Capture The Flag - 2026
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March 20, 2026
12:00 pm—4:00 pm
SAIT Downtown
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A high‑energy, hands‑on competition where participants solve real‑world security challenges in ethical hacking, cryptography, forensics, and more - including interactive physical challenges. Our CTF events are free and open to all, making cybersecurity accessible to students, career‑changers, and professionals while helping participants build the practical skills employers actively look for.
As part of SAIT’s Cyber Security program, the “Hack the Planet” Capture the Flag event is happening March 20–21, 2026 at SAIT Downtown!
The corporate world has locked down the global backbone, turning the net into a digital cage of surveillance. The underground has found a back door into their mainframe, but we need the world's most elite console cowboys to trigger the logic bomb. Your mission is to infiltrate their encrypted nodes, bypass the firewalls, and capture the flags to restore digital freedom.
🛠️ Technical Requirements
- 💻 Bring your own laptop – Each participant must have their own laptop to fully participate.
- 🐧 Install a Linux VM on your laptop – Parrot/Kali are recommended, competing on your laptop host OS is not recommended.
- 📶 External/USB Wireless Adapter – Bring a compatible external or USB wireless adapter for network-related activities. Most questions do not require this, but it is recommended to complete all challenges.
This event is open to all past and current SAIT students, as well as students from other post-secondary institutions. High school students, alumni, and industry professionals are also welcome to participate.
444 7 Avenue S.W. (Barclay building, check-in ground floor main lobby)
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