$1000 Giveaway at Black Hat USA
WE HAVE A WINNER!
Rob Elkind solved our Decode This contest at the 2011 BlackHat USA Conference and won $1,000. Congratulations, Rob! You can still play, see below for full rules of the contest.
The puzzle will have you at BlackHat USA in August! Fidelis issues a challenge to all BlackHat attendees to solve a perplexing puzzle for the chance to win $1000. Worthy contenders should stop by the Fidelis Security Systems booth (#603) on the morning of Wednesday, August 3rd to pick up a t-shirt or sticker to begin. Hints will be issued throughout the day on the 3rd and 4th, until someone correctly deciphers the puzzle to win $1000.
Those not up to the challenge, but who still like to win things, can also participate. All other booth visitors who grab a t-shirt or sticker and register are entered into a drawing for an iPad 2.
See for yourself what the challenge is all about in this short video. And don’t forget to follow us on Twitter (@fidsecsys) to keep up with the ThreatGeek blog for the important clues needed to decode the puzzle and for the up-to-the-minute scoop on what is happening at the BlackHat USA conference and our “Decode This” contest.
1. Contest begins at 8am PDT on Tuesday, August 3rd and ends at 4:45 pm PDT on Thursday, August 4th
2. BlackHat USA conference attendees are invited to join the contest:
a. Contestants are officially entered into the contest by having their badge scanned by a Fidelis employee in the booth (#603).
b. They will receive the puzzle in the form of a t-shirt or sticker. The puzzle contains a URL needed to gain the soft copy form of the puzzle which they is necessary to solve the puzzle.
i. The puzzle will also be available on the Fidelis website at www.FidelisSecurity.com/BlackHat after 8am PDT on August 3rd
c. The first person to solve the puzzle wins $1,000.
i. Contestants present their puzzle solutions to a Fidelis employee in the Fidelis BlackHat booth during booth hours (8/3-8 am-7:30 pm and 8/4 8am-4:45 pm) to be verified and declared the winner.
ii. Solutions to be handed in on paper prior to the next hint release. For multiple correct answers, a drawing will take place just before the next hint release.
iii. The winner will receive a prop check on site and a check will be mailed to him/her immediately following the event.
iv. Contestant winner is determined by Fidelis Security Systems booth personnel.
d. All other registered participants in the contest are eligible to win an iPad2. The winner will be drawn at the end of the conference and notified by email if not present in booth for drawing at 2 pm on August 4.
e. Nine clues will be distributed to the contestants throughout the two days via the following schedule. Clues will be given out LIVE in the Fidelis booth at these times. Fidelis team will tweet the clue (@fidsecsys) and place it on the site contest page.
HINT SCHEDULE
i. August 3 – 10 am, 12:30 pm, 3 pm, 6 pm (all PDT)
ii. August 4 – 8 am, 10 am, 12 noon, 2 pm, 4 pm (all PDT)
f. This contest may be cancelled, at any time, for any reason, at the discretion of Fidelis Security Systems.