Capture the Flag

The following details are from BSides Nashville 2025. They can give you a rough idea of what t expect from BSides Nashville 2026's CTF.

We are excited to welcome back CTF.ae to run this year’s CTF. Expect a well-balanced challenge set, a smooth platform, and clear scoring. Watch this page for any updates.

• Attack: Web exploitation, binary exploitation (pwn), cryptography, AI hacking
• Pentesting: In-browser Kali with targets of increasing difficulty
• Defense: Threat hunting with Elastic SIEM and detection rule writing
• Reverse Engineering: Analyze binaries to uncover behavior
• Coding, DevOps & Data Science:
  • Code challenges using in-browser VS Code with auto validation
  • Install and configure a web firewall
  • Extract insights from structured data sets

First Place

• Stealth Wiegand Data Interpreter (badge skimmer tool for physical security testing)
• Six OnDemand cybersecurity training seats from White Knight Labs:
  • 2 seats: Advanced Red Team Operations Course (ARTOC)
  • 2 seats: Offensive Development and Payload Creation (ODPC)
  • 2 seats: Offensive Application Operations Training Course (OAOTC)
• One 6-Month Cybersecurity Scholarship Program from KANO ($2,000 value)
• $250 cash prize

Second Place

• One 6-Month Cybersecurity Scholarship Program from KANO ($2,000 value)
• $150 cash prize

Third Place

• One 6-Month Cybersecurity Scholarship Program from KANO ($2,000 value)
• $100 cash prize