Competition Eligibility

To secure your spot at the starting line for the 2024 Cyber Olympics all contestants must meet the below criteria:

  • Must have watched “Chariots of Fire” at least 10 times
  • Possess proficiency in victory poses
  • Identification of 25 countries flags that do not have a union jack on them
  • Won a game of hopscotch
  • Correctly identify who gets the medal in equestrian - Horse or Human?
  • Ability to identify how many flips, tucks, pikes, or twists a diver actually does without the use of slow motion replay

Player Instructions for the Jonah Bank Cyber Olympics CTF


What is the Jonah Bank Cyber Olympics CTF?

The Jonah Bank Cyber Olympics CTF (Capture The Flag) is a tournament between teams or individuals (depending on how you would like to play) involving a series of challenges. The Challenges that make up a Cyber Olympic CTF will include various Cyber-Security themed challenges.

We know hearing "Cyber Security Challenges" may be daunting, but don't worry we have included hints to help you out if you get stuck, but there's a catch, some hints come at the cost of points. The challenges are not meant to take a lot of time out of your day, so please use the hints. The third hint in every challenge will provide you with steps on how to answer the flag. In CTF's answers are called flags.

Overall the Jonah Bank Cyber Olympics CTF is intended to be fun and educational, we hope that you learn a few new tricks!

Game Availability

Jonah Bank's IOC (Inventors of Confusion) will be making available a Demo CTF for all players to use prior to the competition beginning, so that you may become familiar with how a CTF works.

At Noon on Friday, July 26th the IOC will be resetting the environment and making available the 2024 Jonah Bank Cyber Olympics CTF Competiton. At this time, it will be necessary for all players and teams to re-register with the platform.

The competition will be live 24/7 until noon on Friday August 9th when the games will come to a conclusion and winners announced.

Registration

  • Click on the “Register” button to create your account
  • Fill in the requested Details: Enter your username (get creative and have some fun with it), your email, password and Company Name

Setting Up a Team

Before creating your team, designate a team captain who will complete these steps and invite fellow players.

  • Log In: Use your credentials to log in
  • Create a Team: Once logged in select the blue button to create a team, or Navigate to the “Team” page (top right) and click “Create Team”
  • Create a team name - get creative here and have some fun!
  • Provide a Team password other players will use when joining your team
  • Add your Company Name and select "Create"
  • Once your team is created you can add a country flag, by navigating to "Team" at the top right, then selecting the Settings cog wheels under your team name, select a country from the country list and then select submit - again have some fun with this.
  • Invite Players:
    • Navigate to the "Team" page (top right)
    • Select the icon to Invite players (it looks like a ticket), copy the registration link provided and email it to your team members. Alternatively ask your team members to use the registration button to create their accounts, and then share with them your team name and team password and ask them to join your team.

Playing as an Individual

As our CTF is configured for team play, even if you are planning on competing as an individual we ask that you still setup a team for yourself (don't worry we will be able to see Team's that only have 1 player and will recognize them for individual medals.

  • Log In: Use your credentials to log in.
  • Create a Team: Navigate to the “Teams” section and click “Create Team”.
  • Enter Your Team Details: Provide a team name, password, and company name
  • To make it feel more like the Olypmics please edit your team settings using the Settings cog wheel option on the "Team page" and select a country to have that countries flag appear on the scoreboard.
  • Do not Invite any players: You may skip inviting team members and head over to "Challenges" to get started

Challenges

When your ready to begin game play you do so by accessing the challenges

  • Browse Challenges: Go to the “Challenges” page to see available questions.
  • Select a Challenge: Click on a challenge to view its details.
  • Submit Flag/Answer: Enter your answer in the "Flag" field and click “Submit”. Note: in a CTF event Answers are called Flags.
  • Feedback: You will receive immediate feedback on whether your answer is correct.
  • All flags are case insensitive

Hints

We would like everyone participating to be able to solve every question, that's why we include hints to help you out when you get stuck. Hints in the CTF can help you answer questions, be aware that taking hints can reduce your overall score for the question and ranking on the scoreboard. The third hint for every challenge will proide you with the "Flag" and steps on how to solve it.

  • Access Hints: All challenges have three hints, each hint will be listed under the challlenge question along with their cost, and must be used sequentially
  • Cost of Hints: Each hint comes at a cost of points shown on the challenge page
  • Strategic Use: Use hints wisely to balance between solving the challenge and maintaining a high score

Scoreboard

The scoreboard is kept up to date in real time, so you can track other teams progress and help determine if you should take a hint or keep trying.

  • To view the Scoreboard navigate to the “Scoreboard” page
  • Scoring System: Points are awarded based on the difficulty of the challenge
  • Team Rankings: The scoreboard displays the rankings of all teams based on their total points
  • Updates: The scoreboard updates in real-time as teams take hints and submit correct answers to earn points
  • Winners: When multiple players or teams score the same final score, it is the team or individual that finished first who wins

Awards

The top three individuals and the members of the top three scoring teams will each receive a Jonah Bank Cyber Olympics Medal and bragging rights for the next four years!

Support

Feel free to reach out if you have any questions or need further assistance. Contact: olympics@jonah.bank

Good luck and have fun!