Selayang Pandang - CTF Technical Infrastructure

Wed, 05 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000

This workshop provided an overview of the technical infrastructure required to organize Capture The Flag (CTF) competitions. The session explored the design and operation of a reliable, secure, and scalable CTF environment, covering aspects from challenge development and delivery to monitoring and infrastructure resilience.

The workshop was conducted as part of the preparation activities for the Cyber Security School Competition (CSSC) 2025, a high school and vocational school cybersecurity competition organized by BPSDMP Kominfo Yogyakarta in collaboration with BSSN, Universitas Amikom Yogyakarta, and PT Cyberkarta Tugu Teknologi.

CSSC 2025 aims to assess participants’ abilities in solving various cybersecurity challenges and to promote cybersecurity awareness and talent development among high school and vocational school students.

Workshop Topics

Introduction to Capture The Flag (CTF)
Types of CTF Competitions
Estimating the Number of Participants
Designing Challenge Categories and Problems
Challenge Delivery Mechanisms
CTF Platforms and Competition Management
Server Architecture and Infrastructure Specifications
Network Topology and Segmentation
Load Balancing and Scalability
Security Hardening for CTF Infrastructure
Monitoring and Observability
Backup and Recovery Strategies
DDoS Protection and Rate Limiting
Performance Optimization

Participants

Competition organizers and IT personnel involved in designing, deploying, and operating cybersecurity competition infrastructure.

Cyber Security School Competition (CSSC) 2025

CSSC 2025 is a cybersecurity competition for high school and vocational school students organized by BPSDMP Kominfo Yogyakarta in collaboration with BSSN, Universitas Amikom Yogyakarta, and PT Cyberkarta Tugu Teknologi.

Date

15 December 2025

Monday, 07.00 – 17.00 WIB

Venue

Universitas Amikom Yogyakarta

Gedung 2 Citra 2

Venue

Zoom Meeting (Online)

Date

5 November 2025