March 10th, 2012 Flag Event
STACS Encroachment HackFest

This competition online hackfest will feature a short Presentation about the STACS Unit(s), which will be video recorded and posted.  Encroachment will begin on March 10, 2012, from the MakerBench facility and continue for 4 days online.  Our sponsors will provide two cash gift certificates for anyone who can provide a flag from either the STACS® 100PP and STACS® 100ID devices.  

We will post all updates regarding this event starting on March 10, 2012 to PLUG Discussion and Security Email lists, @obnosis on twitter, and here.

Dean Franks Bio:
Dean Franks is the Lead Project Engineer for Solomontech.com. Dean Franks has been developing custom hardware and software solutions for over 30 years. Specializing in efficient, high availability systems, Dean has designed solutions for many Fortune 100 companies including CareMark/CVS, Allied Signal (now part of Honeywell), Fujitsu, StorageTek (now part of Sun Micro), Microsoft and Interact Commerce (now part of Sage Software).

Dean's hardware projects including thumb print readers, CNC motion control systems and very high speed data acquisition interfaces for SAW signal analysis.  Low level development projects included Microsoft Flight Simulator (assembly language) and device drivers for virtualized StorageTek L700 tape silo. Enterprise projects include a variety of high performance OLTP and warehousing systems, a redesigned database synchronization server for SalesLogix(tm) and a comprehensive real-time decision support system to track all in process orders for CareMark/CVS pharmacies.  Non-development projects include NIST-800 risk assessments, classroom training, disaster recovery and continuity of business plan development, and providing network and VOIP support for several local charities.  A wide range of technical experience has been instrumental in forming STACS into the most highly capable and tightly integrated emergency communications product currently available.