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1 | No | Challenge | Description | Base points | Notes, Tips and Bonuses (other bonuses may be added based in creativity enginuity, lateral thinking and humor etc) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 1 | Find a "zero-day" | Bring back any item with a date printed on it that is today’s date (e.g., food label, event badge, newspaper) | 10 | bonus if it’s perishable | |||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 2 | Spot the Privacy Violation | Photograph or describe 2 real-world data protection failures at the conference venue (e.g., exposed passwords, unattended terminals) | 10 (5 for each one) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 3 | GRC Bingo | Complete a bingo sheet of common phrases heard at the con (e.g. "zero trust", "compliance is a journey", "threat actor") | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 4 | Tinfoil Hat Contest | Build a tinfoil hat and wear it for 10 minutes in any talk. | 20 | Bonus points if it includes functioning electronics or LEDsonus | |||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 5 | Find the “Insider Threat” | Hidden actor walks around conference with a badge “Steve from Finance” — get a photo with them | 15 | bonus if selfie includes 3+ people | |||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 6 | Talk to Me, Goose | Convince someone from a different discipline (e.g. GRC → red teamer) to explain their job in <30 seconds. Record it. | 15 | bonus if explanation uses analogy/metaphor | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 7 | Meme the Scene | Create a meme about Bsides Leeds. Must be original. Submit as image. | 15 | bonus if it gets shared by conference’s social account | |||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | 8 | A Song of Necks on Fire (Leeds edition) | Selfie with trailer park little finger | 10 | small bonus if he's wearing his hat | |||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 9 | Bow Down and Pick Your Ring | Find somebody with an RFID ring that contains the the secret passphrase. Tell is who has it and what it is. | 30 | Bonus points for making a proposal with your ring. Extra if they accept | |||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | 10 | Hacker Hakka | Get at least 7 people to perform a Hakka and video it | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 11 | You Carney be serious | Find some swag from any BSides Leeds prior to 2023 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | 12 | I love you more than McAfee loves tinfoil | Find a way to demonstrate that you love tinfoil more than John McAfee | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | 13 | Certified Robust | Find something that was definitely already broken when you found it, and fix it. | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | 14 | Fab Boi! | Get the most famous person you can to sign any item of BSides Leeds merch | 15 | Nobody said they had to work in Cyber | |||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 15 | A look the part | A picture of one of your team wearing a tux or ballgown, taken today | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | 16 | We couldn't do this without them | A picture of one of your team with as many of our sponsors as possible, in one picture. Annotate the picture to name each person and company | 20 | No sucky photoshops of multiple images stitched together. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 17 | You've got to pick a locket or two | Photographic proof you have picked at least one lock at the lockpicking village | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | 18 | Dude, where's your car (hack)? | Photographic proof that one of your team (not Minty) successfully hacked part of a car | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 19 | Easy Tiger | Get a selfie with Bigrinnyo and at least one other stuffed animal | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | 20 | And I'm peeling good | The longest potato peel | 15 | Bonus points for over 8 inches | |||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | 21 | I like battlebots and I cannot lie | Proof of winning at least one round of InfoSec BattleBots | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | 22 | Do you duty to God's Own County | Present a speaker with a cup of Yorkshire Tea upon completion of their talk | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | 23 | OK Crew-mer | Get an AI to do an successful in-depth deep dive to determine which crew member is oldest | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | 24 | It's a Failboat! | Create a BSides Leeds Magic Eye picture | 20 | Bonus points for doing it in excel | |||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | 25 | Swagtastic, mate! | The most unusual vendor-branded thing from any of our sponsors | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | 26 | It's a beautiful day in the Neighbourhood | You team must recreate any Mr Rogers song or notable scene | 20 | Bonus points if you're wearing a cardigan | |||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | 27 | I see, Oh. | As many GDPR breaches as possible in one picture or item | 10 per breach | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | 28 | Generatively speaking | The best AI creation featuring crew members | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | 29 | Spam! | Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, Spam, | 15 | Bonus points for fritters | |||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | 30 | Age is absolutely a number | An item you can carry that is older than the oldest person in your team | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | 31 | Sing it, Sista | Create an Original composition in the style of LinkedI Lyrics / LyncedIn Lyrics | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
33 | 32 | Good Grrl | Start a sub reddit | 15 | Bonus points for the number of subs you get | |||||||||||||||||||||||
34 | 33 | Good Boi | A group selfie with a good boi! | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
35 | 34 | Stickie Kween | Create art with Infosec Stickers in an inaccessible place, the demonstrate you have "left no trace" afterwards | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
36 | 35 | Pong Anyone? | Have everyone in your team play a videogame at least twice the age of your youngest team member | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
37 | 36 | Influencer | Get a social media influencer to specifcally mention BSides Leeds IN A GOOD WAY. The bigger the name/following the better! | 20 | 1 bonus point per 1000 followers they have on each platform you get them to post on | |||||||||||||||||||||||
38 | 37 | Cyborgman Says | Find somebody (other than Glenn and Sam) with an RFID/NFC implant and reprogramme it (WITH THEIR PERMISSION) | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
39 | 38 | Princess Kate | Send and recieve a message over Veilid | 10 | Bonus Points for getting a CDC member to reply | |||||||||||||||||||||||
40 | 39 | Wave the dead chicken | Post to a UseNet group that only allows "Approved:" users to post. | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
41 | 40 | One love, different ways to share it | Transfer a file over a Gnutella Based P2P network such as Limewire | 10 | Bonus points for the involvement of citrus fruit | |||||||||||||||||||||||
42 | 41 | Where did you get that Cat(5)? | Fashion an item of clothing from networking equipment and wear it for at least the duration of a talk | 20 | Bonus points for the involvement of citrus fruit | |||||||||||||||||||||||
43 | 42 | Never gonna give you up | RickRoll somebody using an BSides Leeds NFC ring | 20 | Bonus points if you dance | |||||||||||||||||||||||
44 | 43 | Never gonna let you down | RickRoll somebody using an implant or wearable but NOT a BSides Leeds NFC ring | 20 | Bonus points if they dance | |||||||||||||||||||||||
45 | 44 | Security Brew, anyone? | Make your own C Tea F | 25 | Bonus points for Yorkshire | |||||||||||||||||||||||
46 | 45 | To be Sean (other Irishmen are available) | Get a picture of an Irishman in front of an Ivory Coast flag | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
47 | 46 | Groms wot lunch | Prove that you were the person or team that finally got Grom to grab a bite to eat at lunchtime | 50 | Bonus points if he uses cutlery | |||||||||||||||||||||||
48 | 47 | Aye eye! | Take a photo of your team with the most googly eyes stuck to them | 20 | Minus points for using A-eye | |||||||||||||||||||||||
49 | 48 | Doo Doo Dooooo What? | Create a conga of at least 10 participants. The participants cannot be people. | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
50 | 49 | The Hacks Factor | Ask a sensible question during a talk, but you must sing it rather than just say it. Submit a recording. | 20 | Bonus points if they sing back the answer | |||||||||||||||||||||||
51 | 50 | Zero Cool | Make some frozen sunglasses | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
52 | 51 | Zero Flip | Submit a photo of one of your team pointing a Flipper Zero like it's a remote control at a CCTV camera | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
53 | 52 | Zero Hero | Dress up as a dolphin hacker | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
54 | 53 | Zero Nero | Dress up as a roman emporer / emporess | 20 | Bonus points if you're also dressed up a dolphin | |||||||||||||||||||||||
55 | 54 | Tequila Hacking Bird | Design a label for a hacker themed tequila | 20 | Bonus points if Kat Fitzgerald blesses your design | |||||||||||||||||||||||
56 | 55 | Jurassic Park | Find a dinosaur | 10 | Bonus points if it's bigger than Scott McGready | |||||||||||||||||||||||
57 | 56 | Arms around the world | Trade a sticker with a hacker who lives in outside of England | 10 | Bonus points if it's someone outside of the UK | |||||||||||||||||||||||
58 | 57 | What's your favourite...? | Have a speaker draw their favourite dinosaur in your notebook - | 15 | Bonus points if they sign it (and we can work out who it is) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
59 | 58 | Space allocation issue | Find someone with a laptop that has more stickers than screen space | 10 | Bonus points if they have more than one BSides Leeds stickers | |||||||||||||||||||||||
60 | 59 | Oh, what a silly plan | Print (or hand-write) the OWASP Top 10 and ask volunteers/organisers to sign it. | 3 points for each name up to 10 different names | Bonus points for creating a comedic number 11 and having it signed | |||||||||||||||||||||||
61 | 60 | That's quackers | Take a selfie with a rubber duck | 10 | Bonus points if it's a Hak5 Rubber Ducky | |||||||||||||||||||||||
62 | 61 | The starter pack | Take a selfie with someone wearing a hoodie, drinking Monster, and looking sad | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
63 | 62 | Margarine Sag On Sonar | Create anagrams of the six organisers names - can be multiple words per name | 5 points for each anagram | Bonus point per name if they are cybersecurity references | |||||||||||||||||||||||
64 | 63 | Bring Me That Horizon | Record a short video of you explaining a cybersecurity concept talking like a pirate | 15 | Bonus point if you have a parrot | |||||||||||||||||||||||
65 | 64 | Leeds Leeds Leads | Make a BSides Leeds logo out of leads: IMPORTANT - DO NOT STEAL/BORROW ANYTHING FROM COOPER / THE AV HE/WE WILL KEEEEEELL YOU | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
66 | 65 | Baby, I'm Batman | Be Batman | 15 | Bonus points if you have a lobster | |||||||||||||||||||||||
67 | 66 | It's Lights Out and Away We Go | If BSides Leeds was a formula one team....? | 15 | Bonus points for Red Bull | |||||||||||||||||||||||
68 | 67 | It's always DNS | Create a one page slide which blames DNS for something | 20 | Bonus points if it's completely inplausible | |||||||||||||||||||||||
69 | 68 | Hack is the Weigh | How much does a hack weigh? Show your workings | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
70 | 69 | Next-Gen Great Wave | Create a picture of The Great Wave using only humans | 20 | Bonus points if you're wet | |||||||||||||||||||||||
71 | 70 | Believe | Give a piece of cybersecurity advice in the style of Ted Lasso | 15 | Bonus points for biscuits and hula hoops | |||||||||||||||||||||||
72 | 71 | Along came a…. | Make up an interpretive dance based on Scattered Spider | 15 | Bonus points for tuffets | |||||||||||||||||||||||
73 | 72 | I wish I was a little bit taller | Measure a person who organised or volunteered or spoke at Hack Glasgow | 10 | Bonus points if it's Not Scott McGready | |||||||||||||||||||||||
74 | 73 | Tarkdrace | Draw a really cool but utterly useless pew pew map | 15 | Bonus points for crayon usage | |||||||||||||||||||||||
75 | 74 | Mornings are for coffee and contemplation | Build a light based communication system | 20 | Bonus points if it says RUN | |||||||||||||||||||||||
76 | 75 | Get out of my dreams | Build a car for at least two people | 25 | Bonus points if you're called Billy or your surname is Ocean or your hotel room was cancelled because of Billy Ocean | |||||||||||||||||||||||
77 | 76 | I am not throwing away my shot | Bring an organiser a recepticle which could be used a shot glass | 15 | Bonus points if it's full of rum. Extra points if the sun isn't over the yard arm | |||||||||||||||||||||||
78 | 77 | Care Bear Stare | Get a picture of at least five people performing a care bear stare | 20 | Bonus point if you can prove it's one person's birthday | |||||||||||||||||||||||
79 | 78 | It Depends | It Depends | It Depends | It Depends | |||||||||||||||||||||||
80 | 79 | Open Sauce | Bring a closed bottle of sauce | 15 | Bonus points for hotness | |||||||||||||||||||||||
81 | 80 | Ring ring ring banana phone | it's just an 8110 | 15 | Banana for scale | |||||||||||||||||||||||
82 | 81 | Leeds Armoury | Animate some armour | 20 | Bonus points for including Treguna Mekoides Trecorum Satis Dee | |||||||||||||||||||||||
83 | 82 | Cluedo was invented here | Become a Cluedo piece | 20 | Bonus points for Lead Pipe | |||||||||||||||||||||||
84 | 83 | Fayyyymous | Find out which Dewsbury Moor related film Sam was in | 10 | Two bonus points for each the names of the two songs she was in | |||||||||||||||||||||||
85 | 84 | I really really really wanna zig a zig ahhhhhh | Leopard print is so fetch rn | 15 | Bonus points for an actual leopard | |||||||||||||||||||||||
86 | 85 | Hacky Sack | Find an object you can hacky sack and keep it in the air for at least 13.37 seconds | 13.37 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
87 | 86 | Intern-nation of Shopkeepers | Start a shop and make at least £13.37 | 20 | 13.37 bonus points if you donate all your takings to our charity | |||||||||||||||||||||||
88 | 87 | Don't Levi Alone | Double denim | 10 | Double points for triple denim | |||||||||||||||||||||||
89 | 88 | Waka Waka Waka | Demonstrate the pacman rule | 10 | Double points for a Ms. Pacman bow | |||||||||||||||||||||||
90 | 89 | Roasting 101 | A yorkshire pudding | 15 | Bonus points if it's home made | |||||||||||||||||||||||
91 | 90 | Last of the Summer Wine | Wrinkly tights and / or a green beenie | 20 | Bonus points for wine | |||||||||||||||||||||||
92 | 91 | Tub Thumping | Sing a song that reminds you of the good times | 15 | Bonus points for getting up again | |||||||||||||||||||||||
93 | 92 | Ey Up, Je t'aime | Bring France to Yorkshire | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
94 | 93 | BCP over PTP | Fix a bird strike | 15 | Bonus points for pigeons | |||||||||||||||||||||||
95 | 94 | Geo Phys | Bubbles, darling | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
96 | 95 | Greggs Wallace | Buttery biscuit base | 20 | Bonus points for pushing a button | |||||||||||||||||||||||
97 | 96 | Free your mind | I can only show you the door, you're the one who has to walk through it | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
98 | 97 | Cowadunga, dude | Show us a picture of someone on your team wearing dungarees | 10 | Bonus points if you're actually wearing them now | |||||||||||||||||||||||
99 | 98 | Boom, APT | Photo bomb the APT group photo | 10 | Bonus points if you're called Geo. Extra bonus points if you're not in APT. Loads of bonus points if you're dressed as an APT | |||||||||||||||||||||||
100 | 99 | Gabriele Susanne Kerner | Red balloons | 1 per balloon | Bonus points for a flake |