Resources

Published articles

Please find the latest blog posts, papers published about the competition here:

• Winner of attacker track, and second place at defender track is here
• Defender track winner in white paper format is here
• Defender track second place in white paper format is here
• Attacker track, second place is here

Getting Started

Visit the GitHub project for detailed information.

This contest involves functional malicious binaries. By participating, you agree to the terms of service.

Dates

• [Defender Challenge]: Jun 15 – Jul 23, 2020 AoE*
• [Attacker Challenge]: Aug 06 – Sep 18, 2020 AoE

*all times are Anywhere on Earth (AoE)

Attacker Challenge - CLOSED

• download and setup (with disabled networking) a free Windows 10 Virtual Machine for use over 90 days to validate that your samples are functional
• sample solution to modify

Defender Challenge - CLOSED

• sample solution to modify
• register/login to download samples to tune your solution

Prizes

Grand Prize (one per Challenge): US $2,500 in Azure credits
First Prize (one per Challenge): US $500 in Azure credits

Judging criteria are detailed in the contest rules, but include:

• Defender Challenge
  • highest true positive rate when deployed in the Attacker Challenge
  • the solution must also satisfy modest (<1%) FP requirements
• Attacker Challenge
  • most black-box evasions against defensive countermeasures
  • fewest number of model queries breaks a tie

You must publish your solution to win.