Identity under Attack

Blue Team Investigation & Incident Response Challenge Modern cyberattacks can spread across accounts, systems, and cloud environments within minutes. Identity Under Attack puts you in the role of a defender, where your team must investigate a simulated cybersecurity incident, connect the evidence, uncover what happened, and determine how the attack unfolded. Investigate the evidence Connect the clues Reconstruct the attack Contain the threat Make the right decisions under pressure The Challenge: Teams will investigate a realistic enterprise security incident involving multiple digital traces and suspicious activities. Your mission is to: Identify suspicious activity Analyze investigative evidence Correlate critical findings Reconstruct the incident timeline Determine the attacker’s path Recommend appropriate containment actions No prior Blue Team competition experience is required. Observation, logical thinking, teamwork, and investigative skills matter most. ️Competition Format: Mode: Online Duration: 4 Hours Team Size: 1–3 Participants Eligibility: Open to undergraduate and postgraduate students from all colleges and universities The challenge follows a single-round investigation format, where teams progressively uncover the larger incident by connecting evidence across different stages. Rewards: Winner — ₹5,000 1st Runner-Up — ₹3,000 2nd Runner-Up — ₹2,000 Certificates of Achievement for winners and participation certificates for eligible participants. Guidelines: Complete the challenge within the allotted time. Publicly available cybersecurity resources and technical documentation may be used. Collaboration is permitted only among registered team members. Do not share challenge materials, solutions, or findings with other teams. Plagiarism, unauthorized collaboration, or unfair practices may result in disqualification. The decision of the organizing committee will be final and binding. Ready to Investigate? If you enjoy cybersecurity, digital forensics, incident response, OSINT, and solving security mysteries, this challenge is for you. The breach has happened. The evidence is waiting. Can your team uncover the truth before time runs out? Register your team and enter the investigation.