This is the 5th Edition of the Security Summer School.

The 5th edition of Security Summer School focused on Practical Software Exploitation takes place between June 18th and July 22nd, 2018, at the Faculty of Automatic Control and Computers, University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest. With great support from Ixia (Keysight). Students will go through an in-depth tour of what it means to discover, successfully exploit and patch a software vulnerability and develop the necessary skills and insights needed to embark on such an endeavor.

Activities take place during three intensive training sessions per week as well as two Capture the Flag (CTF) contests that are held mid-term and at the end of the summer school. The final CTF contest will be the highlight of the summer school and students will be able to showcase the skills they have learned and be awarded prizes offered by Ixia.

Many thanks to Ixia (Keysight) for their continued support and engagement.

In order to apply, you need to first solve a series of challenges. Follow instructions here. You need to solve challenges, submit flags and then submit README file and solution scripts for challenges together with your contact details in the registration form. You need to do this by May 23, 2018, 11pm EEST (i.e. Romania time). Challenges are to be solved individually. Please use the same e-mail address when registering on the CTF platform and on the registration form.

Afterwards, we will evaluate your submissions and call you for an interview. We will then announce the selected participants and we'll start hacking, cracking and exploiting It's gonna be awesome!

Please check the Preparation page for tips on getting ready for the discussion and participation at the Security Summer School.

• You will find detailed information on the wiki.
• We make annoucements and post pictures and links to other events on the Facebook page.
• You may contact us on the e-mail contact address

• Răzvan Deaconescu
• Răzvan Rughiniș
• ATI (Advanced Threats and Intelligence) Team at Ixia
• UPB students and graduates and security enthusiasts