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7 Lessons Learned From Designing a DEF CON CTF

Capture-the-flag (CTF) events are both fun and educational, providing cybersecurity professionals with a way to flex their hacking skills while learning new concepts in a constructive and safe ...
Technical

Annapolis’ SIXGEN grabbed the win at DEFCON 27’s Capture the Flag

Earlier this month, Annapolis-based SIXGEN brought home the win from Las Vegas, as a team made up of members from the cybersecurity company won a competition at the DEFCON 27 hacking conference. The ...
ZDNet

Elite programmers compete in CTF at DEFCON

Members of the winning team 1@stPlace after 2 day marathon At this years CTF (Capture the Flag) competition at DEFCON 2006, elite programmers and security penetration experts duke it out in a grueling ...
Seeking Alpha

GMO Internet Group’s White-Hat Hackers Compete at DEF CON 33 to Showcase Japan’s Cybersecurity Excellence

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- GMO Internet Group (TSE: 9449), a global leader in internet infrastructure and security headquartered in Tokyo, proudly announces that its top White-hat hackers from GMO ...
GeekWire

‘Mr. Robot’ Rewind: Hacking a DEF CON CTF in the lights out season 3 premiere

Geek Life: Fun stories, memes, humor and other random items at the intersection of tech, science, business and culture. SEE MORE by Corey Nachreiner on Oct 16, 2017 at 6:00 pm October 16, 2017 at 2:40 ...
Business Wire

GMO Internet Group’s White-Hat Team “GMO Ierae” Claims First Place at DEF CON 33’s Cloud Village CTF, Securing Third Consecutive World Title

LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GMO Internet Group (TOKYO: 9449), a Tokyo-based global leader in internet infrastructure and security, announced that its white-hat hacker team “GMO Ierae” has captured ...
Business Wire

Foreground Security Qualifies for DEFCON 18 Capture the Flag Competition with “Painsec” Team

ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Foreground Security today announced that three of its Security Analysts have qualified for the Capture the Flag (CTF) contest at DEFCON 18, from July 30 – August 1, ...
CNET

Defcon hacking challenge swings a sledgehammer at unlucky computers

Alfred Ng was a senior reporter for CNET News. He was raised in Brooklyn and previously worked on the New York Daily News's social media and breaking news teams. It's Saturday morning at Defcon, and ...
ZDNet

DEFCON 16: List of tools and stuff released

DEFCON, the 9000+ attendee hacker conference in Vegas has become a sort of hydra conference. It has become more like a global fair than what most people think of conferences; even the badge is highly ...
Computerworld

Interview: Slick social engineers to test their schmooze power at Defcon 19

Defcon 19 is right around the corner of summer, in August, which means so is the social engineering contest which tends to freak out companies and alarm the feds. Why? Because when asked, humans want ...
Yahoo Finance

GMO Internet Group’s White-Hat Team "GMO Ierae" Claims First Place at DEF CON 33’s Cloud Village CTF, Securing Third Consecutive World Title

LAS VEGAS, August 14, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GMO Internet Group (TOKYO: 9449), a Tokyo-based global leader in internet infrastructure and security, announced that its white-hat hacker team "GMO Ierae" ...