The Navy recently announced the winners of its cryptology puzzle game challenge: “Project Architeuthis.”
The puzzle, consisting of daily clues posted on Facebook, targets the cryptology technician community and was an attempt to raise awareness of the Information Dominance Corps. The challenge calls on Navy cryptology technicians to collect and analyze encrypted electronic communications, jam enemy radar signals, decipher information in foreign languages, maintain the state-of-the-art equipment, and defend and analyze networks.
Project Architeuthis (the Latin name for giant squid) began on April 28. The first 10 people to successfully complete the puzzle won the game. Developed in partnership with the Lowe Campbell Ewald (LCE) marketing agency, the challenge involved fictitious characters and social media profiles. In pursuing the game, characters interact with the Project Architeuthis Facebook page through posts to add layers to the story and provide clues when participants are stuck on a puzzle.
via Navy puzzle challenge blends social media, cryptology — GCN.