Join HALON and hack an educational institution
Are you a student or employee with a hacker mindset? And do you want to make Dutch education more cyber resilient? Then HALON is for you! Compete with other teams to find vulnerabilities at different educational institutions. This year our guest is Radboud University.
- Radboud University campus, Nijmegen
About HALON
HALON (Hack Al het Onderwijs in Nederland) is a hacking event for education, by education. With your team of up to three people, you will search for vulnerabilities in the open IP ranges and domain names of various Dutch educational and research institutions in secondary and higher education. By finding vulnerabilities, you will contribute to the cyber resilience of these institutions. The organisation is in the hands of SURF, the ICT partnership for education and research. We ensure proper handling of found vulnerabilities.
For whom?
HALON is intended for students and staff at universities, colleges and vocational schools. It is useful if you already know your way around IT systems, but you are also welcome if you are not so experienced.
HALON warm-up: 9 October
For students, staff and lecturers who have already mastered the basics of ethical hacking, we are organising the HALON warm-up on 9 October. During this online session, you will get practical tips to detect vulnerabilities faster and report your findings clearly. In addition, a participant from the previous edition will share tips & tricks.
Sign up for the HALON warm-up
Location
This year we will be hosted by Radboud University in Nijmegen. More specific information about the location will follow.
Programme
| 9 a.m. | Welcome with coffee and tea |
| 10.00 am | Welcome and opening |
| 10.45 a.m. | Start hacking |
| 12.30 pm | Lunch |
| 1.30 pm | Continue hacking |
| 3.45 pm | End of hacking |
| 4 p.m. | Drinks & jury deliberation |
| 5 p.m. | Award ceremony |
| 18.00 hrs. | End |
Put together a team and sign up
- Put together a team of up to 3 people. This can be students, staff or a combination of them. You may also form a team with participants from other educational institutions.
- Don't have a team but still want to participate? Sign up, we will make sure you are assigned to a team on the day.
Important:
- Each team member must register separately with the e-mail address of the institution at which they study or work (on the registration form, choose the option Login with SURFconext)
- Indicate the team name in the comments field in the registration form
- The deadline to register for HALON is 24 October 23:59.
Join HALON and hack an educational institution
- Radboud University campus, Nijmegen