Competitions and CTFs

Beginner Competitions

NCAE Cyber Games

NCAE Cyber Games is a small network defense competition for college students who have never participated in a competition before.

Master the Sandbox

Hivestorm

Hivestorm is a endpoint defense competition. Teams compete by securing provided Windows and Linux based virtual machines

Storm the Hive

Intermediate Competitions

DoE CyberForce

Competition scenarios have an energy focus. Previous scenarios have focused on power distributors, water infrastructure and power delivery systems.

Protect the Grid

PicoCTF

Challenges are more programming focused and they increase in difficulty as players progress.

Crack the Code

Advanced Competitions

CCDC

Teams assume administrative and protective responsibilities for an existing network - typically a small company with 50+ users, 7 to 10 servers, and common Internet services

Mount the Defense

CPTC

The Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition focuses on mimicking the activities of a real-world pen test in a virtual enterprise enviroment

Breach the Defenses

Upcoming CTFs from CTFtime

CyberQuest 26

Starts: Jan 28, 2026, 3:30 AM

Ends: Jan 28, 2026, 11:00 AM

Duration: 0 days, 7 hours

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Hack for a Change 2026 January: UN SDG 15

Starts: Jan 30, 2026, 12:00 AM

Ends: Feb 2, 2026, 11:59 PM

Duration: 3 days, 23 hours

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Jeanne d'Hack CTF 2026 | 3ème Édition

Starts: Jan 30, 2026, 9:00 AM

Ends: Jan 30, 2026, 6:00 PM

Duration: 0 days, 9 hours

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ATC Winter Vibes Community CTF 2.0

Starts: Jan 30, 2026, 2:00 PM

Ends: Jan 31, 2026, 2:00 PM

Duration: 1 days, 0 hours

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Eschaton CTF 2026 Quals

Starts: Jan 31, 2026, 4:30 AM

Ends: Feb 1, 2026, 4:30 AM

Duration: 1 days, 0 hours

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PascalCTF 2026

Starts: Jan 31, 2026, 8:00 AM

Ends: Feb 1, 2026, 8:00 AM

Duration: 1 days, 0 hours

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BITSCTF 2026

Starts: Feb 6, 2026, 5:30 AM

Ends: Feb 8, 2026, 5:30 AM

Duration: 2 days, 0 hours

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Pragyan CTF 2026

Starts: Feb 6, 2026, 1:00 PM

Ends: Feb 8, 2026, 1:00 PM

Duration: 2 days, 0 hours

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LA CTF 2026

Starts: Feb 7, 2026, 2:00 AM

Ends: Feb 9, 2026, 2:00 AM

Duration: 2 days, 0 hours

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Nullcon Goa HackIM 2026 CTF

Starts: Feb 7, 2026, 8:30 AM

Ends: Feb 8, 2026, 8:30 AM

Duration: 1 days, 0 hours

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DUCKERZ CTF 2026

Starts: Feb 7, 2026, 9:00 AM

Ends: Feb 8, 2026, 9:00 AM

Duration: 1 days, 0 hours

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EncipherX CTF 4.0

Starts: Feb 7, 2026, 11:00 AM

Ends: Feb 8, 2026, 11:00 AM

Duration: 1 days, 0 hours

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0xFUN CTF 2026

Starts: Feb 12, 2026, 6:00 PM

Ends: Feb 14, 2026, 6:00 PM

Duration: 2 days, 0 hours

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Crackmes.one Reverse Engineering CTF 2026

Starts: Feb 14, 2026, 12:00 AM

Ends: Feb 21, 2026, 12:00 AM

Duration: 7 days, 0 hours

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Breach Point CTF - Siege Of Troy(Online Round)

Starts: Feb 14, 2026, 7:30 AM

Ends: Feb 15, 2026, 7:30 AM

Duration: 1 days, 0 hours

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