HackathonNovember 12, 2026

Cyber Defense Challenge

A blue-team focused CTF — detect, contain and remediate a live intrusion scenario across a mock enterprise network.

Cyber Defense Challenge

Not another red-team CTF. This one rewards defenders — the sharpest detection, the fastest containment, the cleanest remediation report.

The scenario

Teams work through a live simulated intrusion in a mock enterprise environment — SIEM feeds, endpoint telemetry, network traffic. Points are awarded for detection speed, correct scoping, containment quality and the clarity of the post-incident write-up.

  • SOC-style setup: dashboards, tickets, chat channel with a "customer".
  • Judges score both the technical work and the incident-report craft.
  • Category prizes for fastest detection, cleanest remediation and best write-up.
Format
Blue-team CTF
Duration
8 hours
Attendance
2–4
Cost
InstaSafe

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