October 17, 2025 Montecarlo

Announcing HACKINFEST! The Puglia Cybersecurity Festival

HackInFest returns November 7-8 with a Capture The Flag competition themed around urban security. Participants will operate in a simulated Mediterranean smart city under attack. Prize pools of €2,500 for Senior and €1,200 for Junior categories.

Announcing HACKINFEST! The Puglia Cybersecurity Festival

HackInFest2025 – Capture The Flag

November 7-8 marks the return of HackInFest, the hackathon dedicated to the world of cybersecurity and ethical hacking. An event that brings together students, professionals, and companies for two days of technical challenges, collaboration, and shared growth.

This year's Capture The Flag (CTF) competition will be inspired by urban security: participants will operate in a simulated environment that reproduces a Mediterranean smart city under attack, with edge devices, transportation systems, and interconnected sensor networks. A hyperrealistic context where breaking into digital infrastructures and testing technical capabilities and infrastructure defense tactics come into play.

The challenges will span various areas of information security — from forensic analysis to reverse engineering and pwn, from web security to cryptography, and even touching on topics like radio and IoT — offering an immersive and educational experience where competition becomes collaboration.

🏆 Prizes: • €2,500 Senior category • €1,200 Junior category

Limited spots: 180 participants per category Registration open until November 3

Hackathon organized as part of the Casa delle Tecnologie Emergenti CTE Bari project - Open Innovation Hub of the Metropolitan Area of Bari - BARI OPEN INNOVATION HUB

For info and registration: https://hackinfest.it

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