Important Dates

Date: 10 October 2026 (Saturday) Time: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm Mode: Online Language: Cantonese with English terminology Agenda: Web, Crypto and Misc / Forensic Link: https://forms.hkcert.org/hkcertctf2026-workshops

Date: 24 October 2026 Time: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm Mode: Online Language: Cantonese with English terminology Agenda: Reverse Engineering and Pwn Link: https://forms.hkcert.org/hkcertctf2026-workshops

Qualifying Round: This is a 24-hour online competition conducted in the form of a "game". Participants are required to apply their cybersecurity skills to search for "clues" within the "game" and complete various "missions". Points will be awarded upon successful completion of the missions. o Type of Challenges and Samples o Binary Exploitation o Cryptography o Forensics o Reverse Engineering o Web Exploitation o Miscellaneous * All the challenges in this cont

21 November, 2026 (Saturday) - Tentative Agenda: Writeup of the difficult questions in the Qualifying Round (detailed explanation of solutions and problem-solving approaches) Workshop link: To be announced

Mid-December, 2026

This is a 1 day daytime physical contest that combines real-world scenario challenges in a simulated environment, participants are scored based on the challenges solved. Type of Challenges and Samples Participants are required to utilise any information technology and cybersecurity knowledge. * All the challenges in this contest are in Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese and English. Time: 10:00AM - 17:00PM (HKT), 7 January 2026 Arrangement Physical contest, the v

Following the finals, the winners of each category will be announced.