UST GenCyS 2025
- NATIONAL CTF FINALS
🚩 Thrilled to Share Our Capture The Flag (CTF) Journey!
We are excited to announce that Team CyberFortress successfully competed in the CTF Finals at the UST GenCyS 2025 Conference, organized by CyberProof (A UST Company) at UST Campus, Trivandrum — proudly securing 12th & 13th places in the national finals! 🏆
Event Photo Highlights
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Participating Teams & Ranks
National Finals Standings
- Syed Ata Ur Rahaman
- Kuchu Chaitanya
- Ashrith Peechara
About the Event
Two Stage National Competition Structure
Preliminary qualifying round testing speed, problem-solving, and core exploitation capabilities in a timed virtual environment.
Top 50 teams across India invited to compete live in-person, tackling advanced hands-on red teaming, digital forensics, and cryptanalysis.
Challenge Domains Covered
Each challenge involved identifying vulnerabilities, decoding hidden payloads, and retrieving secret “flags” under authentic red-teaming conditions.
Key Takeaways
Strengthened technical and analytical cybersecurity skills under high-pressure scenarios.
Improved teamwork, rapid communication, and time management during complex exploits.
Gained real-world exposure to red teaming, digital forensics, and cryptographic challenges.
Built confidence to compete at a national level among top cybersecurity minds in India.
Official Certificate of Participation
Awarded a Certificate of Participation by UST CyberProof, signed by Sunil Balakrishnan (Chief Values Officer, UST) and Nitin Kalra (Chief Information Security Officer, UST) — recognizing active participation, technical depth, and competitive excellence.
Special thanks to the UST and CyberProof team for organizing an outstanding national event! 🚀