Selayang Pandang - CTF Technical Infrastructure

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.

Related Event

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