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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CyberKumbez 2025
Format: Attack-Defense URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2875/… (read more) -
VolgaCTF 2025 Final
Format: Attack-Defense URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2892/… (read more) -
CrewCTF 2025
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2704/… (read more) -
Ctrl+Space CTF Quals
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2872/… (read more) -
CDCTF 2025
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2846/… (read more) -
HackornCTF 2025 Quals
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2919/… (read more) -
Iran Tech Olympics CTF 2025
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2775/… (read more) -
FAUST CTF 2025
Format: Attack-Defense URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2780/… (read more) -
SunshineCTF 2025
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2863/… (read more) -
DFIR Labs Digital Forensics Challenge by The DFIR Report
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2837/… (read more) -
[POSTPONED] jailCTF 2025
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2737/… (read more) -
Securinets CTF Quals 2025
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2884/… (read more) -
Standoff Cyberbattle 16
Format: Attack-Defense URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2885/… (read more) -
AmateursCTF 2025
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2844/… (read more) -
QnQSec CTF 2025
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2826/… (read more) -
HITCON Cyber Range 2025 Final
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2794/… (read more) -
Hack.lu CTF 2025
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2842/… (read more) -
LINE CTF 2025
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2819/… (read more) -
RSTCON 2025 CTF
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2865/… (read more) -
osu!gaming CTF 2025
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2801/… (read more) -
SAS CTF 2025 Finals
Format: Attack-Defense URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2811/… (read more) -
Iran Tech Olympics Attack-Defense 2025
Format: Attack-Defense URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2929/… (read more) -
Iran Tech Olympics Hardware Security 2025
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2930/… (read more) -
Iran Tech Olympics Speed-Run CTF 2025
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2931/… (read more) -
PH03N1X V1P3R N0V4 CTF
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2934/… (read more) -
N1CTF 2025
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2795/… (read more) -
CTF@AC - Finals
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2921/… (read more) -
Infobahn CTF 2025
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2878/… (read more) -
BuckeyeCTF 2025
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2883/… (read more) -
Equinor CTF 2025
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2646/… (read more) -
saarCTF 2025
Format: Attack-Defense URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2859/… (read more) -
GaianSpace CTF 2025
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2732/… (read more) -
Platypwn 2025
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2606/… (read more) -
Crate-CTF 2025
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2838/… (read more) -
GlacierCTF 2025
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2714/… (read more) -
HeroCTF v7
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2869/… (read more) -
WP CTF 2025
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2764/… (read more) -
BlackHat MEA CTF Final 2025
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2877/… (read more) -
BackdoorCTF 2025
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2915/… (read more) -
niteCTF 2025
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2851/… (read more) -
SECCON CTF 14 Quals
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2862/… (read more) -
TSG CTF 2025
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2867/… (read more) -
ASIS CTF Final 2025
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2613/… (read more) -
PascalCTF Beginners 2026
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2767/… (read more) -
Midnight Sun CTF 2026 Quals
Format: Jeopardy URL: https://ctftime.org/event/2773/… (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.