Welcome to THWACK Minds Detective Agency, allow me to close the shutter blinds for privacy. You’ve been looking for help everywhere, but no one will take you seriously. Your office has been missing one key critical player – productivity – and the mystery of who/what killed it must be solved immediately. Before we begin, I must warn you, you may not like what we find but fear not. We have the best observability solutions to help you regain what you’ve lost. We’ll also show you the ways to secure your environment to prevent the Productivity Killer from striking again!
MAY MISSION
Use the mission’s resources to complete the tasks and answer the questions for a chance to win!
Answer each question correctly during the week and you'll be entered for a chance to win the weekly prize.
Answer all 20 questions correctly over the course of the month and you'll be entered for a chance to win the grand prize.
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.
Weekly Prize Drawing Dates:
- Week 1: May 8, 2023: G4 Pro Anti Spy Detector
- Week 2: May 15, 2023: The Ridge Minimalist RFID Slim Wallet
- Week 3: May 22, 2023: SimpliSafe 5 Piece Wireless Home Security System
- Week 4: May 30, 2023: Ray-Ban Stories | Wayfarer Smart Glasses
- Grand Prize: May 30, 2023: LEGO Ideas Typewriter
MISSION SHORTCUT
Complete the mission shortcut between May 1, 2023, and May 31, 2023, to be entered to win an Unsolved Mystery Files Game!
Shortcut steps:
- 1. Navigate to the SolarWinds Hybrid Cloud Observability® online demo site here and select the Advanced demo option.
- 2. Go to "My Dashboards" and locate the "Security Summary" page.
- 3. Within the "Security Summary" view, screenshot the "Policy Violations" widget and tell us how many violations are critical.
- 4. Submit a screenshot.
A new question will open every day (Monday - Friday) starting on May 1, 2023. Due to the Memorial Day holiday, all questions will remain open until Wednesday May 31, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. CT.
Mission Terms & Conditions: US, UK, and Canada | Germany
Mission Shortcut Terms & Conditions: US, UK, and Canada | Germany
Top Comments
The day 10 question (which is not active yet) was turned on instead of the day 5 question.
You can still get the points by going to the day 5 poll directly:
https://thwack.solarwinds.com/resources/thwack…
May 9 question is tricky, good luck...

Meh - these missions are losing my interests more and more lately. There isn't really anything of value in the questions. I never learn anything meaningful about any features or anything....just "gotcha…