BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Pacific/Auckland BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260927T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1200 TZOFFSETTO:+1300 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=-1SU;BYMONTH=9 TZNAME:NZDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20260405T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:+1300 TZOFFSETTO:+1200 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=4 TZNAME:NZST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260715T133942Z UID:A34DE55E-B0F7-49E4-89E2-5E86A2732208 DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260801T090000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260802T160000 DESCRIPTION:VuwCTF 2026 is Victoria University of Wellington's annual Captu re The Flag (CTF) cybersecurity competition\, bringing together students\, researchers\, industry professionals\, and cybersecurity enthusiasts from New Zealand and around the world for two days of hands-on learning and co mpetition. The event will be held in a hybrid format\, enabling both in-pe rson and online participation.\n\nA Capture The Flag (CTF) competition is an interactive cybersecurity exercise where participants solve real-world challenges across a range of topics including web security\, cryptography\ , reverse engineering\, binary exploitation\, digital forensics\, open-sou rce intelligence (OSINT)\, hardware security\, and miscellaneous security challenges. Participants gain practical experience by applying cybersecuri ty concepts in realistic scenarios while developing problem-solving\, anal ytical\, and teamwork skills.\n\nThe competition begins at 10:00 am on Sat urday\, 1 August\, with challenge solving continuing throughout the weeken d. Participants will enjoy lunch and refreshments while competing for priz es and recognition.\n\nA highlight of this year's event is the Industry Ca reer Panel on Saturday\, 1 August\, from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm\, featuring cy bersecurity professionals from Catalyst Cloud\, Pākiki Security\, and Aur a Information Security. The panel will provide valuable insights into care er pathways in cybersecurity\, industry expectations\, emerging technologi es\, and advice for students and early-career professionals interested in entering the cybersecurity workforce. The session will conclude with an in teractive Q&A and networking opportunity.\n\nThe competition resumes on Su nday\, 2 August\, with the final challenge-solving session followed by the closing ceremony and prize presentations.\n\nWhether you are completely n ew to cybersecurity or an experienced CTF competitor\, VuwCTF 2026 provide s an inclusive environment to learn\, compete\, network\, and develop prac tical cybersecurity skills alongside a vibrant community of peers and indu stry professionals. The event aligns with VuwCTF's mission of promoting cy bersecurity education\, fostering collaboration\, and preparing students f or careers in cybersecurity.\n\nRoom CO129\, Cotton Building\, Victoria Un iversity of Wellington\, Kelburn Campus\, Kelburn parade\, Kelburn parade\ , Wellington\, North Island\, New Zealand\, 6012\, Virtual: https://events .vtools.ieee.org/m/568070 LOCATION:Room CO129\, Cotton Building\, Victoria University of Wellington\, Kelburn Campus\, Kelburn parade\, Kelburn parade\, Wellington\, North Isl and\, New Zealand\, 6012\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/56807 0 ORGANIZER:qurrat.ul.ain@ecs.vuw.ac.nz SEQUENCE:19 SUMMARY:VuwCTF 2026: Victoria University of Wellington Capture-The-Flag Cyb ersecurity Competition URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/568070 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p class="PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer" da ta-start="236" data-end="670"><strong data-start="236" data-end="251">VuwC TF 2026</strong> is Victoria University of Wellington's annual <strong dat a-start="298" data-end="324">Capture The Flag (CTF)</strong> cybersecurity competition\, bringing together students\, researchers\, industry profess ionals\, and cybersecurity enthusiasts from New Zealand and around the wor ld for two days of hands-on learning and competition. The event will be he ld in a <strong data-start="564" data-end="581">hybrid format</strong>\, e nabling both in-person and online participation.</p>\n<p data-start="672" data-end="1218">A Capture The Flag (CTF) competition is an interactive cyb ersecurity exercise where participants solve real-world challenges across a range of topics including <strong data-start="832" data-end="1015">web s ecurity\, cryptography\, reverse engineering\, binary exploitation\, digit al forensics\, open-source intelligence (OSINT)\, hardware security\, and miscellaneous security challenges</strong>. Participants gain practical ex perience by applying cybersecurity concepts in realistic scenarios while d eveloping problem-solving\, analytical\, and teamwork skills.</p>\n<p data -start="1220" data-end="1430">The competition begins at <strong data-start ="1246" data-end="1280">10:00 am on Saturday\, 1 August</strong>\, with ch allenge solving continuing throughout the weekend. Participants will enjoy lunch and refreshments while competing for prizes and recognition.</p>\n< p data-start="1432" data-end="1971">A highlight of this year's event is th e <strong data-start="1472" data-end="1497">Industry Career Panel</strong> on <strong data-start="1501" data-end="1548">Saturday\, 1 August\, from 4 :00 pm to 5:00 pm</strong>\, featuring cybersecurity professionals from <s trong data-start="1593" data-end="1659">Catalyst Cloud\, Pākiki Security\ , and Aura Information Security</strong>. The panel will provide valuable insights into career pathways in cybersecurity\, industry expectations\, e merging technologies\, and advice for students and early-career profession als interested in entering the cybersecurity workforce. The session will c onclude with an interactive Q&amp\;A and networking opportunity.</p>\n<p d ata-start="1973" data-end="2120">The competition resumes on <strong data-s tart="2000" data-end="2020">Sunday\, 2 August</strong>\, with the final ch allenge-solving session followed by the closing ceremony and prize present ations.</p>\n<p data-start="2122" data-end="2584" data-is-last-node="" dat a-is-only-node="">Whether you are completely new to cybersecurity or an ex perienced CTF competitor\, <strong data-start="2204" data-end="2219">VuwCT F 2026</strong> provides an inclusive environment to learn\, compete\, net work\, and develop practical cybersecurity skills alongside a vibrant comm unity of peers and industry professionals. The event aligns with VuwCTF's mission of promoting cybersecurity education\, fostering collaboration\, a nd preparing students for careers in cybersecurity.</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR