Hwa Chong Infocomm & Robotics Society

Calling all computing enthusiasts! The Cybersecurity section of the Hwa Chong Infocomm & Robotics Society proudly presents Sieberrsec CTF 5.0, the fifth iteration of our annual Cybersecurity Capture-the-Flag contest, open to both beginners and pros alike from secondary schools across Singapore! (Though the contest will be targeted towards beginners and newcomers, there will be some harder challenges too.) The competition will take place on 9th March 2024, 0900 – 2100. A pool of prizes sponsored by organisations such as DIS, DSO, DSTA, and Smart Nation Singapore will be up for grabs. Furthermore, if you are keen to join the vibrant and prestigious Infocomm & Robotics Society, do join this competition! We are always on the lookout for budding Cybersecurity talents. What is this? In a Cybersecurity Capture-the-Flag contest, you typically obtain a “flag” by exfiltrating data from a vulnerable website, […]

Calling all computing enthusiasts! The Cybersecurity section of the Hwa Chong Infocomm & Robotics Society proudly presents Sieberrsec CTF 4.0, the third iteration of our annual Cybersecurity Capture-the-Flag contest, open to both beginners and pros alike! (Though the contest will be targeted towards beginners and newcomers, there will be some harder challenges too.) The competition will take place on Saturday, the 7th of Jan, 2023. A pool of prizes sponsored by organisations such as DSTA and OneRare, along with Cold Hard Cash from our pockets will be up for grabs in both the Secondary and Tertiary categories. Furthermore, if you are keen to join the vibrant and prestigious Infocomm & Robotics Society, do join this competition! We are always on the lookout for budding Cybersecurity talents. What is this? In a Cybersecurity Capture-the-Flag contest, you typically obtain a “flag” by […]

HCIRS has organised its very first jeopardy-style CTF this year for secondary school students. The event was held on the 9th of January and received active participation from students across various schools. We would like to congratulate the winners: 1st place – Sean Seah (ACSI)2nd place – Ivan Tung (HCI)3rd place – Joey Tang (HCI)4th place – Zhao Yun (NUSH)5th place – Theodore Lee (HCI) Thank you everyone who joined us for our first CTF! We hope that everyone had fun and we can’t wait to bring you an even better CTF next time!

Over the past weekend, HCIRS took part in GovTech Cyber Security Group’s inaugural STACK the Flags CTF, and achieved commendable results: ChampionsTeam Mitsusha: Sherman Chann Zhi Shen, Teo Kai Xiang, Choo Zheng Jun, Zhang Yao William 1st Runners UpTeam Chomusuke: Beh Chuen Yang, Zhao Zhongqi, Lim See Min, Wu Jiayang 7th PlaceTeam Bear: Zhou Taidi, Luo Hongxun, Lien Cai Ting, Theodore Lee Chong Jen Congratulations to all participants! Thank you to the team at GovTech ensuring that their first CTF ran smoothly for all of us. We look forward to reading everyone’s writeups!

Singapore has emerged first in the 2020 Cyber SEA Games after a close competition with many other SEA countries. We are proud to announce that our very own member from HCIRS, Beh Chuen Yang, participated as one of the representatives from the Singapore team. Congratulations to all other participants as well, and let’s continue learning together as a region!

Last week, HCIRS participated in the Whitehacks 2020 competition organised by the SMU Whitehat Society. We are pleased to announce that we have achieved commendable results: ChampionsTeam Saliency: Teo Kai Xiang, Zhao Zhongqi, Lien Cai Ting 1st Runner-UpTeam Mihara: Zhang Yao William, Sherman Chann Zhi Shen, Luo Hongxun 7th PlaceTeam X Æ A-12: Zhou Taidi, Lim See Min, Wu Jiayang 15th PlaceTeam Sannin: Beh Chuen Yang, Choo Zheng Jun, Tan Teong Seng Congratulations to all winners and thanks to the organisers for creating such a fun event for all of us! We learned a lot and we look forward to next year’s iteration!

Two weeks ago, HCIRS sent out two teams to participate in Cyberthon 2020 (which had been moved online), and achieved the following excellent results: Overall Champion, CSIT Category Award, Network Security Category Award, Operating Systems Category Award & Web Services Category AwardMembers: Sherman Chann, Teo Kai Xiang, William Zhang and Wu Jiayang. Overall 1st Runner-UpMembers: Beh Chuen Yang, Bryan Shan, Choo Zheng Jun, Wang Yiqin Hwa Chong Institution also received commendation from Minister for Defence Dr Ng Eng Hen on Facebook, for its ability to adapt to restrictions during the circuit breaker period by holding Cyberthon 2020 fully online. Congratulations to both teams for their excellent performance!

Last weekend, HCIRS took part in Cyberthon and came back with stellar results: Overall 2nd & Home Networking Category Award Members: William Zhang, Teo Kai Xiang, Kim Minseo and Loh Zhi Qin. Congratulations to the team! We will continue to strive for excellence in the next edition of Cyberthon