CTF Events
Tech Learning Collective’s cybersecurity students are welcome to join any of our “Capture the Flag” (CTF) teams. Below is a listing of future CTF events our students may be interested in. See CTFTime.org for additional details. (What is a CTF?)
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CursedCTF 2024 Quals
Format: Attack-Defense URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2239/… (read more) -
SummitCTF 2024
Format: Hack quest URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2237/… (read more) -
VolgaCTF 2024 Qualifier
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2200/… (read more) -
UNbreakable International 2024 - Team Phase
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2297/… (read more) -
AmateursCTF 2024
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2226/… (read more) -
RITSEC CTF 2024
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2291/… (read more) -
SwampCTF 2024
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2138/… (read more) -
TAMUctf 2024
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2238/… (read more) -
DamCTF 2024
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2262/… (read more) -
THCon 2k24 CTF
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2269/… (read more) -
Midnight Sun CTF 2024 Quals
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2247/… (read more) -
b01lers CTF 2024
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2250/… (read more) -
PlaidCTF 2024
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2245/… (read more) -
Space Heroes 2024
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2254/… (read more) -
UMassCTF 2024
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2287/… (read more) -
Grey Cat The Flag 2024 Qualifiers
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2242/… (read more) -
Challenge the Cyber - Cyber Chef
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2277/… (read more) -
cr3 CTF 2024
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2288/… (read more) -
Insomni'hack 2024
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2271/… (read more) -
HACKTHEON SEJONG 2024 Preliminaries
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2286/… (read more) -
Midnight Flag - Operation BACKSLASH
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2295/… (read more) -
LakeCTF Finals 23
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2246/… (read more) -
DEF CON CTF Qualifier 2024
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2229/… (read more) -
Punk Security DevSecOps Birthday CTF
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2285/… (read more) -
CyberSecurityRumble Quals
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2224/… (read more) -
BYUCTF 2024
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2252/… (read more) -
Break the Syntax CTF 2024
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2289/… (read more) -
R3CTF/YUANHENGCTF 2024
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2273/… (read more) -
SAS CTF 2024 Quals
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2299/… (read more) -
CrewCTF 2024
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2223/… (read more) -
GPN CTF 2024
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2257/… (read more) -
vsCTF 2024
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2248/… (read more) -
AkaSec CTF 2024
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2222/… (read more) -
BCACTF 4.0
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2274/… (read more) -
Crypto CTF 2024
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2210/… (read more) -
Grey Cat The Flag 2024 Finals
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2244/… (read more) -
MOCA CTF - Qualification
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2293/… (read more) -
UIUCTF 2024
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2275/… (read more) -
Junior.Crypt.2024 CTF
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2259/… (read more) -
DownUnderCTF 2024
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2284/… (read more) -
Interlogica CTF2024 - Wastelands
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2301/… (read more) -
corCTF 2024
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2282/… (read more) -
SekaiCTF 2024
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2243/… (read more) -
ASIS CTF Quals 2024
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2211/… (read more) -
TCP1P CTF 2024: Exploring Nusantara's Digital Realm
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2256/… (read more) -
Equinor CTF 2024
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2292/… (read more)
CTF FAQ
- What is a CTF?
- How do I join Tech Learning Collective’s CTF team?
- Why does Tech Learning Collective field CTF teams?
- I am not part of Tech Learning Collective’s community. Where else can I get involved in a CTF team?
What is a CTF?
Capture The Flag competitions (CTFs) are sets of puzzles intended to distill the essence of many aspects of professional computer security work into a single short-lived exercise that is objectively measurable. Most competitions are free to participate in, and some even award prizes to winners. They are often associated with a conference or event, so are open only at certain times, run for a short while, then close and rank the participants according to the competition’s scoring rules.
How do I join Tech Learning Collective’s CTF team?
Our CTF teams are open only to current and former students, with very few exceptions. This means you must have completed or already be enrolled in one or more of our courses. The other way to participate is to have already completed an equivalent curriculum by attending our workshops, submitted an External Collaborator TLC CTF Team Join Request form (contact us for details), and provide no less than three character references from Tech Learning Collective alumni willing to vouch for you.
Why does Tech Learning Collective field CTF teams?
Tech Learning Collective fields our own CTF team(s) primarily to support Tech Learning Collective students and augment their studies. Instructors frequently coach students during competitions. While scoring points is great fun, the primary purpose of our teams is to supplement student studies.
This means our teams function more like friendly but invite-only cybersecurity study groups. Alumni teams are often more focused on the competitive aspect, and will occasionally play against one another, particularly during attack/defense CTFs. Formally participating in CTFs also makes it possible for Tech Learning Collective’s students to take fuller advantage of the many existing educational opportunities in a more realistic environment than an isolated lab exercise.
Capture the Flag competitions provide our students legal and safe opportunities to hone their offensive hacking skills and solidify their understanding of course materials in live, real-world environments. This approach melds very well with our practical security-first pedagogy. Beyond all that, it’s also yet another way that Tech Learning Collective makes learning cybersecurity social and fun.
I am not part of Tech Learning Collective’s community. Where else can I get involved in a CTF team?
Since most CTF competitions are free of charge and can be played without a team, we encourage interested students to explore CTF gaming regardless of their enrollment status with us. Additionally, there are many other organizations that field their own teams, or offer more open enrollment policies than we do. Teams such as OpenToAll offer other opportunities with different perspectives that you may also find enjoyable, and you can often catch our friends from the Anarcho-Tech NYC CTF Team hacking away in our community channels.