Integration CTF - Securimag #
This was the second CTF I participated in. It took place during an evening at the beginning of the academic year and was organized by the Securimag association. The CTF was aimed at beginners and aimed to introduce ENSIMAG students to the world of cybersecurity. The event was a good experience, but since it was short, we only managed to complete a few challenges in web, forensics1, and OSINT. Our team ranked 13th out of 29.
Trading Hackathon - ENSIMAG Finance & Morgan Stanley #
I participated in this hackathon at the beginning of my first year as an engineer at ENSIMAG. It was organized by the student association ENSIMAG Finance in collaboration with Morgan Stanley. The goal was to develop Forex2 trading algorithms for the EUR/GBP pair, incorporating volatility related to Brexit. Thanks to a previous school project, I already had some experience in designing such algorithms, but for this hackathon, trading was done in real-time using an API. Despite the limited time, we managed to develop several functional algorithms. I used indicators like moving averages and RSI (Relative Strength Index) with the Python library TA-Lib. Our team ranked 22nd out of 46.
InterIUT CTF - Hack2G2 #
My first participation in a CTF (Capture The Flag), this event was organized by the Hack2G2 association and open to students in their first and second years of higher education (Bac+1 and Bac+2). The challenges ranged from beginner to more advanced levels. The competition lasted a full day and took place in person at the ENSIBS engineering school in Vannes.
To prepare for this competition, I trained on the Root Me platform, where I accumulated 625 points (my Root Me profile). This platform helped me learn about common vulnerabilities (XSS, SQL injection, buffer overflow) and how to exploit them. During the CTF, the competitive experience among the different teams was very motivating, and I managed to solve numerous challenges in web, forensics1, and reverse engineering. Our team ranked 17th out of 20.