Asia Pacific Cyber Challenge 2025

Saturday, 12 April 2025 | 10AM - 5PM (GMT+8) | Hybrid Event | Theme: Cyber Incident Response & Digital Forensics

FAQ APCC25

How APCC25 works?

What is the duration of the event? Any prior experience required?

This challenge requires capability to handle and respond to various cyber incidents which involves various technical puzzles from different fields, such as

networking, digital forensics, reverse engineering and malware analysis. Technical

tasks may also be accompanied by non-technical puzzles to encourage innovative

problem-solving approaches. Teams demonstrate their capability to respond to

cybersecurity incidents. Points are awarded for each successful solution, and

hints can be unlocked for small penalties to assist with the challenges.

What is the duration of the event? Any prior experience required?

This is a five-hour challenge then follow by prize-giving

ceremony. We are currently working on putting together awesome

prizes for the first, second and third places. The rest of the participants will get

Certificate of Participation.

We anticipate that most participants will be experienced CTF players. However,

those joining for the first time will be briefed and guided accordingly via the

challenge questions. We will provide strict "Rules of Engagement" prior to the

challenge.

How many people will be attending?

What is the duration of the event? Any prior experience required?

What are the participants' roles generally?

APCC2025 is a five-hour competition where teams of three players from

universities or professional entities tackle a variety of cybersecurity related

challenges.

We are targeting around 50 teams (of 3) from the Asia-Pacific countries and beyond

to participate in the challenge. As we expect observers, a link will be set up for

those who wish to watch. A few e-sport commentators will provide live commentary

on the teams’ performances and the progress of the challenge.

What are the participants' roles generally?

What kind of lessons and objectives do you have for the participants? What's the goal of the event?

What are the participants' roles generally?

Based on past experience, most of the participants are Cybersecurity Professionals from various domains such as Incident Response, Digital Forensics, Security Risk and Compliance, Security Events Analyst and Threat Hunting/SOC etc.. Some participants are

students while others are professionals from the industry and critical sectors.

What kind of lessons and objectives do you have for the participants? What's the goal of the event?

People are essential for Cyber incident response. The goal of this event is to

develop more cyber incident response and digital forensics experts both nationally

and internationally. We aim to showcase their technical and problem-solving skills.

Through events like this, companies and organisations can discover talented

individuals from around the world.

Is there a branding or style guide that your event is following?

What kind of lessons and objectives do you have for the participants? What's the goal of the event?

Yes. The challenge is focused on Cyber Incident Response and Digital Forensics

Capabilities. The challenge questions begin with basic and fundamental

knowledge required of a Cyber Incident Responder and gradually encourage

participants to seek more information, use various tools as needed, and exercise

clear communications while managing the pressure of finding the right solutions

to move forward.

Rules of Engagement

Asia Pacific Cyber Challenge 2025

Participation in the event is governed by strict rules:

Technical Requirements: This competition requires at least an Intel Core i5 or AMD Ryzen 5 processor, 8GB or more RAM, and an SSD for faster data access and multitasking capabilities.
Disqualification: Organizers can disqualify participants or teams at any time without reason.
Information Validity: Participants must provide valid contact information for communication before, during, and after the event.
Team Registration: Teams (of 3) must be registered with the full consent of all members.
Infrastructure Security: Attacking the event's infrastructure (including the the public website and scoring system) is prohibited.
Participation: Open to students and professionals aged 18+. Student registrations are encouraged to be submitted by university staff.
Behaviour Standards: Participants must respect all individuals involved in the event. Misbehaviour may result in exclusion and future bans.
Cheating: Attempts to cheat, share answers, or outsource challenges are prohibited and will lead to disqualification

I agree with the above rules of engagement and Would like to register for the challenge.

Support and Sponsorship Opportunities

Benefits of Sponsoring the Asia Pacific Cyber Challenge 2025 (APCC25)

As cyber threats to businesses in the Asia Pacific region and beyond continue to grow, organisations and responsible corporate citizens that support this event can:

Strengthening their brand in the field.
Position themselves as leaders in promoting a secure and resilient digital environment.
Support the national mandate to drive growth in cybersecurity capability.
Foster national and international cooperation between Asia Pacific nations and beyond.
Enable continuous and professional reskilling, particularly in the Incident Response and Digital Forensics domains, where improving investigation processes, asset recovery, and asset return are crucial for human life.

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Asia Pacific Cyber Challenge 2025

Asia Pacific Cyber Challenge 2025 (APCC25)