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HI Cyber Con 2026
· Friday-Sunday · Conference + 48h CTF
CTF opens · closes · Washington: 10:00 AM EDT Friday / 9:00 AM EST Sunday · Bangladesh: 8:00 PM UTC+6
International Cybersecurity Conference & Capture The Flag.
Organized by Hidden Investigations.
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12
Speakers
70+
CTF Challenges
2,000+
Target participants
48h
CTF Duration
30 OCTOBER-01 NOVEMBER 2026//FRIDAY-SUNDAY//CTF 2:00 PM UTC OPEN / CLOSE//CONFERENCE + CTF
About HI Cyber Con
HI Cyber Con 2026 is a fully virtual, international event bringing together cybersecurity professionals, researchers, students, and CTF players to learn, compete, connect and collaborate. Organized by Hidden Investigations.
Why Attend?
One virtual room for the people building, breaking, and defending what comes next.
Compete With Purpose
Take on a 48-hour CTF designed to reward curiosity, teamwork, and careful problem solving.
Find Your Community
Meet researchers, students, builders, and defenders from Bangladesh and around the world.
Two Tracks
Choose the track that fits you — or do both.
Segment 01
Conference
3 days of conference programming with 12 planned speakers and four sessions per day across security research, offensive and defensive security, forensics, threat intelligence, AI, and emerging technologies.
- 12 planned speakers, 4 sessions per day
- Research, offensive, defensive, and emerging security topics
- Planned streaming across official social channels
Segment 02
CTF
48 hours of non-stop competition with 70+ planned challenges across 12 categories. Compete solo or in a team of up to 5. Prize details are TBA.
- 70+ planned challenges, 12 categories
- Teams of 1–5 members
- Prize details TBA
12 Speakers
The prospectus plans 12 speakers across four sessions per day. Speaker announcements will be published as they are confirmed.
Expect practical sessions from researchers, practitioners, educators, and security leaders across the conference focus areas.
Speaker UpdatesEvent Schedule
30 October-1 November 2026, Friday through Sunday, with four conference sessions planned each day and the CTF running for 48 hours.
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Friday, 30 October
Day 1
Conference programming begins. The CTF opens at 2:00 PM UTC.
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Saturday, 31 October
Day 2
Conference programming continues while teams compete across the challenge set.
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Sunday, 1 November
Day 3
Conference programming concludes. The CTF closes at 2:00 PM UTC.
Partner Brief · 2026
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Put your organization in the signal.
HI Cyber Con brings practical security education and technical competition together in one fully virtual event. Partner with the people who build, break, and defend tomorrow's systems.
ReachDigital visibility across the event, website, streams, and social channels.
TalentConnect with researchers, students, practitioners, and ethical hackers.
Technical impactSupport CTF infrastructure, challenge development, rewards, and learning.
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Sponsor Recognition
Partners powering the signal.
Choose your place in the network supporting HI Cyber Con 2026.
01 //DiamondPresenting sponsor
02 //PlatinumStrategic partner
03 //GoldCommunity & talent partner
04 //InfrastructureCTF infrastructure partner
05 //SilverSupporting sponsor
12 Speakers
70+ Challenges
2,000+ Target Participants
3 Days
Organized by Hidden Investigations
Hidden Investigations is a cybersecurity community built around research, learning, and CTFs. The team creates practical opportunities for people to build security skills, share knowledge, and solve real-world challenges together.
Through bootcamps, workshops, training programs, and CTF competitions, Hidden Investigations has conducted 15+ programs, hosted 5+ CTFs, trained 500+ people, and engaged 750+ participants.
Meet the Team
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Open to Everyone
Join the fully virtual event from anywhere.