OUR TEAM
Our team consists only of enthusiasts - experienced pentesters, IT security researchers, and programmers. We have two things in common: we love hacking and want to share it.
We believe we can keep pace with today's constantly changing world through practical training, not only in defense but also in the offense. To polish our skills, we regularly participate in many international IT security competitions called Capture The Flag(CTF) and win them.
CTF teams
Everyone in HackingDept is a member of the best Polish CTF teams, and they are successful in the global struggle, many times showing that they are among the world's leading experts in the field of IT security.
CTF teams
Dragon Sector
The triple world champion and one of the most successful CTF teams. It was established in 2013 and won the global classification for the first time in the following season. By the end of last season, the team had over 28 victories in international competitions.
More information: http://dragonsector.pl
p4
Bronze medalist in the CTFtime ranking in 2018. The second-best team in Poland. It boasts fourth place in 2019 and the fifth in 2016. Over the past four years, the team has stood on the podium of international competitions almost 50 times.
More information: https://p4.team/
SUCCESS OF THE POLISH TEAM IN THE HACK-A-SAT COMPETITION
The Polish team "Poland Can Into Space" took second place in the finals of the "Hack-a-Sat" competition, organized by the United States Air Force (USAF).
The aim of the competition was to regain control of a satellite lost in a simulated hacking attack. The Polish team took second place in them. An additional task during the finals was to develop a mission plan to take a satellite photo of the moon. The Polish team prepared the most accurate plan, which was the only one that was implemented by a real satellite in orbit around the Earth.
While preparing for the finals, which took place on August 7-9, 2020, each team had to familiarize themselves with all the components of the final satellite model. It was not without problems - in the last days before the finals a tropical storm passed through the east coast of the United States. It deprived several hundred thousand houses of electricity, including a team member's home, where the test satellite was located. The "Polish" satellite had to be powered by a diesel generator then.
To take part in the finals, the Polish team had to be among the 8 best teams from the qualifying stage. It required solving dozens of tasks in the field of IT security and satellite technologies. Beating over 1,200 teams from around the world, the Poles also made it to the finals from second place.
"Poland Can Into Space" consisted of members of p4 and Dragon Sector - two of the best Polish teams in the field of IT security ("Capture The Flag"), and experts with experience in designing Polish student satellite missions. It is worth noting that a large part of the team were current or former specialists from the CERT Polska team, operating within NASK structures. For the results achieved in the Hack-A-Sat competition, the Polish team received a prize of 45,000 dollars.
Moon photo taken by satellite in accordance with the mission plan prepared by the Polish team.
Specialized cyber range training platform from HackingDept for the Polish-Japanese Academy of Information Technology (PJAIT)
HackingDept, a leading provider of innovative cybersecurity solutions, has developed a specialized cyber range training platform for the Polish-Japanese Academy of Information Technology (PJAIT), Poland's best non-public IT university. The platform aims to enable students to gain practical penetration testing and cyber threat protection skills in realistic and controlled conditions.
Modern training environment
The platform has been precisely designed to meet the highest requirements of PJAIT, combining theory with cybersecurity practice. Thanks to simulations of real IT environments, students can participate in penetration tests on real examples of cyberattack scenarios. The exercise program includes attacks on web applications and network infrastructure, which allows students to comprehensively prepare for future professional challenges in the IT industry.
Practical learning through realistic scenarios
The platform's main objective is to introduce students to the world of cybersecurity in a practical way, especially in the context of penetration testing, which is a key element of security specialists' work. Students can face real-life attack scenarios on simulated organizations, thanks to which they learn to respond and implement best defensive practices in a way that resembles real working conditions.
High user satisfaction
The HackingDept platform has gained high ratings and recognition from students and PJAIT lecturers, who appreciate the realism of the exercises. The practical approach to learning and the ability to work with a variety of tools used in cybersecurity translate into a better understanding of key issues and increased learning efficiency. Users also emphasize the intuitiveness and attractiveness of the interface, the graphic design of which was adapted by Olga Kulish, Art Director of PJAIT. Thanks to this, the platform is not only functional but also clear and friendly to students and PJAIT listeners, which motivates independent learning.
As a result of cooperation with HackingDept, the Polish-Japanese Academy of Information Technology has raised its standards of education in the field of cybersecurity to an even higher level, replacing the previous platform with a modern "cyber range" tool.
The Polish-Japanese Academy of Information Technology has been educating IT specialists for 30 years, who are among the highest-earning university graduates in Poland. It focuses on the practical preparation of students for the requirements of the labor market, which will certainly be helped by the new, highly specialized training platform from HackingDept.