Capture The Flag

Test your hacking skills in competitive cybersecurity challenges. Solve puzzles, exploit vulnerabilities, and capture flags to prove your expertise.

What is CTF?

Capture The Flag (CTF) competitions are cybersecurity challenges where participants solve security-related puzzles to find hidden "flags" - secret strings that prove you've successfully completed a challenge.

Our CTF events cover various categories including web exploitation, cryptography, reverse engineering, forensics, binary exploitation, and more.

Jeopardy-style challenges
Team & individual competitions
Prizes and recognition
24-48 hour events

15+

CTFs Hosted

2000+

Participants

200+

Challenges Created

Event Timeline

Oct 2025

INSA Cyber security month CTF

The Cybersecurity Month CTF was organized in collaboration with INSA across two regions of the country, Addis Ababa and Jimma, aimed at raising awareness and reaching more people during Cybersecurity Month.

INSA
September 2025

Puagme CTF 2

Puagme CTF is an annual CTF event held during the 13th month of every year.

KSE, Cyber-Zeb Consulting, Cybertalents
Sep 2025

Cybershiled Showdown 2

This year, CyberShield was a four-day event, starting with two days of online introductory sessions on blue and red teaming, followed by a full day of a red teaming CTF challenge and another full day dedicated to a blue teaming challenge.

Cybershiled, ALX, Ngines
April 2025

University CTF 2025

University CTF is an annual online competition, designed to allow students from every corner of the country to participate and test their hacking skills.

Cyber Talents
September 2024

Puagme CTF 1

Puagme CTF is an annual CTF event held during the 13th month of every year.

ALX, Yegara Host, Ge'ez Tech

Ready to Compete?

Join our next CTF competition and test your skills against the best in Ethiopia.