CyberShield Hackathon 2025 — Hackathon

About This Hackathon

CyberShield is an intensive cybersecurity hackathon where participants compete to identify vulnerabilities, build security tools, and design robust defense systems. Challenges span web security, network forensics, reverse engineering, and cryptography. Ideal for ethical hackers and security professionals looking to prove their skills.

Themes & Problem Statements

Penetration Testing, Threat Detection, Zero Trust Security, Cryptography, Digital Forensics

Prize Breakdown

$6,000 for 1st, $3,500 for 2nd, $1,500 for 3rd, $1,000 for best write-up

Rules & Guidelines

All hacking must remain within the designated sandbox environment. No attacks on external systems. Submissions must include a vulnerability report and proposed mitigation strategy. Teams must present findings live to the judging panel.

Resources Provided

Dedicated CTF lab environment, VPN access, intentionally vulnerable VMs, OWASP top-10 resource guide

Schedule

Reg. Opens 11 Apr 2026

Reg. Closes 11 May 2026

Hack Starts 16 May 2026

Hack Ends 23 May 2026

Results 28 May 2026

Participation

Team Size 2 – 4 members

Max Teams 100

Eligibility Professionals and Students

Tech Stack

Python Kali Linux Metasploit Wireshark Docker Rust Go Burp Suite

Location

Austin, Texas, United States

Organizer

SecureNet Foundation

Rachel Kim

Registration Closed

Closed on 11 May 2026

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