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1st International Cybersecurity Olympiad 2025:

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The International Cybersecurity Olympiad (ICO) is a global event inspired by renowned competitions such as the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) and the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO). The School of Computing at the National University of Singapore (NUS) hosted the inaugural International Cybersecurity Olympiad from 22 to 28 June 2025. Over 200 participants, including contestants, team leaders, and guests from 28 countries, including Singapore, took part in the first edition of the Olympiad. The Opening Ceremony was held at Auditorium 2, University Town (U-Town), NUS. During the ceremony, Professor Tan Kian Lee, Dean of the School of Computing, NUS, delivered the welcome address. The Guest of Honour, Mr. Tan Kiat How, Senior Minister of State at the Ministry of Digital Development and Information, delivered the keynote speech and officially launched the International Cybersecurity Olympiad 2025. The ceremony also featured team introductions and cultural performan...
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GreyHats CTF & Summit 2025

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GreyHats CTF 2025 The GreyHats CTF 2025, an annual Capture The Flag (CTF) cybersecurity competition, was held on June 28–29, 2025, at the School of Computing, National University of Singapore (NUS). Jointly hosted by NUS GreyHats and Division Zero (Div0) and supported by the National Cybersecurity R&D Laboratory (NCL), the event brought together some of the brightest cybersecurity minds from Singapore and around the world. The top 20 local teams from the qualifiers advanced to the 24-hour onsite finals at NUS. A total of 80 participants competed in person, showcasing their technical skills, perseverance, and teamwork under intense pressure. The onsite finals featured challenges across a wide range of categories, including Web Exploitation, Binary Exploitation, Reverse Engineering, Blockchain, Cryptography, and Miscellaneous. This year’s edition saw overwhelming participation in the online qualifiers, held on May 31 – June 1, 2025, with 2,674 participants from 1,131 teams: ...
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International Junior Cybersecurity Olympiad (IJCO) 2024

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National Cybersecurity R&D Laboratory (NCL) is happy to announce the successful conclusion of the 2nd International Junior Cybersecurity Olympiad (IJCO) , held on the 7th of December 2024, at the Hilton Bomonti Hotel and Conference Center in Istanbul, Turkey. This year’s IJCO witnessed 93 participants (52 onsite and 41 online) from 11 countries , ranging from Grade 7 to Grade 12 , competing in a challenging 4-hour Capture the Flag (CTF) contest. IJCO was a highlight of the STEAM Ahead 2024 Finals , alongside other prestigious competitions like the International Junior Arts Olympiad, International Junior Informatics Olympiad, Vanda International Junior Science Olympiad, and the International Junior Math Olympiad. In total, 1,735 contestants (719 onsite and 1,016 online) from 30 countries competed in the STEAM Ahead 2024 Finals Competitions. The grand award ceremony for all competitions took place on December 10, 2024. Students who competed in the IJCO contest were awar...
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NCL at the Singapore International Cyber Week (SICW) - GovWare 2024 Exhibition & Conference

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The National Cybersecurity R&D Laboratory (NCL) participated in the ninth edition of the Singapore International Cyber Week (SICW) – GovWare Exhibition & Conference , which took place from 15-17 October 2024, at the Sands Expo and Convention Centre in Singapore. The Singapore International Cyber Week (SICW) is the Asia-Pacific’s most established cybersecurity event organised by the Cyber Security Agency of Singapore (CSA) . Under the theme of “Trust and Security in the Digital Era” , SICW 2024 aimed to drive critical conversations and partnerships to foster trust and enhance security in the digital and cyber domain. The NCL team was present throughout all three days at the Institutes of Higher Learning (IHL) pavilion , sharing insights about NCL's cloud services, tools, projects, and training programs, including cyber exercises and Capture the Flags (CTFs), and various opportunities available such as internships and scholarships. This year’s exhibition provided a pla...
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GreyHats CTF and Summit 2024

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GreyHats CTF 2024 , a Capture The Flag competition hosted jointly by NUS GreyHats and Division Zero (Div0) , and supported by the National Cybersecurity R&D Laboratory (NCL) , took place on July 27th and 28th, 2024, at the School of Computing, National University of Singapore (NUS). Over 80 participants from the top 20 teams of the GreyHats online qualifier competed in the onsite finals. Approximately 1,713 participants across 776 teams (549 international teams & 227 local teams) were participated in the qualifier. The CTF featured challenges from various categories, including Web Exploitation, Binary Exploitation, Reverse Engineering, Blockchain, Cryptography, and Miscellaneous. This year, GreyHats also hosted a summit on August 10th, 2024, at the School of Computing, NUS. The event featured talks and workshops on cybersecurity, offered students the opportunity to engage with our sponsors to explore opportunities, and the summit concluded with the CTF prize presenta...
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The National Cybersecurity R&D Laboratory (NCL) participated in Locked Shield 2024, hosted by NATO CCDCOE

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The National Cybersecurity R&D Laboratory (NCL) was in Estonia from April 22 to 26 2024 to participate in Locked Shield 2024, the world’s most advanced live-fire cyber defense exercise hosted by the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defense Center of Excellence (CCDCOE) . Over 4000 experts from more than 40 nations participated in Locked Shield 2024 , training to protect the infrastructure of a fictional nation in a simulated environment. As part of the DFIR development team, NCL developed a set of evidence and CTF questions based on NCL's RAIL SYSTEM Cyber Range . NCL would like to thank NATO CCDCOE for giving us the opportunity to participate in Locked Shield 2024. All the participants confronted a series of challenges that replicate the complexity of real-world cyber defense, including critical thinking, strategic decision-making, legal considerations, crisis communication, and strategic planning, all aimed at bolstering their cyber defense capabilities. The exercise aim...
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HackBash (A.YCEP) 2024

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Over 500 youths participated in the Advanced Youth Cyber Exploration Programme (A.YCEP) X HackBash 2024 in March, with 180 youths attending an on-site cybersecurity training bootcamp. Participants were trained in foundational cybersecurity topics like Steganography, Cryptography, and OSINT, and were also provided with information on cybersecurity career opportunities. The top 80 students then competed in teams of four in the final Capture-The-Flag competition. The final CTF held on March 16, 2024, at the ASEAN-Singapore Cybersecurity Centre of Excellence (ASCCE) in Singapore! The winning teams are Team 6 (First Place), Team 9 (Second Place) and Team 16 (Third Place).The top team walking away with a grand prize of SGD 800 . Congratulations to all the winners and participants. CSA co-organised the event with NUS Greyhats, Bakkhos Labs, Horangi Cyber Security - a Bitdefender company and the National Cybersecurity R&D Lab (NCL).
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