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CISPA x saarsec CTF Workshop

Written on 01.04.26 by Ben Stock

Hey all,

Have you heard about CTF competitions, but never played one?
You are looking to get your hands dirty, solve challenges, and try to hack?
Then the CTF workshop will be the perfect opportunity to start your CTF journey!

The local capture-the-flag (CTF) team saarsec in collaboration with… Read more

Hey all,

Have you heard about CTF competitions, but never played one?
You are looking to get your hands dirty, solve challenges, and try to hack?
Then the CTF workshop will be the perfect opportunity to start your CTF journey!

The local capture-the-flag (CTF) team saarsec in collaboration with CISPA is hosting a free workshop next week (Friday 10th until Sunday 12th of April).

## When?
April 10 - April 12

## What to expect?
- Practical sessions covering fundamental hacking techniques
- Many challenges waiting to be solved by you
- Meet other people interested in cybersecurity
- A full Jeopardy CTF amongst the participants on Sunday

## Requirements
- A laptop (a Linux-based OS is recommended)
- We will teach you everything you need to know (no course requirements, but having some experience in programming will help)

** no prior experience is needed** - just curiosity and enthusiasm!

## How to join?
Head over to https://workshop.saarsec.rocks (make sure to activate your account via the confirmation email)
We have to limit the number of participants to 42 on a first-come, first-served basis. So make sure you're quick.

Best regards,
CISPA x saarsec
 

Backup exam inspection

Written on 24.03.26 by Ben Stock

Will happen tomorrow, March 25, 10-12 in CISPA's lecture hall. You have to arrive until 11:30 to be let in so we ensure we finish on time.

Exam inspection

Written on 10.02.26 by Ben Stock

The results of the exam are now visible in your Personal Status page. A big thank you to the tutors for grading this quickly!

We will host the exam inspection this Friday, 12-14, in Lecture Hall of CISPA. You have to arrive before 13:30 to be allowed in to avoid that the inspections runs over the time slot.

Remaining tutorials and exam-prep office hour

Written on 22.01.26 (last change on 30.01.26) by Nicolas Gundall

Dear all,

here is some information about the remaining tutorials as the exam approaches:

  • Tutorials on January 23 / January 26: Since there was no lecture this week, there is no new content for this week's tutorials. Instead, the tutors will do a special Kahoot quiz over all lecture contents… Read more

Dear all,

here is some information about the remaining tutorials as the exam approaches:

  • Tutorials on January 23 / January 26: Since there was no lecture this week, there is no new content for this week's tutorials. Instead, the tutors will do a special Kahoot quiz over all lecture contents so far, so you can get an idea on which topics you should brush up most in your exam prep.
  • Tutorials on January 30 / February 2: These are the last tutorials, and will be about that week's lecture content as usual.
  • Office hour on Wednesday, February 4, from 12:00 to 14:00 : The tutors are offering an extra office hour to help with questions that come up during your exam preparation. It will be located in CISPA, room 0.07.

 

Lecture today cancelled

Written on 20.01.26 by Ben Stock

Sorry for the short notice, but I need to cancel today’s lecture. We will skip the topic of server-side Web security altogether for the tasks and exam.

Evaluation

Written on 20.12.25 by Ben Stock

Dear all,

please take some time to evaluate the lecture both the tutorials and the lecture. If you happen to find a flag, you can submit that in the Python interface.

Merry Christmas if you are celebrating and enjoy your time off until the New Year!

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