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HI Cyber Con 2026

· Friday-Sunday · Conference + 48h CTF

ConferenceWashington 9:00 AM EDT Central Europe 3:00 PM CEST Bangladesh 7:00 PM UTC+6

CTF one hour laterWashington 10:00 AM EDT Central Europe 4:00 PM CEST Bangladesh 8:00 PM UTC+6

International Cybersecurity Conference & Capture The Flag.

Hidden Investigations Organizer Washington University of Science and Technology Organizing Partner
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2,000+
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CTF Duration

About HI Cyber Con

HI Cyber Con 2026, also written HI CyberCon, 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.

01

Learn From Practice

Technical sessions built around real research, real tooling, and lessons that translate beyond the stage.

02

Compete With Purpose

Take on a 48-hour CTF designed to reward curiosity, teamwork, and careful problem solving.

03

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.

01 // Conference

Learn from the signal.

Three days of conference programming 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
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02 // CTF

Break the signal.

A 48-hour challenge network with 70+ planned challenges across 12 categories, built for solo competitors and teams of up to five.

  • 70+ planned challenges, 12 categories
  • Teams of 1–5 members
  • USD 2,500 cash prize pool for the top five teams

AI policy // Two divisions: Human-Led and Agentic AI

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// speaker roster

Meet the speakers.

Our first speakers are joining the 2026 programme. Further speaker announcements will follow.

Dr. Necmi Mutlu, Professor of Information Technology and Cybersecurity at Washington University of Science and Technology

Dr. Necmi Mutlu

Professor of Information Technology and Cybersecurity

Washington University of Science and Technology

Dr. Golam Rabbani Nayan Bangalee, Adjunct Professor at Washington University of Science and Technology

Dr. Golam Rabbani Nayan Bangalee

Adjunct Professor

Washington University of Science and Technology

Jimmy (Jing) M., Security Researcher · Creator of emp3r0r C2 at Monash University

Jimmy (Jing) M.

Security Researcher · Creator of emp3r0r C2

Monash University

Benjamin Luck, AI and Cyber Security Consultant at Terminal Group International

Benjamin Luck

AI and Cyber Security Consultant

Terminal Group International

Nagarjun Rallapalli, Lead - Security AI Specialist at Accorian

Nagarjun Rallapalli

Lead - Security AI Specialist

Accorian

Carlo Anez Mazurco, Cybersecurity & AI Engineer · Founder at Cause Finder LLC

Carlo Anez Mazurco

Cybersecurity & AI Engineer · Founder

Cause Finder LLC

06 speakers further announcements to follow Meet the speakers

Event Schedule

30 October-1 November 2026, Friday through Sunday, with four 45-minute conference sessions each day, separated by five-minute breaks, and the CTF running for 48 hours.

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Friday, 30 October

Day 1

Conference programming begins at 1:00 PM UTC. The CTF opens one hour later at 2:00 PM UTC.

02
Saturday, 31 October

Day 2

Conference programming continues while teams compete across the challenge set.

03
Sunday, 1 November

Day 3

Conference programming concludes alongside the 48-hour CTF.

Schedule Overview
// Community Partners

Security communities, connected.

A curated network for university societies, student clubs, labs, nonprofits, chapters, and community-led security initiatives advancing cybersecurity learning and participation.

By invitation · 2026 cohort
01 // WUST SOC Lab — Washington University of Science and Technology WUST SOC Lab Community Partner 02 // RE:HACK Community Partner RE:HACK Community Partner 03 // Cybersecurity Society Sydney — The University of Sydney Cybersecurity Society Sydney Community Partner 04 // BITSoc — Ontario Tech Business & IT Student Society BITSoc Community Partner 05 // University of Galway Cyber Security Society University of Galway Cyber Security Society Community Partner 06 // BSides Luxembourg BSides Luxembourg Community Partner 07 // Yekolo Temari Yekolo Temari Community Partner 08 // CyberSafe Foundation - Nigeria CyberSafe Foundation - Nigeria Community Partner 09 // BSides Prague BSides Prague Community Partner 10 // OWASP Lagos OWASP Lagos Community Partner 11 // CyberSec - Opole University of Technology CyberSec - Opole University of Technology Community Partner 12 // Junior Information Systems Security Association - TIP QC — Technological Institute of the Philippines - Quezon City Junior Information Systems Security Association - TIP QC Community Partner

Represent a cybersecurity community or institution?

Community Partnership Enquiries
// Official Club Partners

Clubs building the next signal.

Recognized university, college, and school clubs can connect their members with HI Cyber Con.

18 listed clubs 17 institutions represented

Open for expressions of interest

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// Event Ethos

Learn. Compete. Connect. Collaborate.

Event Organizer

Hidden Investigations
Organizing Partner
Washington University of Science and Technology
Meet the Team
// universal access

Open to Everyone

Join the fully virtual event from anywhere.

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