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 SandboxHivestorm
Hivestorm is a endpoint defense competition. Teams compete by securing provided Windows and Linux based virtual machines
Storm the HiveIntermediate Competitions
DoE CyberForce
Competition scenarios have an energy focus. Previous scenarios have focused on power distributors, water infrastructure and power delivery systems.
Protect the GridPicoCTF
Challenges are more programming focused and they increase in difficulty as players progress.
Crack the CodeAdvanced 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 DefenseCPTC
The Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition focuses on mimicking the activities of a real-world pen test in a virtual enterprise enviroment
Breach the DefensesUpcoming CTFs from CTFtime
MCTF 5.0
Starts: Apr 30, 2026, 7:00 PM
Ends: May 2, 2026, 7:00 AM
Duration: 1 days, 12 hours
View on CTFtimeKubSTU CTF
Starts: May 1, 2026, 7:00 AM
Ends: May 2, 2026, 7:00 PM
Duration: 1 days, 12 hours
View on CTFtimeTHEM?!CTF 2026
Starts: May 1, 2026, 6:00 PM
Ends: May 3, 2026, 6:00 PM
Duration: 2 days, 0 hours
View on CTFtimeUniVsThreats 26 Finals CTF
Starts: May 2, 2026, 8:00 AM
Ends: May 3, 2026, 3:00 PM
Duration: 1 days, 7 hours
View on CTFtimeMidnight Sun CTF 2026 Quals
Starts: May 2, 2026, 10:00 AM
Ends: May 3, 2026, 10:00 AM
Duration: 1 days, 0 hours
View on CTFtimeRAZER CTF 2026
Starts: May 5, 2026, 6:30 AM
Ends: May 6, 2026, 6:30 AM
Duration: 1 days, 0 hours
View on CTFtimeTHCon 2K26 CTF
Starts: May 7, 2026, 11:00 AM
Ends: May 8, 2026, 11:00 AM
Duration: 1 days, 0 hours
View on CTFtimePHONIX VIPER NOVA CTF#2
Starts: May 8, 2026, 10:00 AM
Ends: May 10, 2026, 5:00 PM
Duration: 2 days, 7 hours
View on CTFtimeBreak The Syntax CTF 2026
Starts: May 8, 2026, 4:00 PM
Ends: May 10, 2026, 10:00 AM
Duration: 1 days, 18 hours
View on CTFtimeDAMCTF 2026
Starts: May 9, 2026, 12:00 AM
Ends: May 11, 2026, 12:00 AM
Duration: 2 days, 0 hours
View on CTFtimeFrom Dusk Till Dawn Quals
Starts: May 9, 2026, 9:00 AM
Ends: May 10, 2026, 9:00 AM
Duration: 1 days, 0 hours
View on CTFtimeHack2Dawn 2026
Starts: May 9, 2026, 7:00 PM
Ends: May 10, 2026, 2:00 AM
Duration: 0 days, 7 hours
View on CTFtimeNorthSec 2026
Starts: May 15, 2026, 12:00 AM
Ends: May 17, 2026, 11:00 PM
Duration: 2 days, 23 hours
View on CTFtimeTJCTF 2026
Starts: May 15, 2026, 4:00 PM
Ends: May 17, 2026, 4:00 PM
Duration: 2 days, 0 hours
View on CTFtimeDaVinciCTF 2026
Starts: May 16, 2026, 8:00 AM
Ends: May 16, 2026, 5:00 PM
Duration: 0 days, 9 hours
View on CTFtime