CYBERSECURITY / SYSTEMS
Cybersecurity Competition
A team-based cybersecurity competition involving compromised Windows virtual machines, networking, troubleshooting, and system hardening.
Overview
I worked as part of a four-person team in a cybersecurity competition where we were responsible for recovering and securing compromised Windows virtual machines.
The Challenge
The environment contained misconfigured and compromised systems that required us to identify problems, restore functionality, and improve the security of the machines.
Troubleshooting
The competition required us to investigate configuration problems rather than simply following predetermined instructions.
This included reviewing system settings, network configuration, remote access services, DNS-related behavior, and security settings.
Teamwork
With multiple machines and problems occurring simultaneously, our team had to divide work, communicate discoveries, and coordinate changes without interfering with one another.
Result
Our four-person team finished second in the competition.
What I Learned
The competition gave me practical experience troubleshooting systems under pressure and reinforced how networking, operating systems, security, and system administration interact.