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Added to the Hub on September 29, 2026
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An attack-and-defend exercise in embedded security. Teams first design a secure embedded system on real development boards, then analyze and attack the designs other teams submitted. MITRE supplies one set of boards per team at no cost. The 2027 event kicks off January 20 and scoring closes April 14.
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