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This event seeks to ignite interest in cybersecurity, sharpen problem-solving abilities, and provide an engaging, hands-on learning experience that will inspire the next generation of cybersecurity professionals.
The event will showcase a variety of cybersecurity challenges, including cryptography, forensics, web security, and reverse engineering. Teams will earn point by capturing “flags”, which are hidden solutions embedded in the challenges, all within a designated time limit. The team with the highest score will emerge as the winner.. The level of challenges is going to be tailored to age, skill and knowledge level of participants.
This event is FREE for participants.
The event is open to junior and senior high school students (grades 7-12) only.
The event will showcase a variety of cybersecurity challenges, including cryptography, forensics, web security, and reverse engineering, inside the Cyber Range environment. The Cyber Range environment is a virtual environment tailored for cybersecurity training, testing and research that simulates real-world networks and cyber-attacks. Enfocom’s Cyber Range has been successfully used to run similar CTF events and by the University of Calgary for learning and teaching purposes. Teams can earn points by capturing “flags”, which are hidden solutions embedded in the challenges, all within a designated time limit. A real-time leaderboard will be displayed, allowing participants to track their progress throughout the competition.
Challenges will be created in collaboration with CyberAlberta and tailored to the participants' age and technical skill levels. Topics may include, but are not limited to:
In April 2025, teacher-sponsors will receive training on foundational cybersecurity concepts to help them understand the challenges students may encounter. The training will be supported by detailed instructions and documentation on using the Cyber Range, providing clear guidance for effectively mentoring students.
If you have any questions about this event, please contact [email protected], with CyberAlberta Cyber Youth Games in the subject line.
You will need to know your team's team name. Registrations will be paired, coaches and team members, based on the shared team name.
Register as a CoachYou will need to know your team's team name. Registrations will be paired, coaches and team members, based on the shared team name.
Register as a Student