Dubai, UAE, eleventh Might 2025, ZEX PR WIRE, The extremely anticipated College of Cyber Protection (CTF) competitors, held as a part of GISEC GLOBAL 2025, concluded with distinctive participation and fierce competitors. On Might 8, the Dubai World Commerce Centre hosted the biggest cybersecurity occasion within the Center East, attracting members throughout the UAE.
The Dubai Digital Safety Middle (DESC), organized by TechFirm, launched this groundbreaking competitors for the primary time ever, drawing important consideration from the highest universities within the UAE. Over 300 functions had been submitted, with 130 members chosen to compete within the qualification rounds on Might 6–8.
After the extreme challenges, the highest 50 scorers superior to the ultimate stage on Might 8, the place they shaped 10 Incident Response Groups. These groups tackled high-pressure cybersecurity situations in actual time, demonstrating not solely their technical mastery but additionally their means to collaborate, analyze quickly, and adapt beneath stress. The competitors simulated real-world challenges similar to community protection, risk administration, system safety, and incident response, with members’ actions evaluated by means of a sophisticated scoring platform.
The Winners of the College of Cyber Protection (CTF) Competitors:
- 1st Place: ScriptKiddies (Al Ain College)
- 2nd Place: Rage Quitters (College of Dubai)
- third Place: Hungry Sharks (Abu Dhabi College)
The occasion, with a prize pool valued at over AED 130,000, has additional solidified the significance of nurturing the subsequent era of cybersecurity specialists. The competitors’s success was pushed by the help of main {industry} companions, together with Spire Options, Huawei, HPE Networking, HONOR, Circularo, Nice Checklist and RAS Infotech, all of whom are dedicated to empowering younger abilities and advancing cybersecurity experience. All competitors infrastructure was powered by servers based mostly on AMD EPYC
processors, offering members with industry-leading efficiency and superior security measures.
This competitors is a key milestone in constructing a resilient digital future and highlights the rising position of cybersecurity in shaping tomorrow’s expertise panorama.
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