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CYBER SECURITY CHALLENGE BELGIUM


WILL YOU BE THE 2025 CYBER SECURITY REVELATION?


156 Days
06 Hours
46 Minutes
58 Seconds


NEXT EVENT:
ONLINE QUALIFIERS: MARCH 14TH & 15TH 2025






Not sure if you have what it takes?
Try some challenges!


ABOUT THE EVENT

A Cyber Security Contest for Belgian Students

In Belgium, just like in the rest of the world, cyber security has become a
strategic priority for organizations across all sectors. In this context,
training and hiring young potential in the area of information security has
become even more crucial than in the past.

In 2015 we started the first edition of our Cyber Security Challenge in order to
raise awareness and interest of students that are about to complete their
education.

After five successful editions and each year growing keen interest from the
industry, the Cyber Security Challenge has become a not to miss event for
students and industry professionals.
Want to know more?

Qualifiers

14/15 March 2025
Registered teams are invited to solve challenges on an online platform, over a
duration of two days. The qualifiers run from 10:00 on Friday morning until
18:00 on Saturday evening. You can register your team on the CTF platform.

Finals

28/29 March 2025
Qualified teams must solve new, more complex challenges during 2 days. An award
ceremony is held upon conclusion of the event, and prizes will be distributed to
the best-performing teams.

The Audience

Audience targeted consists of students from Belgian academic institutions,
studying either for a bachelor or a master degree with a focus on information
technology (informatics, computer science, telecom engineering, …). Detailed
knowledge of IT Security is not required to join. Even if your education is not
within one of these fields, feel free to participate!

Prizes

Participants to the Cyber Security Challenge receive many awesome prizes, and of
course eternal fame.


FINALS VENUE

Royal Military Academy, Brussels

The finals will take place in the Royal Military Academy, in the heart of
Brussels.

Hotel accommodation and meals are also offered to the participating teams that
make it to the second day of the finals.




FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What is the Cyber Security Challenge and how can I participate?

Got questions? We have an answer.

Here is a list of answers to frequently asked questions about the Cyber Security
Challenge. You can also send us all your questions through the contact form
below.

During the qualifiers, we will also be available on our Discord, which you can
find on our platform after authenticating.



Contact us
What is the Cyber Security Challenge Belgium?

Based on the principles of a Capture The Flag (CTF), this computer security
competition is a challenge-based game played by teams of maximum 4 students.
Over a limited timeframe, the teams must solve challenges covering a wide range
of security issues, e.g. cryptography, reverse engineering, network security,
web or mobile application security, wireless and forensics analysis. Complexity
of challenges range from trivial up to very difficult.

Who can join?

Anyone who is a student in a recognized Belgian academic institution is allowed
to compete in the qualifiers. Participants must be 18 years of age; if you or a
member of your team has not reached that age, please contact us before
registering. Note that PhD students or post-doc students are not eligible to
participate. In case of doubt, please contact us.

Consult the rules of engagement for more information.

Who is invited to the finals?

The top 150 students (+- 40 teams) are invited to participate in the finals. You
will receive a notification very quickly after the end of the qualifiers to
confirm whether or not you made the cut. The two days finals consists of two
parts: On Friday everyone will compete in an on-site CTF. At the end of the day,
the top 25 teams get to stay for the night and compete in various expert
challenges on Saturday. At the end of Saturday, we have the prize ceremony.

Do points scored at the qualifiers count for the finals?

The points that are earned during the qualifiers are not transferred to the
finals.

We're no security experts yet: do we stand a chance?

Of course! Challenges have been designed for students, not for security
specialists, so you don’t need to be a security expert to join. A good general
IT knowledge and a good level of motivation is what matters most. The Cyber
Security Challenge is composed of challenges designed with all levels of
complexity.

Can I join by myself?

Yes you can! But working in a team is always more fun, and you'll probably be
able to solve more challenges than by yourself. If you have some trouble finding
teammates, register your own team so that you can join our Discord, and then
find other people looking for a team.

How can I prepare for the Cyber Security Challenge?

A good way to get started with the Cyber Security Challenge is to take a look at
write-ups from some of the past Cyber Security Challenge editions:

 * 2024s Write-ups
 * 2023 Write-ups
 * Older write-ups

Once you feel you’re ready to try and solve some challenges on your own, you
could take a look at the "awesome-ctf repository": it contains a list of useful
tools sorted per category (reversing, cryptography, web, …). It also contains a
list of "wargames" available 24/7 for practicing.

 * Awesome CTF

For example, the "overthewire wargames" feature a series of challenges, and
suggests an order in which to play them based on their difficulty. You can also
ask questions on our Discord channel. The link can be found on our platform
after authenticating.



 * Overthewire wargames



Where will the event take place?

The first "Qualifiers" round of the event will take place online, while the
finals are onsite in Brussels.

The second "Final" round of the event will be hosted at a venue in Brussels

Who organizes this challenge, and why?

The challenge is energized by NVISO, supported by large private corporations and
banks (our sponsors), as well as public agencies and organizations that are
committed to raising our country’s awareness on cyber-security threats and help
train a generation of security-aware professionals and security experts. All
sponsors are regularly recruiting talented graduates to re-inforce their
security teams, so you may also be meeting your future employer at our event!

What kind of challenges can I expect?

We have a wide range of challenges ranging from general security knowledge over
mobile security to reverse engineering and cryptography. Some of them will be
easy and others will be a challenge even for the more skilled participants. To
get a feel for what you can expect you can always head over to the write-ups of
the previous editions on GitHub (see "How can I prepare for the Cyber Security
Challenge?")

Partnering with Cyber Security Challenge as a sponsor Interested in getting in
contact with the future top cyber security experts in Belgium? Send us a message
via the contact form at the bottom of this page! Watch the video of CSC Belgium
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