Boss of the SOC

Online Registration Closed.

Thank you for your interest in attending the North American BOTS Day competition on January 29th. We have closed registration online to prepare and have reached capacity. Please reach out to pwolfgram@splunk.com if you have any further questions!

Join us for our annual Defense & Intelligence Community Boss of the SOC (BOTS), a blue-team capture the flag-esque competition hosted by Splunk. During the BOTS competition, teams will use their Splunk and security knowledge to compete against their peers for respect, bragging rights and the title of BOSS of the SOC. Attendees will gain a stronger and more realistic understanding of their strengths regarding incident investigations. In addition, the results will highlight areas for further training and education.

The Scenario You will role play as the quirky Security Analyst "Alice Bluebird," who is helping Frothly, a thriving home brewing supply company. Thanks to Alice, Frothly continues to thrive in spite of constant nation-state attacks and has big plans to innovate and expand, which they’ll quickly learn comes with a whole new set of challenges.

Alice must continue to expand her knowledge of cloud, as well as on-premises windows/Linux hosts, firewalls and even ICS/SCADA data all while building a team to improve and streamline Frothly’s defenses. Contestants will pivot through realistic data using Splunk’s analytics-driven security platform and the wild, wild web. All this while racing the clock to identify the who, how and where through a full forensic investigation.

You will be given a series of questions of varying types and difficulties, with scoring based on timeliness and difficulty. Get ready to use your usual Splunk hunting techniques to once again prevail in the detection of evil in the data, and emerge victoriously.

Who Should Play BOTS is the best place to see where you stand, understand how you can improve, and learn how to investigate real-world incidents in a safe, fun, and competitive environment. The event is open to all levels.

Fort Meade Agenda, Venue Details

11:00am – 11:30am: Registration
11:30am – 12:00pm: Welcome & Introduction
12:00pm – 4:30pm: BOTS Competition
4:30pm – 5:00pm: Awards & Closing

Fort Meade, MD

Date: Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Time: 11:00 am – 5:00pm
Location: Dreamport – 7000 Columbia Gateway, Suite 150, Columbia, MD 21046

Tysons Corner Agenda, Venue Details

11:00am – 11:30am: Registration
11:30am – 12:00pm: Welcome & Introduction
12:00pm – 4:30pm: BOTS Competition
4:30pm – 5:00pm: Awards & Closing

Tysons Corner, VA

Date: Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Time: 11:00 am – 5:00pm
Location: Hyatt Regency Tysons Corner Center – 7901 Tysons One Place, Tysons Corner, Virginia, United States, 22102

Suffolk Agenda, Venue Details

11:00am – 11:30am: Registration & Lunch
11:30am – 12:00pm: Welcome & Introduction
12:00pm – 4:30pm: BOTS Competition
4:30pm – 5:00pm: Awards & Closing

Suffolk, VA

Date: Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Time: 11:00 am – 5:00pm
Location: Courtyard Marriott 8060 Harbour View Blvd, Suffolk, VA 23435

San Antonio Agenda, Event Details

10:00am–10:30am: Registration and Breakfast
10:30am–11:00am: Welcome & Introduction
11:00am–3:30pm: BOTS Competition
3:30pm–4:00pm: Awards & Closing

San Antonio, TX

Date: Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Time: 10:00am – 4:00pm
Location: San Antonio Marriott Riverwalk - 889 E Market St., San Antonio, TX 78205

Huntsville Agenda, Event Details

10:00am–10:30am: Registration and Breakfast
10:30am–11:00am: Welcome & Introduction
11:00am–3:30pm: BOTS Competition
3:30pm–4:00pm: Awards & Closing

Huntsville, AL

Date: Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Time: 10:00am – 4:00pm
Location: AC Hotel Huntsville Downtown - 435 Williams Avenue SW, Huntsville, AL 35801