Capture the Flag events · universities, TAFEs and colleges
Certificate of participation
Jordan Lee
Completed a Capture the Flag event
run by Security Impossible
Cohort CTF · event pass
Admit
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Cohort
Recently
run with
Monash University
Box Hill Institute
Victoria University
Why institutions choose us
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We run it end to end
We design, host and run the event. Your staff don’t set anything up.
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Pitched at your students
Challenges tuned to the units they’re studying, with an easy start in every category and stretch problems for your strongest.
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Nothing to install
Everything runs in the browser, so there’s nothing for IT to approve. Students join from campus or home.
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Teachers stay in the loop
An instructor account with live progress, suggested challenges and hints to share.
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Everyone leaves with something
Automatic certificates for every participant, plus the top three individuals and the top three teams.
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Australian made and run
Built and run by an Australian team.
Six steps · you do one
Scope
Tell us the cohort, the units they’re studying and a date. Fifteen minutes with us.
We build
A challenge set from our catalogue, tuned to your cohort, with an easy start in every category. We send you a registration flyer customised for your institution.
Students play
A built-in tutorial shows students how the platform works, then they take on the challenges on their own workstation in the browser. Hints and online help are there throughout.
Live scoreboard
A live scoreboard through the day, then a final reveal of the top individuals and teams.
Certificates
Automatic certificates for every participant, plus certificates for the top three individuals and the top three teams.
Analytics report
A complimentary analytics report on how your students went, and a path into the Cyber Range.
The instructor account
Every teacher gets their own instructor account for the event. The scoreboard runs itself, so they’re free to support students.
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Every detail of the event in one place
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Live progress and scores across the cohort
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See which students are stuck, and step in
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Suggested challenges to recommend
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Extra hints to unlock and share
What students take on
Seven categories, each with an easy first flag and harder problems further in.
Web
Forensics
Cryptography
OSINT
Steganography
Reverse engineering
Active Directory
01 · Easy
On-ramp
An easy first flag in every category, so nobody sits stuck.
02 · Medium
Core
Skills matched to the units your students are studying.
03 · Hard
Stretch
Hard problems for your strongest students.
Events we run
For one class or cohort
One class or cohort
A Capture the Flag for a single class or cohort, tuned to the units they’re studying. Your first one is complimentary.
For several institutions
Across institutions
Several institutions on one national leaderboard, like the National Student Cyber Skills Cup.
Events
Coming up
Sat 5 Dec 2026 · online, or in person at Holmesglen Institute
A national Capture the Flag for TAFE and university students, in teams of two. Free to enter, co-presented with Holmesglen Institute. Register by Monday 30 November.
Register a team
Recently run
Victoria University
VU CyberQuest 2026
Monash University
Capture the Flag event
Box Hill Institute
Capture the Flag event
Complimentary first CTF
One Capture the Flag for one cohort, run end to end by us. No cost, no setup, difficulty shaped to your students. It runs online, so students join from campus or home.
What we bring
A challenge set with an easy start in every category
A browser workstation for every student, with a built-in tutorial
Live scoreboard, hints and online help in the platform
An instructor account for your teachers
A registration flyer customised for your institution
Certificates for everyone, plus the top three individuals and teams
A complimentary analytics report of the day
What we’d ask of you
A named coordinator
Share your registration flyer with students about a week ahead
A room with Wi-Fi, if students come in to campus
Fifteen minutes at the start for the platform tutorial
Beyond the day
Who can request a complimentary CTF?
Universities, TAFEs, colleges and polytechnics. It’s one complimentary CTF per institution, for one cohort.
Do students need to install anything?
No. Everything runs in the browser. Students need a laptop or desktop with an up-to-date browser and an internet connection.
Can students join from home?
Yes. The event runs online, so students can join from campus or from home. You decide what suits your cohort.
How do students register?
Once your CTF is booked, we send you a registration flyer customised for your institution. Students sign up through it.
What do teachers do on the day?
Nothing to set up. Each teacher gets an instructor account to follow progress, see who’s stuck, recommend challenges and share hints.
What happens after the event?
Certificates are issued automatically, and you get a complimentary analytics report on how your students went.
What does a paid event add?
Larger or repeat events, and events across several institutions on one leaderboard. Tell us what you have in mind and we’ll quote.
Your first CTF is complimentary. Questions? Email contact@securityimpossible.com.
Claim your complimentary CTF