 What's going on everybody? My name is John Hammond and I just wanted to release a quick hype video for Pico CTF 2019 the game got started just today 12 p.m. Noon EST on September 27th 2019. It's rolling until October 11th If you check out their about page it says the game is a free computer security game targeted at middle school and high school students Created by security experts at Carnegie Mellon University. The prizes for this year are first place $6,000 in a paid trip to CMU second place $3,500 in paid trip to CMU third place $2,500 in paid trip to CMU fourth place a thousand fifth place a thousand So if you are eligible in that middle school and high school bracket, you should absolutely try hard for the rest of us This is just an incredible awesome learning experience and a great way to break into the cybersecurity and capture the flag scene If you scroll down on the about page, you can see me kind of squeezed in there Actually got to develop some problems and challenges for this year So I have a couple of middle-point challenges you might be able to enjoy and I'm definitely gonna be showcasing some videos There are a lot of other videos on my channel from the previous year 2017 and 2018 I'm really psyched and excited to be showcasing 2019. Hey check out their website picoctf.com If you have not registered, please do join me play. It's gonna be a great time. We're gonna have a blast. Let's jam