During the 1800s in the American Wild West, outlaws, bandits, and fugitives flocked to a border town at the edge of the frontier—a town nicknamed “Hell on the Border.” Outlaws such as Billy the Kid and Whiskey Bill ran rampant making hideous crimes commonplace. Marshals from Fort Smith were sent across the border into Indian Territory to find and arrest those individuals who fled justice from the
federal courts. Today, Fort Smith, Arkansas is on the border of another frontier—the digital landscape. As hackers, we have the potential to be both the lawmen and the lawless in this new landscape. We are the white, grey, and black hats of this new frontier and Shell on the Border is our proving ground. Shell on the Border is a two-day cyber security event featuring a Capture the Flag (CTF) hacking tournament and various security workshops. Connect with some of Arkansas’ most brilliant digital gunslingers and explore new tools and methods used by adversaries to secure your infrastructure. Game Marshals monitor and administer challenges to provide real-time digital problem-solving adventures. Challenges are divided by category with puzzles of increasing difficulty. Challenges include networking, coding, cryptography, web application hacking, brainteasers, and real-life immersive geolocated puzzles in the downtown area. There will be something for everyone! (Workshops do not require registration) Come hang out!
