HITCON Cyber Range
HITCON Cyber Range is a competition designed for the information security personnel of international enterprises and associations. It focuses on the ability to handle incidents within the context of information security threats, with the objective of strengthening the corporate environment through practical experience.
This competition is one of Taiwan's most challenging blue team (defensive) cybersecurity contests and serves as an excellent platform for nurturing outstanding cybersecurity talent.
The competition not only tests the technical prowess and teamwork of participating teams but, more importantly, cultivates their practical experience and defensive skills. Through this, participants become familiar with the investigation processes and techniques for cybersecurity incidents. Engaging in the competition enhances one's ability to tackle real-world cybersecurity threats, fostering the defensive cybersecurity professionals most needed by businesses and government agencies.
This competition is one of Taiwan's most challenging blue team (defensive) cybersecurity contests and serves as an excellent platform for nurturing outstanding cybersecurity talent.
The competition not only tests the technical prowess and teamwork of participating teams but, more importantly, cultivates their practical experience and defensive skills. Through this, participants become familiar with the investigation processes and techniques for cybersecurity incidents. Engaging in the competition enhances one's ability to tackle real-world cybersecurity threats, fostering the defensive cybersecurity professionals most needed by businesses and government agencies.
Qualifier Round@CyberRange:~
Competitions
Qualifier Round
7/18/2025 (Fri)
10:00 - 23:59
10:00 - 23:59
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HITCON Cyber Range is a cyber threat defense competition designed to simulate real attack scenarios.
Participants need to analyze log data from network devices, servers (including Linux and Windows systems), and client endpoints to identify suspicious behaviors and reconstruct attack paths, finding events that truly constitute threats and their corresponding Indicators of Compromise (IOCs).
Participants need to analyze log data from network devices, servers (including Linux and Windows systems), and client endpoints to identify suspicious behaviors and reconstruct attack paths, finding events that truly constitute threats and their corresponding Indicators of Compromise (IOCs).
[Participants need:]
- 1. Firewall log interpretation
- 2. Windows system log analysis
- 3. Linux system operations and related log analysis
- 4. Knowing SQL and PowerShell commands
- 5. Knowing MITRE ATT&CK Technique
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The qualification round will be an online challenge. Each team will be provided with 4 accounts. Please log in to participate between 10:00 AM and 11:59 PM on Friday, July 18, 2025.
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Final qualification will be determined by final ranking (score and time).
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Final Round@CyberRange:~
Competitions
Final Round
10/17/2025 (Fri)
10:00 - 17:30
10:00 - 17:30
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The finals will be an in-person competition emphasizing team collaboration and response capabilities. Participants will face more complex scenarios and need to complete various investigation and handling tasks within a limited time.
The competition content may include incident investigation, hands-on operations, environment configuration adjustments, rule writing, and defense reinforcement challenges, testing teams' response capabilities and technical judgment across multiple attack and defense dimensions.
The competition content may include incident investigation, hands-on operations, environment configuration adjustments, rule writing, and defense reinforcement challenges, testing teams' response capabilities and technical judgment across multiple attack and defense dimensions.
[Recommended Team Roles]
- 1. Information Security Professionals (e.g., SOC, IR, Digital Forensics)
- 2. Windows/Linux System Operations Personnel
- 3. IT/Server and Network Administrators
- 4. Application Service Development/Management Personnel
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The competition will be held in-person at Taipei Cultural and Creative Park, Songshan Cultural and Creative Park in Taipei. Participating teams must arrive between 10:00 AM and 5:30 PM on Friday, October 17, 2025.
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Detailed competition procedures and important notices will be announced before the event.
Schedule@CyberRange:~
Schedule
10/17/2025 (Fri)
10:00 - 17:30
10:00 - 17:30
09:00
09:00 - 10:00
Check-in
10:00
10:00 - 10:30
Opening & Competition Introduction
10:30
10:30 - 16:00
Competition
16:00
16:00 - 16:30
Score Calculation / Break
16:30
16:30 - 17:30
Closing & Award Ceremony
17:30
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The organizer reserves the right to make changes to the event
Challenge Design Team
TRAPA Security has been the Challenge Design Team for HITCON Cyber Range since 2023. All team members possess extensive practical experience in both red and blue team operations, consistently achieving outstanding results in international CTF cybersecurity competitions. They have also discovered numerous critical security vulnerabilities in prominent enterprises, with their research findings frequently presented at international conferences.
Upholding their "advance" professional spirit of continuous improvement, TRAPA Security actively invests in cybersecurity product development and provides professional services. They are dedicated to creating world-class blue team exercise solutions and vulnerability research services.
TRAPA Security assists domestic government agencies, enterprise clients, and the cybersecurity community in establishing comprehensive security awareness, striving to build an impregnable cybersecurity environment.
Teams
* The list of teams is randomly generated. The order does not imply any priority or significance.
Cyber Range 2025
