Opportunity brief
Guidelines:
- You may use the tools permitted by the organizers, including AI if allowed.
- Any AI-generated answer without checking it against the evidence won't be accepted.
- Participation shall be in teams, as registered with the event coordinators.
- Each team must follow the instructions provided by the event organizers and judges.
- Teams must report to the venue before the round begins.
Competition Rules:
- Teams will be provided with case files, evidence files (zip folders, csv, images and audios etc.)
- The case study and evidence files provided by the organizers are to be treated as the official sources of evidence.
- Teams will solve the case using those evidence files and using any AI tool.
- The round is time-bound. Teams must complete their investigation and submit their final findings within the allotted time.
- Teams must analyze the provided datasets, logs, documents, and other evidence to solve the case.
- Teams must support their conclusions with verifiable evidence from the provided materials.
- Teams must distinguish between confirmed facts, reasonable inferences, and unsupported assumptions.
- Identifying a suspect alone is insufficient. Teams must explain the suspected attack or incident mechanism and provide evidence supporting their conclusion.
- If evidence is incomplete or contradictory, teams should acknowledge the uncertainty rather than present assumptions as facts.
- Participants may use only the tools and resources explicitly permitted by the organizers.
- If AI tools are permitted, teams remain responsible for verifying every AI-generated claim against the original evidence.
- AI-generated answers without supporting evidence, reproducible analysis, or a valid explanation may receive reduced marks.
- Teams must not misrepresent AI-generated work as independently verified findings.
- Internet access, external AI services, pre-built scripts, and communication with people outside the team are permitted only if expressly authorized by the organizers.