Introduction

The Republic Polytechnic's School of Information and Communications Technology brings you NSI or Network & Security Investigation. It's the first competition of its kind in Singapore in which we invite students from all secondary and international schools in Singapore to compete in the area of digital forensic and wireless security.

At NSI, you will be a cyber crime investigator. You will be part of a team that will be tasked to investigate the scene of a crime. You will also be engaged in conducting investigations aimed at strengthening wireless defences from exploitation!

With many attractive prizes to be won, be a player in IT Security!

Organizer

Republic Polytechnic School of Information and Communications Technology (SIT)

Target audience

The competition is open to students at upper secondary level.

Event Dates

• Registration Deadline
  27 May 2011, Friday
• Workshop
  15 June 2011, Wednesday
• Competition Day / Awards Ceremony
  22 June 2011, Wednesday

Venue

Republic Polytechnic, 9 Woodlands Ave 9, Singapore 738964

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Training for Competitors

Competitors will be provided with a one-day complimentary workshop to prepare them for the competition.

Prizes

To be announced.

The NSI competition comprises of two challenges. Competitors will not be desk-bound, passively staring at computer screens. They can expect a high level of action, including moving around to find clues or secure devices, and high pressure scenarios that need intense discussion and analysis.

Challenge A: Digital Forensics Investigation

For this challenge, competitors are placed in a scenario where a computer crime has been committed. They are required to apply forensically sound techniques to secure the crime scene and to ensure that no evidence is disturbed or contaminated. They are also required to gather digital evidence from the hard disk drives. The evidence gathered is then used to build a case against the suspect.

Competitors are judged on how well they secure the scene and how well they gather digital evidence.

Challenge B: Wireless Defence

For this challenge, competitors are required to weed out rouge Access Points (APs) planted by someone who has infiltrated the network. They are required to build a long range antenna (cantenna) from scratch and use it together with a wireless sniffing utility to locate the rouge APs.

Competitors are judged based on the range of their cantenna and on the speed with which they locate the rouge APs.

To prepare for the challenge, all competitors will be eligible for a complimentary 1 day hands-on workshop, worth an estimated $800 when you register for the competition.

Date: 15 June 2011 (Wednesday)
Time: 9:00am - 5:00pm
Venue: Republic Polytechnic

In this workshop, you will learn how to:

• Learn the basic theory of signalling and the concepts of wireless communications
• Design and build a cantenna
• Read and decode information from a wireless sniffer
• Conduct a proper incident investigation
• Acquire digital evidence in a forensically sound manner
• Conduct forensic examination of digital evidence
• Present digital evidence

More details will be provided closer to the workshop dates.

Name	Contact Number
Ng Tek Ming	3100 1648 / 91065486
Wong Hau Shian	3100 1078
Teo Zhi Yong	3100 1473

Email: nsi@rp.sg