Computer Experts Vie in Hacking Contest

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By YEOH EN-LAI

SINGAPORE (AP) - Armed with laptops, modems, hard disk drives and sandwiches, 12 computer experts hunkered down Friday for a seven-hour contest to find the best hacker in tech-savvy Singapore.

Divided into six two-man teams, the contestants participating in "BlackOPS: HackAttack challenge 2004" have to defend their networks and servers from hacking while attacking other teams' systems. The top prize is a DVD burner and computer classes.

Computer Experts Vie in Hacking contest

[Gman]

1. Didn't 2600 magazine used to sponsor a contest too?

I think there's several that go on throughout the year.

[MGKrebs]

2. These guys need computer classes?

Isn't that a little like awarding a frying pan to Julia Child (R.I.P.)?

[zbdent]

3. Darn, I was hoping for hatchets and axes

winner is the last one alive (but not for long . . .)

[lapfog_1]

4. Jeez

Years ago (many years ago), I was offered jobs for hacking OSes.
Good jobs with large companies. Now you get a DVD burner? Or
if you were here, jail time.