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About the Hackathon
Students from each participating school will:
- Select six students to participate in two teams of three students each, to compete for prizes. Participants will be selected by faculty.
- Bring interested students to watch the competition and cheer on your school’s teams.
- Engage with exhibitors and sponsors
- Listen to Keynote speaker ….
The 2nd Annual Hack @ SChack will be hosted at
Benedict College on Saturday, November 11, 2023, from 8AM to 4:30PM ET.

How does the competition work?
The Hack@SChack Hackathon is a Capture-the-Flag event to challenge yourself, stretch your security muscle, and have FUN! CyberQ is a cyber range tactical range environment consisting of a virtual machines and tools to support red team and blue team environments. This range technology was developed by EC-Council, the inventors of Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH).
Participating teams will consist of 3 people per team with a primary team captain controlling the range within CyberQ, and the other two team members doing research and recon. Challenges will consist of red team, offensive tactics and exploits, each mapped to a specific job role and Knowledge, Skills, and Tasks within he NCWF (National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education).
This event will be BYOD, and participants will be provisioned access to the CyberQ range.
How does scoring work?
Scoring will be structured by 20 points per flag, with 3 optional hint per flag that deduct 5 points per hint if the flag is captured. Final results are based on Score, Time of Completion, and the Number of Attempts per flag.
For information about how to join your school’s team or attend Hack@SChack ‘23 to represent your school, email sc-relentless@ati.org.
Agenda
7:30 AM | Exhibitor setup |
8:30 am to 4:30 pm | Exhibitor Hall open |
8:00 AM | Registration Open |
8:00 am to 9:30 am | Breakfast and Networking Career Fair |
9:30 am to 9:45 am | Welcome and Introduction Invocation |
9:45 am to 9:50 am | Video Presentation |
9:50 am to 9:55 am | Back on the Block – Gerald Smile, ATI, Benedict College Alumni |
10:00 am to 10:10 am | Dr. Leon Geter, Benedict College |
10:10 am to 10:20 am | Dr. Deloris DaCosta, SC Department of Minority Affairs |
10:20 am to 10:30 am | Break |
10:40 am to 11:50 am | Capture the Flag® Hackathon, Phase I |
11:50 am to 1:15 pm | Lunch Break/ Networking Session |
1:15 pm to 1:20 pm | Keynote Introduction – Dr. Geter |
1:20 pm to 2:15 pm | Keynote Speaker |
2:15 pm to 3:30 pm | Capture the Flag® Hackathon, Phase II |
3:30 pm to 4:00 pm | Awards Ceremony and Closing Remarks |
About ATI’s Cyber Security – Computer Science Internship Program
The mission of the internship is to provide underrepresented students from SC historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and Trident Technical College (TTC) the opportunity to gain firsthand insight into the computer science field through a guided program with the SC-based cyber security and computer science industry. Students learn real world skills and establish mentor-mentee relationships, while industry connects with local talent to meet their long-term workforce demands and help instill a passion for the field.
Via a nine-month virtual mentor relationship, a one-week immersion-style internship, and a Hackathon, the students are provided an opportunity to grow as computer scientists and gain valuable real world experience.
For information about how your organization can get involved as a mentor, or learn more about the program, contact Tim Macon, ATI Program Manager at 843.760.3498, or email tim.macon@ati.org.
Collaboration Partners