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capture
the flag

November 2023

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Black Hat MEA in collaboration with Saudi Federation for Cybersecurity, Programming & Drones (SAFCSP) will host a Capture The Flag Tournament, with over 1,000 participants entering the final stages at different levels of competency: amateur, intermediate, and expert, to help strengthen their ethical hacking skills. Year two will see the capture the flag competition run as a jeopardy-style competition both in the qualification and final stages. Participants will be challenged across a range of categories during the competition including:

 

  • Web
  • PWN
  • Forensics
  • Reverse Engineering
  • Crypto and others.

Approximately 250 teams (1,000 participants) will battle it out in the final over a three-day challenge to compete for cash prizes and the honour of being the tournament’s winner. To be one of the participants for the CTF final round, you must rank amongst the top 1,000 participants in the qualification round. Details of the qualification and final rounds are below. 

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The largest ethical hacking competition in the region and one of the largest in the world

1000+ participants
250
teams
dozens of countries
3 days
SAR 700,000

Qualification
Round (Online)

  • Date: Sunday, 8 Oct 2023, 13:00 GMT (04:00 PM KSA Time)
  • Duration: 24 hours.
  • Location: Online
  • Team Style: (3-5 players)

Final Round (Live)

  • Date: 14 - 16 Nov 2023 during Black Hat MEA
  • Duration: Timings across 3 days, 9am to 7pm KSA time
  • Location: Live on-site at Black Hat MEA, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Team Style: (3-5 players)

Teams (outside of Riyadh)

The top 10 teams (if based outside of Riyadh) that qualify for the final round will have travel and accommodation sponsored by the organizers.

Prize Fund

  • The total prize fund for the competition will be SAR 700,000 (Approx. USD 187,000)