GISEC 2026 · Dubai World Trade Centre

School of
Cyber Defense

The UAE's premier university CTF competition. Defend. Analyze. Respond. Prove your skills in real-world cyber scenarios.

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Test Your Skills Across
6 Domains

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Web Security
SQL injection, XSS, CSRF, authentication bypass. Break into vulnerable web applications and capture the flag.
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Cryptography
Break ciphers, find keys, exploit weak implementations. From classical crypto to modern algorithm attacks.
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Digital Forensics
Analyze memory dumps, disk images, network captures. Uncover hidden evidence and trace attacker activity.
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Pwn / Exploitation
Buffer overflows, format strings, ROP chains. Exploit vulnerable binaries to gain system access.
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Reverse Engineering
Decompile, disassemble, understand. Analyze binaries without source code to extract secrets.
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OSINT
Open Source Intelligence gathering. Find information hidden in plain sight across the internet.
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How It Works

April 2026
Registration Opens
University students from IT & cybersecurity disciplines register. Valid university ID required. Bachelor's, Master's, and PhD levels welcome.
Late April 2026
Online Training Session
Preparation workshop on the Cyberworld platform. Learn the format, practice with sample challenges, meet fellow competitors.
May 2026 · 24 Hours
Online Qualification (Jeopardy CTF)
Solve challenges across Web, Crypto, Forensics, Reverse, Pwn, and OSINT. Top 50 scorers advance to the finals. Capture flags, earn points.
May 2026 · Dubai World Trade Centre
Live Finals (Blue Team Defense)
50 finalists form 10 Incident Response teams. Real-time cyber defense simulation on stage. Analyze IoCs, respond to threats, defend your systems. Judges and industry experts watch live.
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