Microsoft BlueHat Contest – $200,000 Cash Prize to be Won

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This is a skill-based Contest aims to design any prototype technology solution that can prevent exploitation of Vunerabalities. All eligible entries received will be judged using the criteria described below to determine the winners of the prizes described below.

Will You Participate in MS BlueHat ?

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Rules & Regulation are as follows:
Source:Microsoft.com
WHAT ARE THE START AND END DATES?

This Contest starts at 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time (PT) on August 3, 2011, and ends at 11:59 p.m. PT on April 1, 2012 (“Entry Period”).

CAN I ENTER?

You are eligible to enter this Contest if you meet the following requirements at time entry:

  • You are a professional or hobbyist in the field of software security and are 14 years of age or older; and;

    • If you are 14 of age or older, but are considered a minor in your place of residence, you should ask your parent’s or legal guardian’s permission prior to submitting an entry into this Contest; and

  • You are NOT a resident of any of the following countries: Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan, and Syria.

    • PLEASE NOTE: U.S. export regulations prohibit the export of goods and services to Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Sudan and Syria. Therefore residents of these countries / regions are not eligible to participate.

  • You are NOT an employee of Microsoft Corporation or an employee of a Microsoft subsidiary; and
  • You are NOT involved in any part of the administration and execution of this Contest; and

    • You are NOT an immediate family (parent, sibling, spouse, child) or household member of a Microsoft employee, an employee of a Microsoft subsidiary, or a person involved in any part of the administration and execution of this Contest.

    This Contest is void outside the geographic area described above and wherever else prohibited by law.
    WHAT CONSTITUTES AN ELIGIBLE ENTRY?


    To be eligible for judging an entry must consist of the following components and meet the following content / technical requirements:

    One (1) Prototype

  • Your Prototype must be submitted as a compressed ZIP no larger than 2 MB containing at least one executable file that demonstrates the solution.
  • Your Prototype must solve an open problem in exploit mitigation or significantly improve the effectiveness of existing mitigation solutions. Two examples of open problems that are suitable for consideration in this challenge are address space information disclosures and return-oriented programming (ROP). Note that you are not required to address these and you are not limited to these examples.
  • Your Prototype must be fully functioning and work on Windows and be developed using the Microsoft Windows SDK.
  • The Prototype must have low overhead meaning CPU and Memory cost of no more than 5%
  • Your Prototype must not have any application compatibility or usability regressions

    • One (1) Technical Description

  • Your Technical Description must include your full name, a description of the problem being solved, and the algorithms used to address the problem.
  • Your Technical Description cannot exceed 10 pages, single spaced, in 10 point font and must be submitted as a .doc, .docx, .xps, .pdf, or plain text file.
  • Your Technical Description must be submitted in the English language.

    • Please note that following the end of this Contest your entry may be posted on a website selected by us for viewing by visitors to that website. We are not responsible for any unauthorized use of your entry by visitors to this website. While we reserve these rights, we are not obligated to use your entry for any purpose, even if it has been selected as a winning entry.

    HOW DO I ENTER?

    In order to participate in this Contest, you must send an email to bluehatprize@microsoft.com you’re your technical description and prototype as outlined above.

    WINNER DETERMINATION AND PRIZES

    On or around the close of the Entry Period, a panel of judges will review all eligible entries received and select winners of the Contest Prizes described below based upon judging criteria described below.

    Contest Prizes

  • One (1) Grand Prize. A Prize Package consisting of the following items:

    • A check for US $200,000.
    A trip for Winner to Las Vegas to attend the BlackHat Briefings on August 1, 2012. Approximate Retail Value (ARV) $2,000.00. Trip includes:

  • Round trip coach airfare from major airport closest to winner’s home.
  • Winner and any guests are responsible for providing all required travel documents, including, but not limited to required Visa, passport etc.
  • If winner lives within 100 miles of travel destination, Sponsor reserves the right to provide alternative transportation.
  • Two (2) nights standard hotel accommodations.
  • Transfers to/from Airport/Hotel.
  • Admission for one (1) to attend the BlackHat Briefings event.
  • If the event is cancelled for any reason, Sponsor shall have no further obligation to the winner other than to provide the travel portion of the prize minus the opportunity to attend event.
  • The total Approximate Retail Value (ARV) of this Package is $202,000.

    • One (1) Second Prize. A Prize Package consisting of the following items:

  • A check for US $50,000.

    • A trip for Winner to Las Vegas to attend the BlackHat Briefings on August 1, 2012. Approximate Retail Value (ARV) $2,000.00. Trip includes:

  • Round trip coach airfare from major airport closest to winner’s home.
  • Winner and any guests are responsible for providing all required travel documents, including, but not limited to required Visa, passport etc.
  • If winner lives within 100 miles of travel destination, Sponsor reserves the right to provide alternative transportation.
  • Two (2) nights standard hotel accommodations.
  • Transfers to/from Airport/Hotel.
  • Admission for one (1) to attend the BlackHat Briefings event.
  • If the event is cancelled for any reason, Sponsor shall have no further obligation to the winner other than to provide the travel portion of the prize minus the opportunity to attend event.

    • The total Approximate Retail Value (ARV) of this Package is $52,000.

    One (1) Third Prize. A Prize Package consisting of the following items:

  • A year-long MSDN Subscription (download only). Approximate Retail Value (ARV) $10,000.00.

    • A trip for Winner to Las Vegas to attend the BlackHat Briefings on August 1, 2012. Approximate Retail Value (ARV) $2,000.00. Trip includes:
    Round trip coach airfare from major airport closest to winner’s home.
    Winner and any guests are responsible for providing all required travel documents, including, but not limited to required Visa, passport etc.
    If winner lives within 100 miles of travel destination, Sponsor reserves the right to provide alternative transportation.
    Two (2) nights standard hotel accommodations.
    Transfers to/from Airport/Hotel.
    Admission for one (1) to attend the BlackHat Briefings event.
    If the event is cancelled for any reason, Sponsor shall have no further obligation to the winner other than to provide the travel portion of the prize minus the opportunity to attend event.

    The total Approximate Retail Value (ARV) of this Package is $12,000.

    For all prizes:

    Actual value depends on date/time/destination, and difference between actual value and stated value will not be awarded.

    Travel subject to availability and must be completed on dates specified by the Sponsor or prize will be forfeited and awarded to an alternate winner. Some restrictions may apply. Winner and any guests must travel on same itinerary. No cancellation of reservation or transfer of reservation to another date after reservation has been made.

    The ARV of electronic prizes is subject to price fluctuations in the consumer marketplace based on, among other things, any gap in time between the date the ARV is estimated for purposes of these Official Rules and the date the prize is awarded or redeemed. We will determine the value of the prize to be the fair market value at the time of prize award.

    The total Approximate Retail Value (ARV) of all prizes: $268,000

    We will only award one (1) prize package per person.

    If you are a potential winner, we will notify you by sending a message to the e-mail address, the phone number, or mailing address (if any) provided at time of entry within seven (7) days following completion of judging. If the notification that we send is returned as undeliverable, or you are otherwise unreachable for any reason, we may award to a runner-up.

    HOW CAN I FIND OUT WHO WON?

    We will post the names of winners online at www.bluehatprize.com. This list will remain posted one month after August 1, 2012.

    For More Information & Source of this post : https://www.microsoft.com/security/bluehatprize/

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