Back in 1996 at DEF CON 4, the first Capture The Flag contest was created. It build on the chaos of a wide open network at DC 3, and has continued to be the premier computer security CTF contest. The CTF started with a single person watching over it and turned into a team effort. Soon teams of hackers and past CTF players would become organizers, building on those that came before while continuing to push the edge of what's possible. Today things are changing fast, with agentic tools shaking up the industry. This change has already been reflected in the CTF space. At DEF CON 33 CTF, Sampriti…

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After four excellent years, Nautilus Institute is retiring from running the official DEF CON CTF. That means the search is on for the next team to run the world's premier CTF competition. Is it your turn? Is your crew the future of live hacking competitions? Successful applicants are: Fanatically dedicated. Radically resourceful. Diabolically clever. Disrespectful of boundaries. Selected crew receives: The freedom to bring your vision to the best CTF squads on Earth. Glory that echoes through eternity. Your name alongside immortals like Nautilus Institute, Order of the Overflow, LegitBS, DDTE…

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DEF CON 33 CTF Qualifcations have a date! "Packet sorcerers, make room in your calendar for the official qualifier event for #defcon 33 CTF! Our esteemed colleagues at the Nautilus Institute are hard at work building the challenges - can you afford to do less?" Further information available at https://nautilus.institute . The long season of preparation begins.

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