SSQ.AISSQ.AI

CTF & Competition Operations

Challenge design, platform and on-site operation

People solve and compete, building skills in a way they enjoy, and you find the talent along the way.

We design challenges, the platform and how the event runs around your goal and participants' level. Participants compete and improve while enjoying it, and the organization gets to gauge skill and spot promising people.

Where do our people's skills really stand? Reviewed

Find out through a competition built for your goal, and spot the talent you have.

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Solved challenges show skill, and bring hidden talent into view.

What we handle

From the first challenge to the wrap-up, as much or as little as you need.

  • Challenge design

    Challenges and scenarios across fields such as web, systems (pwn), reversing and AI, designed and verified for your goal and difficulty range.

  • Platform and infrastructure

    The competition platform and practice environment, prepared for the day.

  • Scoring and on-site operation

    Scoring rules and running the day.

  • Learning around the event

    Learning before and after the event, so competing turns into lasting skill.

Event formats

We suggest the format that fits your purpose and participants.

The format follows who takes part: people inside your organization, your industry, or the wider community. Missions solved by people and AI as one team can be added to any of them.

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Reach widens from internal to public competitions, and people + AI team missions fit any format.
  • Internal

    Your own people compete, you see where their skills stand, and hidden talent inside the organization comes into view.

  • Industry

    Organizations from the same industry take part together, with challenges built around that industry's systems and work.

  • Public

    Open to the wider community, to meet talent outside your organization and connect with the security community.

From planning to wrap-up

Scale, format and schedule are designed with you around the purpose of the event.

  1. Plan

    Set the goals, participants, scale and format.

  2. Author and verify

    Build the challenges and check their quality and difficulty.

  3. Rehearse

    Prepare the platform and run checks in advance.

  4. Run

    Run the day, monitor it and handle issues.

  5. Wrap up and record

    Organize the results for the next course or event.

What stays after the event

So it isn't a one-off, we organize the results and hand them over.

Challenges and platform setup

The challenges and platform configuration, organized so they can be used again.

Scores and participation data

Scores, what was solved, and each participant's strengths and weaknesses.

Wrap-up report

Challenge write-ups, a summary of results and lessons for next time.

A path for strong participants

Top participants can be connected to mentoring, community and further learning.

Scope

How challenges, platform configuration and participant data may be reused is agreed with you in advance.