigations of those who participate
If you have any feedback on the assessment or suggestions for new questions for our higher difficulty levels, please send them to csicyber@dc3.mil.
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Previous Challenges
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DC3 2011 Digital Forensic Challenge
2010-12-15 to 2011-11-01 Site - StatsXThe Challenge
The 2011 DC3 Digital Forensics Challenge is based on individual scenario-based, progressive level challenges as a call to the digital forensics community to pioneer new investigative tools, techniques and methodologies.
Objectives
The Objectives of the Annual Digital Forensics Challenge are to:
- Establish relationships within the Digital Forensics Community
- Resolve issues facing the Digital Forensics Community
- Develop new tools, techniques, and methodologies for the Digital Forensic Community
Challenge Levels
Each challenge level establishes the total number of points available per challenge assigned based on its difficulty toward a solution (known to unknown). This is based on the complexity of what a digital forensics examiner normally runs into and has to adjust for/extract/scrutinize in an analysis of those file types for examination problems.
Level 100: Novice: Groundwork- these challenges have a solution that are well known to experienced examiners. Each subcategory is worth 100 points (e.g. File Signatures, Suspicious Software, Hashing Metadata, etc.).
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Level 200: Advanced: Uncertainty- at 200 points per subcategory, these solvable challenges have a varying degree of difficulty (e.g. Data Hiding, File Headers, Passwords, Registry, etc.).
Level 300: Expert: Investigate- there is no guarantee that these challenges have a solution. Additionally, each 300 point challenge requires a solution that is not very well known (e.g. Encryption, Parsing, etc.).
Level 400: Master: Reveal- these 400 point challenges have no known solution (e.g. Communication Recovery/Parsing, Information Concealment in files, etc.).
Level 500: Developer: Originate- 500 point challenges required development of digital forensic tools based on the defined requirements (e.g. tools, methodologies, etc. for known Digital Forensic investigation issues).
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DC3 2010 Digital Forensic Challenge
2009-12-15 to 2010-11-01 Site - StatsXThe Challenge
The 2010 DC3 Challenge encourages innovation from a broad range of individuals, teams, and institutions to povide technical solutions for computer forensic examiners in the lab as well as in the field. Approximately 20 different unique, single based challenges ranging from basic forensics to advanced tool development are being provided to all participants for the challenge.
Objectives
The Objectives of the Annual Digital Forensics Challenge are to:
- Establish relationships within the Digital Forensics Community
- Resolve issues facing the Digital Forensics Community
- Develop new tools, techniques, and methodologies for the Digital Forensic Community
Challenge Levels
Each challenge level establishes the total number of points available per challenge assigned based on its difficulty toward a solution (known to unknown). This is based on the complexity of what a digital forensics examiner normally runs into and has to adjust for/extract/scrutinize in an analysis of those file types for examination problems.
Level 100: Challenges with a solution well known to experienced examiners (e.g. File Signatures, Suspicious Software, Hashing Metadata, etc.)
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Level 200: Challenges with a solution, but having a degree of difficulty (e.g. Data Hiding, File Headers, Passwords, Registry, etc.)
Level 300: Difficult challenges that may have a solution, but it is not well known (e.g. Encryption, Parsing, etc.)
Level 400: Challenges with no known solution (e.g. Communication Recovery/Parsing, Concealment of information within computer files, etc.)
Level 500: Challenges that involve Digital Forensic tool development based on defined requirements (e.g. tools, methodologies, etc. for known Digital Forensic investigation issues) -
DC3 2009 Digital Forensic Challenge
2009-02-04 to 2009-11-02 StatsXThe Winners
DC3 Prize:
Little Bobby Tables – Air Force Institute of Technology
SANS Prizes:
High School: Pwnage – Idaho Falls High School
Undergrad: WilmU01 – Wilmington University
IMPACT Prize:
DFRC – CIST, Korea University (Seoul, South Korea)Participation
Total Participants: 1153
Total submissions: 44The Challenge
DC3 Challenge is a call to the digital forensics community to pioneer new investigative tools, techniques and methodologies.
Challenge Levels
Level 100: Challenges with a solution well known to experienced examiners (e.g. File Signatures, Suspicious Software, Hashing Metadata, etc.)
Level 200: Challenges with a solution, but having a degree of difficulty (e.g. Data Hiding, File Headers, Passwords, Registry, etc.)
Level 300: Difficult challenges that may have a solution, but it is not well known (e.g. Encryption, Parsing, etc.)
Level 400: Challenges with no known solution (e.g. Communication Recovery/Parsing, Concealment of information within computer files, etc.)We evaluated the points for each challenge based on the complexity of what an examiner normally runs into and has to adjust for/extract/scrutinize in an analysis of those file types for examination problems.
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DC3 2008 Digital Forensic Challenge
2008-02-01 to 2008-11-01 StatsXThe Winner
Fog Dogs – Naval Postgraduate School
Participation
Total Participants: 199
Total Submissions: 20The Challenge
DC3 Challenge is a call to the digital forensics community to pioneer new investigative tools, techniques and methodologies.
Challenge Levels
Level 100:Close- Detect suspicious software
- Hash Analysis
- Image Analysis
- Partition Recovery
- Signature Analysis
Level 200:- File Header Reconstruction
- Password Recovery
- Registry Analysis
- Simple Steganography
Level 300:- Encryption
- Skype Analysis
- Foreign Text Identification
Level 400:- MSN Live
- Image Analysis
- Foreign Text Translation
- Advanced Steganography
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DC3 2007 Digital Forensic Challenge
2007-04-13 to 2007-11-01 StatsXThe Winner
Cyber Warriors – Air Force Institute of Technology
Participation
Total Participants: 126
Total Submissions: 11The Challenge
DC3 Challenge is a call to the digital forensics community to pioneer new investigative tools, techniques and methodologies.
A few of the challenges you may face include:
Eye on EncryptionClose- BitLocker Bust
- Password Protected Files
- PAX File Breaker
Data Recovery- CD - Erased Data
- Damaged DVD - Broken DVD with Erased Data
- Damaged DVD - Cut
- Damaged DVD - Missing Pieces
- Damaged CD - Scratched
- Sizzling Thumb Drive
Image Analysis- Real vs. Fake
- Timeline
Steganography Tracks- Audio Steganography
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DC3 2006 Digital Forensic Challenge
2006-08-01 to 2006-12-01 StatsXThe Winner
AccessData
Participation
Total Participants: 140
Total submissions: 21The Challenge
DC3 Challenge is a call to the digital forensics community to pioneer new investigative tools, techniques and methodologies.
Challenges
- Audio Steganography
- Steganography using S-Tools
- Password Cracking
- Steganography using S-Tools
- Password Cracking
- Image Analysis: Real vs. CG
- Data Carving: Linux LVM Interpretation
- Data Acquisition: Boot a dd Image
- Data Acquisition: Boot a Split dd Image
- Media Recovery: Compact-disc
- Media Recovery: Floppy Diskette
- Keylog Cracking
- Metadata Extraction