The Tennessee Department of Safety & Homeland Security , TCAT Shelbyville, and the conference committee are proud to once again bring together individuals from education, government, and industry for an in-person conference May 2022. In 2021, we interviewed cybersecurity experts and hosted a virtual capture the flag.
We are committed to showcasing the latest information, strategies, best practices, and innovative solutions to address today’s challenges in cybersecurity with speakers from businesses, industries, and government.
2022 Information - Coming Soon!
What others are saying -
"The Middle TN Cyber Conference CTF is a well-thought-out and well put together event. The students do a great job putting the environment together. It is refreshing to see the students getting this kind of training early in their cyber security careers. I thoroughly enjoy this event and look forward to it every year."
Joe Littleton, Information Security Officer
"Eye opening on how much preparation makes a difference..."
Adam Marthaler, Network Specialist
“The speakers in-person represent every industry including government. A neutral unbiased no sales view from these experts are educational and informative.”
Mark Anderton, Security Consultant
2021 Information
In 2021, the program consisted of two elements. The first, interviewed subject matter experts about current and future concerns surrounding Information Technology and Infrastructure Management - posted here as articles. The second element, we conducted a remote Capture the Flag (CtF). The CtF was made up of real-world servers with vulnerabilities baked into them that participants found and captured digital flags More information, including the rules and registration are listed below. The CtF had 25 entries and was a success.
The servers were isolated in a NOC/SOC operated by the Information Technology and Infrastructure Management program at the TCAT Shelbyville MTEC Cyber Center.
Interviews with Subject Matter Experts are here
2020 Information
In 2020, the program consisted of two elements. The first, interviewed subject matter experts about current and future concerns surrounding Information Technology and Infrastructure Management - posted here as articles. The second element, we conducted a remote Capture the Flag (CtF). The CtF was made up of real-world servers with vulnerabilities baked into them that participants found and captured digital flags More information, including the rules and registration are listed below. The CtF had 30 entries and was a success.
The servers were isolated in a NOC/SOC operated by the Information Technology and Infrastructure Management program at the TCAT Shelbyville MTEC Cyber Center.
Interviews with Subject Matter Experts are here
The winners of the 2021 Middle TN Cyber Conference CtF were -
1st Place Joe Littleton - 24000
2nd Place DC423 - 7,000
The winners of the 2020 Middle TN Cyber Conference CtF were -
1st Place Adam Marthaler 24500 points Team
1st Place John O'Keefe-Odom 13500 points Team
2nd Place Joe Littleton 7000 points
3rd Place Daniel Arnold 3500 points
Congratulations!
The Middle Tennessee Cyber Conference proudly supports the Governor’s Investment in Vocational Education (GIVE) Initiative. https://bit.ly/2mGHimo A special thank you goes to the students and faculty at the Tennessee College of Applied Technology Shelbyville for designing and running the Capture the Flag (CtF) competition. It should be noted that the students of this college designed, built, and run all technical aspects of the CtF!
