Yesterday we challenged a group of third and fourth graders from the 1st João de Deus school in Coimbra (Portugal), to participate in a cryptographic Capture the Flag event, with lots of padlocks, secret boxes with encrypted clues, and real flags.
Everyone got his own cryptographer manual and teams had to collaborate to decrypt the messages and solve the riddles.
A big “Thank you” to the 1st Jardim-Escola João de Deus de Coimbra, to our friends at Feedzai and to the Departamento de Engenharia Informática – Universidade de Coimbra, for supporting the Amazing Lab project.
Finally, a heartfelt recognition to Prof Bill Buchanan OBE from the Edinburg Napier Univeristy, which inspired this activity.
