thwack Monthly Mission - June 2015
Strap-on your helmet, secure your x-ray goggles, and set phasers to stun. It's time for a scavenger hunt! This month's thwack mission will take you to dangerous and exotic places as you search for security tips, issues, and more. As always, be prepared for any threats along your path. Collect clues, answer questions, and win awesome prizes! You are a go for launch in 3, 2, 1....
June Mission
Your task this month is to complete the Security Scavenger Hunt! Questions this month will focus on SolarWinds SIEM solution, Log & Event Manager. Throughout the month questions will open each day. We are giving away prizes at the end of each week for those of you who correctly answer all 5 questions within that week. If you can correctly answer all 20 questions before June 28th @ 11:59PM CDT, you'll be entered to win an Arcade Classics Cocktail Arcade Machine! Follow the schedule below for open/close times and prize details.
Mission Rules
- A new question will open every day (Monday - Friday) starting on June 1st.
- Once a question has opened, it will remain open until June 28th @ 11:59pm CST. Check the schedule below for exact open/close times.
- Questions are a mixture of multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank.
- Multiple choice - Only your first attempt counts. Double check your answers!
- Fill-in-the-blank - If you answer correctly, the page will take you on to enter your thwack username. If you answer incorrectly, the page will simply refresh for you to try again.
- Answer all 5 questions within a given week and be entered to win a that week's prize. For example, if you correctly answer all 5 questions during week 1 (June 1 - 5) then your name will be in the week 1 drawing.
- Week 1 - Danalock Bluetooth Smartlock - Drawing on June 8th
Week 2 - Recover It USB - Drawing on June 15th
Week 3 - USB Computer Microscope - Drawing on June 22nd
Week 4 - Dropcam - Drawing on June 29th
- Answer all 20 questions over the course of the month to be entered to win the grand prize: an Arcade Classics Cocktail Arcade Machine!
- Drawing will be held on June 29th.
- Drawing will be held on June 29th.
- 150 points are being awarded for each correctly answered question. There are 20 questions which means you can earn a maximum of 3,000 points for this mission.
- Points/badges will be added to profiles once the mission has closed.
All questions open at 12AM CDT on their respective day.
Once a question has opened it will remain open until June 28th @ 11:59PM CDT.
Weekly Prizes | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday |
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Week 1: Danalock Bluetooth SmartlockComplete questions 1-5 by June 7 to be entered to win | June 1 - Question 1 | Question 2 | Question 3 | Question 4 | Question 5 |
Week 2: Recover It USBComplete questions 6-10 by June 14 to be entered to win | June 8 - Question 6 | Question 7 | Question 8 | Question 9 | Question 10 |
Week 3: USB Computer MicroscopeComplete questions 11-15 by June 21 to be entered to win | June 15 - Question 11 | Question 12 | Question 13 | Question 14 | Question 15 |
Week 4: DropcamComplete questions 16-20 by June 28 to be entered to win | June 22 - Question 16 | Question 17 | Question 18 | Question 19 | Question 20 |
Correctly answer all 20 questions before June 28th @ 11:50PM CDT and you name will be entered to win the grand prize!Arcade Classics Cocktail Arcade Machine |
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