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Cybersecurity Bootcamp & CTF · Kalaburgi 2025
Two-day bootcamp and Capture the Flag for 300 VTU-region students — white-labelled HierroCTF platform with CySecK Karnataka.
About the event
The two-day Cybersecurity Bootcamp and Capture the Flag (CTF) Challenge was conducted at VTU Campus, Kalaburgi on 13–14 August 2025, organized in collaboration with CySecK Karnataka. HierroShield provided the white-labelled HierroCTF platform and on-site CTF operations for 300 participating IT/CSE students from colleges across Karnataka.
Day 1 laid the foundation with cybersecurity fundamentals, malware analysis workshops, and hands-on labs across three dedicated rooms. Day 2 transitioned students into a competitive CTF environment where they applied their skills across cryptography, web exploitation, forensics, steganography, and reverse engineering.
Day 1 — Cybersecurity Bootcamp
- Introduction to cybersecurity, career pathways, and live attack-vector demonstrations
- Malware analysis: static & dynamic analysis, case studies, and detection best practices
- Hands-on labs with practical demonstrations across three parallel rooms
Day 2 — Capture the Flag
- Jeopardy-style CTF on the HierroCTF platform with live scoring
- Challenge domains: crypto, encoding, web exploitation, stego, malware analysis, forensics
- 300 students competing in a structured, step-by-step format with industry-relevant scenarios
- Overwhelmingly positive participant feedback on content quality and learning outcomes
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