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TURKEY'S LONGEST-RUNNING CYBER SECURITY COMPETITION: STM CTF (CAPTURE THE FLAG) EXCITEMENT BEGINS

TURKEY'S LONGEST-RUNNING CYBER SECURITY COMPETITION: STM CTF (CAPTURE THE FLAG) EXCITEMENT BEGINS

Türkiye's longest-running cyber security competition, "Capture The Flag-CTF", organized by our member STM for the 8th time this year, will be held in Istanbul on October 18. Applications have started for STM CTF'22, where a total of 180 thousand TL prize money will be distributed.

T.R. STM Defense Technologies Engineering and Trade Inc., which produces innovative and national solutions for the Turkish defense industry and "cyber homeland" under the leadership of the Presidency of Defense Industries. It is organizing the "Capture The Flag-CTF" event for the 8th time this year.


The CTF event, which has been moved digitally for the last two years due to the pandemic, is returning face-to-face this year. White hat hackers will compete fiercely at the event to be held on October 18 at Yıldız Technical University Davutpaşa Campus.


Applications for CTF22 excitement have started via ctf.stm.com.tr. After the online pre-qualification, the top 50 teams will be eligible to compete in the CTF to be held in Istanbul.

180 thousand TL Prize Money



Participants who competed in this year's CTF and achieved success in total 180 thousand TLHe will receive the award of . The team that came first in the competition 75 thousand TL, second place team 60 thousand TL, The third team is 45 thousand TL will win prize money. In CTF 22, the teams that placed 4th, 5th and 6th will be given mechanical keyboards, and the teams that placed 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th will be given a Bluetooth speaker. In addition, Oculus Quest VR virtual reality glasses will be given away as a gift in a draw among those who participate in the Mini Quiz Competition to be held during CTF'22 and answer the questions correctly.

They Will Race to Find Cyber Vulnerabilities

CTF, organized by STM, which stands out with its innovative approach in the field of cyber security, in order to raise awareness in this field and develop its human resources, becomes the focus of attention of young people and cyber security researchers who want to make a career in the field of cyber security every year. In Turkey's longest-running CTF, competitors struggle to find cyber security vulnerabilities and take over systems. Competitors who will compete in CTF; It tries to capture the flag by exploiting security vulnerabilities in the systems in order to reach the targets set in branches such as cryptology, reverse engineering, web and mobile applications before other competitors.

Internship or Job Opportunity for Young People Successful in CTF



At CTF, STM's cyber security experts will share their experiences with young people by providing training. It is also planned that the competitors who participate in CTF and achieve success will do an internship or career at STM. To access the applications and registrations of the event, which attracted great interest from young people planning a career in the sector, industry professionals and technology enthusiasts:

ctf.stm.com.tr

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