April 11, 2026 | Speakers | Team CTF | CSUDH

A cyber expo disguised as a live transmission.

Speakers, hands-on workshops, and a story-driven team CTF — all in one day at CSUDH.

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Live scoreboard Hints cost points
Time Window
9 AM to 5 PM

Speakers in the morning, CTF in the afternoon, awards at 4:30 PM.

Competition
CTF — April 11, 2026

Five-phase story-driven competition. Teams of up to 3.

Speakers Parallel sessions and community conversation.
CTF Team-based play with guided challenge tracks.
Bring Your Laptop Bring your laptop. Setup support available in the morning.
Event Experience

A full-day cybersecurity experience at CSUDH.

Open to all experience levels — students, newcomers, and the wider community.

Morning Program
Speakers and networking

Industry talks and open networking.

Who should join
Students, newcomers, community

All experience levels welcome.

Afternoon Program
Team-based CTF

Team play, live scoring, and end-of-day awards.

Five-Phase Storyline

Five challenge phases across one competition.

Five phases. Work at your own pace.

01

Reconnaissance

OSINT, artifact analysis, and target profiling.

02

Scanning and Enumeration

Port scanning, service fingerprinting, and enumeration.

03

Gaining Access

Exploitation techniques in a controlled lab environment.

04

Maintaining Access

Persistence and privilege escalation concepts.

05

Covering Tracks

Log analysis, timeline reconstruction, and forensic detection.

Day Flow

Schedule for the day.

Time / Ballroom
Ballroom A
Ballroom B
Ballroom C
9:00 AMMorning block
10:00 AMMorning block
Time
Ballroom C
11:00 AMKeynote
12:00 PMMidday session
Ballroom C

Lunch and Learn

Lunch break. Food provided on campus by Green Olive.

1:00 PMOpening
Ballroom C

Live Opening — CSUDH Music Department

Kicking off the competition with a live performance by CSUDH Music Department students.

Justin Laroche · Drums Eric Calderon · Saxophone Chris Adenji · Saxophone Zach Gruenbaum · Bass Sergio Rojas · Guitar
Competition
Ballroom C

Team CTF

Story-driven team CTF with live scoring.

4:30 PMClosing session
Ballroom C

Awards

Final standings, recognition, and wrap-up for the day.

Register

Registration for the Event

Sponsors + Speakers

Interested in sponsoring or presenting?

Reach out to discuss sponsorship or speaking opportunities.

Sponsors