Cyberspace is critical for the conduct of modern military operations and is recognized as a domain of operations like air, sea, land and space. Canada's vision for defence includes a commitment to invest in and evolve its cyber capabilities, and to grow and enhance the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Cyber Force. To help achieve this, events such as Exercise Cyber Challenge are designed to help maintain cyber related skills and identify personnel with strengths and aptitudes for potential employment in the CAF Cyber Force.
On May 13, 2018, 40 Regular and Reserve Force members from across Canada will participate in Exercise Cyber Challenge 2018 in Kingston, Ont.
“Exercise Cyber Challenge 2018 promises to be an exciting two days,” according to Sargeant Jeff Oshier, a Cyber Operator in the Directorate of Cyber Operations Force Development (D Cyber Ops FD). “After a day of pre-exercise coordination and training, teams of four will compete in a 36-hour ‘Jeopardy-style' capture-the-flag competition to win the highly-prized Siebring Trophy.”
Team members will be presented with challenges in categories such as cryptography and forensics, and awarded points according to difficulty and complexity. Some of these challenges will be exceptionally difficult to solve and will require team members to use their collective experience.
Last year's exercise was hosted on a newly redesigned network developed and supported in-house at the Canadian Forces School of…
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