{"REDIRECT_FROM_URL":"/cyberseed","BASE_URL":"/events/cyberseed","EVENT":"CyberSEED","CLIENT":"UCONN","REF":"CYBERSEED2026","PREVENT_OTHER_DEMOGRAPHICS":["CYBERSEED2026_INDUSTRY"],"REGISTRATION_BEGIN":"2026-09-11T04:00:00.000Z","REGISTRATION_DEADLINE":"2026-10-03T13:30:00.000Z","WORLD":"CyberSEED 2026","LEVELS":[{"world":"CyberSEED 2026","start":"2026-10-03T14:00:00.000Z","stop":"2026-10-03T21:00:00.000Z","maxTeamPlayers":4}],"EVENT_START":"2026-10-03T14:00:00.000Z","EVENT_STOP":"2026-10-03T21:00:00.000Z","LEADERBOARD_LEAGUES":["Overall"],"MAX_TEAM_PLAYERS":4,"LOCATION_1":"Online, United States","LOCATION_2":"Open to U.S. college & university students","LOGO_URL":"/img/clients/cyberseed.png","HERO_BACKGROUND_URL":"/img/clients/heroes/cyberseed.jpg","LAYOUT":"FLAT","SPONSORS":[{"width":3,"name":"University of Connecticut","link":"https://cacc.engr.uconn.edu/cyberseed","logoUrl":"/img/clients/uconn_white.svg","text":"Organizers"},{"width":6,"name":"Synchrony","link":"https://www.synchrony.com","logoUrl":"/img/clients/synchrony_white.svg","style":{"marginTop":"1.5em"}}],"SECTION_COLUMNS":1,"SECTIONS":[{"header":"What is CyberSEED?","background":"rgb(255, 255, 255)","content":[{"header":"Cybersecurity Competitions at the University of Connecticut","content":"Hosted by the Connecticut Cybersecurity Center, CyberSEED brings together dozens of universities and colleges to compete in unique cybersecurity challenges for awesome prizes.","style":{"maxWidth":500,"margin":"auto"}},{"button":{"color":"blue","content":"View Leaderboard","href":"/events/cyberseed/leaderboard","size":"large","as":"a","style":{"marginTop":"2em"}}}]},{"header":"Overview","color":"rgb(255, 255, 255)","background":"linear-gradient(-30deg, rgb(60, 140, 203), rgb(35, 83, 121) 70%)","textAlign":"left","content":[{"header":"Registration","content":"In order to participate, you must be a college or university student in the US or an eligible SYF employee."},{"header":"Competition","content":"The Capture the Flag (CTF) Competition will touch on a variety of cybersecurity challenges including reverse engineering, web application security, network traffic analysis, cryptography, and more! The competition will require breadth of skills including some basic scripted programming capabilities as well as network analysis and forensics tools."},{"header":"Student Requirements","content":"Students should be prepared with computers. The ability to execute code in a Linux environment (physical or virtual) will be helpful but not required."},{"header":"Team Roster","content":"After you register, click on the \"Get Started Now\" button and then use the \"Team Info\" section in the right column to configure your team. Teams may consist of 2 to 4 students.\nClick on the button below to view the Support Docs on how to set up your team."},{"button":{"inverted":true,"content":"Team Setup Instructions","href":"https://docs.cyberskyline.com/team-management/manage-team-members","size":"large","as":"a","target":"_blank","style":{"marginTop":"2em","marginBottom":"1em"}}}]},{"header":"Logistics & Schedule","background":"rgb(255, 255, 255)","content":[{"header":"Complete the CyberSEED Liability Waiver","content":[{"content":"Completion of the CyberSEED Liability Waiver is required to participate in the competition\nPlease email completed forms to engr-cyberseed@uconn.edu"},{"button":{"as":"a","color":"blue","icon":"download","labelPosition":"right","size":"large","taget":"_blank","content":"CyberSEED Liability waiver","href":"https://drive.google.com/file/d/11PF8kDAeTbSgVfwulakaAcgxXR15MlJB/view?usp=sharing","style":{"marginTop":"2em","marginBottom":"1em"}}}]},{"schedule":[{"name":"Kickoff Ceremony","description":"Join us for the competition kickoff!","icon":"video","start":"2026-10-03T13:30:00.000Z","stop":"2026-10-03T14:00:00.000Z"},{"name":"Competition Time","description":"You can access the challenge content anytime before the end of the challenge.","icon":"flag","start":"2026-10-03T14:00:00.000Z","stop":"2026-10-03T21:00:00.000Z"},{"name":"Closing Ceremony","description":"Join us to find out which teams won.","icon":"trophy","start":"2026-10-03T21:30:00.000Z","stop":"2026-10-03T22:00:00.000Z"}]}]},{"header":"Prizes","color":"rgb(255, 255, 255)","background":"linear-gradient(-30deg, rgb(60, 140, 203), rgb(35, 83, 121) 70%)","content":[{"content":"Each top placing team are eligible for the following prizes in this year's CyberSEED"},{"horizontal":true,"content":[{"header":"1st Place","content":"$3,000"},{"header":"2nd Place","content":"$2,500"},{"header":"3rd Place","content":"$2,000"},{"header":"4th Place","content":"$1,500"},{"header":"5th Place","content":"$1,000"},{"header":"6th Place","content":"$500"},{"header":"7th - 10th Place","content":"$250"}],"style":{"marginTop":"2em","marginBottom":"2em"}},{"content":"Rule infractions may lead to disqualification from the prizes. Registration on UCONN's HuskyBuy system may be required to receive prizes.\nLearn more about the prize registration requirements on [cacc.engr.uconn.edu/cyberseed](https://cacc.engr.uconn.edu/cyberseed)"}]},{"header":"Basic Rules","background":"rgb(243, 244, 245)","content":[{"textAlign":"left","header":"1. Do not attack the infrastructure","content":"This includes cyberskyline.com or any of the CTF infrastructure, including external communication channels and other platforms associated with the CTF. You should only attack specifically designated targets in your assigned challenges (cityinthe.cloud subdomains). If you believe you have found an unexpected vulnerability, please submit a ticket."},{"textAlign":"left","header":"2. Do not brute force","content":"Each user has a limited number of submission attempts for each question during the event. There are no point penalties for an incorrect submission, but attempting to brute force flag submissions is explicitly prohibited and may be interpreted as malicious activity."},{"textAlign":"left","header":"3. Do not share flags or solutions outside of your team","content":"This is a team competition and you may collaborate with members of your team, but no one outside of your team. Scripts or flags should not be shared outside of the team – any violation of this rule will disqualify the entire team.\n\nUsing online resources is OK. Every participant is free to use any outside resources they have at their disposal in order to solve problems but should not search or ask (e.g. on StackOverflow) for the solutions to specific problems.\n\nDo not post solutions or write-ups online."},{"textAlign":"left","header":"4. Scoring","content":"Each challenge is worth a fixed number of points. You get points by solving challenges. Any malicious acts that violate the spirit of the competition will disqualify the user from the competition. The person with the most points at the end of the competition wins. Explore, learn, have fun!"},{"textAlign":"left","header":"5. Comments/Suggestions/Questions","content":"Submit a ticket through the Cyber Skyline platform (“Support” tab) if you have any questions or comments for us, happy to help! If you have questions regarding the UCONN HuskyBuy Portal, please get in touch with engr-cyberseed@uconn.edu."},{"textAlign":"left","header":"Additional Info","content":"Full details on rules & eligibility can be found on [UCONN's website](https://cacc.engr.uconn.edu/cyberseed)."}]},{"header":"AI Policy","color":"rgb(255, 255, 255)","background":"linear-gradient(-30deg, rgb(60, 140, 203), rgb(35, 83, 121) 70%)","content":[{"textAlign":"left","header":"Players are allowed to use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist them, with the following limitations.","content":""},{"textAlign":"left","header":"1. Players may NOT use AI agents to directly interact with the competition platform on their behalf AT ANY TIME.","content":"(i.e., connecting to any terminals in the platform and submitting commands, or connecting directly to web instances on the cyberskyline.com platform or hosted on cityinthe.cloud domains to test for vulnerabilities/submit answers)"},{"textAlign":"left","header":"2. Players may only use AI models that are generally available to all individual consumers","content":"Models that are only available to enterprises or invite-only programs are prohibited."},{"textAlign":"left","header":"3. Total monthly spend for AI services may NOT exceed $50/month per player.","content":"This limit may be satisfied through a subscription or usage-based pricing, or a combination of both. All tools beyond this budget must be free or open-source. Cyber Skyline is not liable for any token costs, overages, or subscription charges players incur."},{"textAlign":"left","header":"4. For self-hosted or locally run models, total VRAM used is not to exceed 32GB (by combined model weights and context).","content":"On unified-memory systems, this refers to memory actually consumed by the model, not total system RAM. This limit also applies to cloud-rented GPU compute."},{"textAlign":"left","header":"5. Use of institutional compute clusters or servers for AI use during the games is prohibited.","content":""},{"textAlign":"left","header":"6. Players are strongly encouraged to be responsible in their usage of these tools so that AI tools are not replacing their learning of relevant concepts.","content":""},{"textAlign":"left","header":"7. UCONN and Cyber Skyline representatives will not be able to provide assistance in troubleshooting issues that may arise from results produced by AI and any associated hallucinations.","content":""}]}],"TIMEZONE":"America/New_York","DEMOGRAPHIC_FIELDS_ORDER":["schoolEmail","school","facultyName","facultyEmail"],"PRODUCT":1000,"DEMOGRAPHIC_FIELDS":{"schoolEmail":{"type":"String","required":true,"icon":"mail","placeholder":"School email"},"school":{"type":"String","required":true,"icon":"building","collegeSearch":true,"placeholder":"Search for your college/university name"},"facultyName":{"type":"String","required":true,"icon":"university","label":"Faculty Advisor","placeholder":"Enter name of faculty advisor"},"facultyEmail":{"type":"String","required":true,"icon":"mail","label":"Faculty Advisor Email","placeholder":"Enter your faculty advisor's email address"}}}