The GreyHat
Group
The Greyhat Group
is a University of Washington student organization at the Tacoma Campus
who's mission is to research all aspects of computer security,
including network security and information assurance, and to share
that information with the regional community. The group is
organized by Computing and Software Systems students, but is open
to all UW students who have an interest in computer security.
Weekly Meetings
Meetings for Fall Quarter 2009
Mondays 12:30 - 1:30
October 5th - December 7th
Room CP103
The GreyHat Group has 2 anual events.
The NorthWest Security Symposium and
The Collegiate CyberDefense Competition
The Greyhat Group is where to start.
Members meet weekly and discuss a wide range of security issues. We identify the software and techniques used by the bad guys to compromise computer systems, then we try them for ourselves -- Hands-On -- using the campus IA lab or our own computers..
Members are also provided with download links so they can download and practice with the same network penetration testing software used by industry professionals and bad-guys alike.
We also show members how to create their own portable network security lab so that they can practice network penetration and defense anywhere, any time they have a few spare minutes. We also provide member created tutorials and exercises to help guide you in your exploration of security topics.
At this event students from all over the western United States get to put their skills to the test in an attack and defend scenerio along side Industry, Military, Government, and Academic professionals.
Teams of 9 students from each school try to administer a small business network while under attack from the Red Team. Typical tasks include administering user accounts, setting and enforcing password policies, setting up mail servers, ftp servers, and intrusion detection systems. It is also often necessary to edit web page code to prevent sql injection and secure a database server
Pressure is applied by "Management" who wants features added, and by the attackers who try to steal data, lock the administrators out of the router, switch, or computers, delete data, or deface the web page.
NWSEC is a 2 day event hosted once a year by the members of the Greyhat Group where experts from Government agencies, Military, Academia, and Industry are invited to speak and share their knowledge and experience of current issues related to computer and network security.
