BULATSA and EUROCONTROL held a cyber security competition

BULATSA and EUROCONTROL EATM/CERT hosted the second edition of AVIATION CAPTURE THE FLAG, which took place in Sofia.

The competition (Capture the flag) includes various challenges in the field of cyber security.

15 teams took part in the competition, including 62 competitors and 15 observers. The teams were from BULATSA, EUROCONTROL, BRITISH AIRWAYS, LUFTHANSA, Groupe ADP, Budapest Airport, Dublin Airport, Austrocontrol, DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung, DHMI, DSNA, HungaroControl, LFV, LPS, LVNL, SloveniaControl, Amadeus.

The competition included challenges of precision, speed and teamwork, which were the keys to successfully pass through the stages.

The team of BULATSA developed the cyber scenarios and the hard-to-crack hardware in order to recreate the ‘hacker’ battle.

The fastest and most resourceful team was 1А4Sky! – Amadeus. In addition to speed, Amadeus also collected the highest number of points. On second place are the BULATSA Knights. The Run[a]way SOC team of Budapest Airport took the third place.

“This event is a challenge that allowed the participants to become convinced that teamwork is the key to success in the fight against cyber attacks. Our message is to work together, share knowledge and collaborate to create a strong cybersecurity community. “Capture the Flag” provides the unique opportunity to test the knowledge and skills in a simulated environment. The competition provided a wonderful opportunity to create contacts between leading professionals in the field, who could rely on each other in a real situation in the future. I extend my gratitude to EUROCONTROL for the outstanding contribution to the implementation of this initiative.” – said the BULATSA Director General Georgi Peev.

BULATSA has once again proved its motivation and intention to be part of the community of leading organizations in the field of aviation and cyber security.