SkillsUSA CyberSecurity - Washington State 2025

Team-Based CTF

Welcome to SkillsUSA Cyber Security competition for Washington!

This contest will run from March 28th 8am-2pm.

Please refer to your competition guide for information - note that some challenges are available outside of this platform, and the scores are not authoritative or final (manual scoring takes some time and there are other components like the skill test).

The following are some general tips:

  • It is normal to not know how to solve these problems immediately; this is largely a test of your ability to research and learn on-the-fly, just like you would in the real world!
  • As you complete challenges, new challenges will become available. Things you learn on earlier challenges may be required to solve later challenges. Sometimes, you need to complete a challenge in one Station before a challenge in another Station becomes available.
  • If you feel there has been a mistake, such as an answer marked as wrong, let the judge know!
  • Some challenges use the same linux system, don't step on your teammate's toes!
  • Only one person can do the Windows challenge

Scoring

Challenges (except for Stations 1-2) start with reading instructions on challenges within this CTF environment. Below is the score breakdown per station.

# Name Score Available Activities On/Tools Used Possible Points
1 Professional Certification Practice Exam Manual (already completed) 100
2 Professional Activities Manual In-Person (Interview), CTFd (Manual) 100
3 Endpoint Hardening Automatic VMWare, Linux Web Terminal 100
4 Switch/Router Security Manual Packet Tracer 100
5 Firewall & Boundary Security Manual, Automatic Packet Tracer 100
6 Scripting Manual Powershell and Python (Your PC) 100
7 Wireless/Mobile Manual Packet Tracer 100
8 Digital/Network Forensics Automatic Wireshark,Autopsy,Cyberchef 100
9 Pentesting Automatic Linux Web Console 100
10 CTF/Misc Automatic Browser Dev Tools,Python,Misc 100