Grading Criteria


Network Communications
Rank Points
1 100 pts
2 95 pts
3 90 pts
4 85 pts
5 80 pts
6 75 pts
7 70 pts
8 65 pts
9 60 pts
10 55 pts
11 50 pts

Network Communications: *Your rank is determined by completing the challenge and the time it takes you to finish the event. The fastest time received will be ranked #1.
** Teams that fail the event will receive 25 pts.



Lines of Code Troubleshooting
Rank Points
1 100 pts
2 95 pts
3 90 pts
4 85 pts
5 80 pts
6 75 pts
7 70 pts
8 65 pts
9 60 pts
10 55 pts
11 50 pts

Lines of Code Troubleshooting:*Your rank is determined by completing the challenge and the time it takes you to finish the event. The fastest time received will be ranked #1.
** Teams that fail the event will receive 25 pts.



Website Attack
Rank Points
1 100 pts
2 95 pts
3 90 pts
4 85 pts
5 80 pts
6 75 pts
7 70 pts
8 65 pts
9 60 pts
10 55 pts
11 50 pts

Website Attack:*Your rank is determined by the number of flags captured. The highest number of flags captured will be ranked #1.



Server Hardening
Rank Points
1 100 pts
2 95 pts
3 90 pts
4 85 pts
5 80 pts
6 75 pts
7 70 pts
8 65 pts
9 60 pts
10 55 pts
11 50 pts

Server Hardening:*Out of a possible 115 compliance checks reviewed, the team with the highest number completed will be given 1st through 9th place. In the event of a tie, the team with the lowest number of vulnerabilities, separate from the compliance checks (out of 15 possible will be rated 1st through 9th). If there is another tie, the system logs will be reviewed to see when a reboot was scheduled to determine the shortest amount of time it took to complete the event.



App Build & Pitch
Criteria Points
Did the team successfully meet the requirements? 20 pts
Did the team adequately discuss the technical challenge and their solution? 20 pts
How innovative was the application built? 20 pts
How creative was the application built? 20 pts
How professional was the delivery of the pitch? 20 pts

App Build & Pitch:*The average score will be calculated using the individual scores from each judge submitted.