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The Blacksite

An off-grid cyber playground where serious skills meet playful experimentation.

The Blacksite is where cybersecurity becomes something you experience live. Built inside Black Hat MEA, it brings together hands-on challenges, live competitions, and practical environments where participants test, break, learn, and try again.

 

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What makes The Blacksite different?

The Blacksite adds a more practical edge to Black Hat MEA. It is where curiosity becomes action, where technical thinking is made visible, and where visitors can move from observing cybersecurity to experiencing it live.

Inside, students build confidence, practitioners sharpen skills, and employers get a clearer view of how people think under pressure.

The Blacksite in numbers:

2,400sqm
1 CTF
7 Activity Villages
500+ activity participants
30,000+ zone visitors
SAR 1M+ Grand Prize

Students and emerging talent 

Build confidence fast, turn curiosity into capability, and leave with skills you can apply in the real world.

Practitioners

Sharpen technique, explore new parts of the industry, and keep your skills current through hands-on problem solving.

CISOs and employers

See technical thinking in action and spot emerging talent through real problem solving, collaboration, and decision-making under pressure. 

Experiences inside The Blacksite

Previous editions of The Blacksite brought visitors closer to practical cybersecurity environments across transport, payments, digital forensics, mobile networks, gaming, healthcare, and connected devices.

  • Payment Systems Hacking 

  • Gaming Hacking 

  • Digital Forensics 

  • Medical Device Compromise 

  • Smart Home Hacking 

 

 

 

Competitions & Activities

Capture The Flag

The Guinness World Record holder for the largest Capture The Flag returns to Black Hat MEA, bringing teams, pressure, and high-stakes competition back to Riyadh.

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Bug Bounty Cup

A live competition built around real-world bug hunting, giving selected participants the chance to test their skills against real targets across three days.

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Ready to step inside The Blacksite?

Whether you want to compete, test your thinking, or experience cybersecurity in a more hands-on way, The Blacksite gives you a different route through Black Hat MEA.

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