PECAN Capture the Flag Competition – Calling for cyber professionals to inspire the next generation

Highlights

  • The ACS ICT Gateway to Industry Schools Program and five TAFE locations (Toowoomba, Townsville, Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast and Brisbane) are supporting the PECAN+ Cybersecurity Capture the Flag competition.
  • Have some cyber security expertise you can share with budding tech professionals?
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The ACS ICT GISP and five TAFE locations have partnered to support the PECAN+ Cybersecurity CTF competition - https://pecanplus.org/?page=about.

PECAN was established by Edith Cowan University in 2019 as a 'Perth versus Canberra' friendly Capture the Flag (CTF) competition aimed at high school students in years 10 and above. The competition was designed to suit beginners through to the most capable and experienced CTF competitor with different levels and types of challenges, and has now grown to a national event, with five events in Qld happening Aug 23-24:

  • Toowoomba, Townsville, Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast (Coomera) and Brisbane (South Bank)

Details:

  • Training Day support - Saturday August 23rd, 2025 (9:00 to 3:00)
  • PECAN + CTF Competition Day support - Sunday August 24th, 2025 (11:00 to 3:00)*

If you are knowledgeable in Capture the Flag and Cyber Security concepts or have an hour to spare to float around the teams, please let me Jonathan Nalder jonathan.nalder@acs.org.au know. Competition training will get you up to speed - https://pecanplus.org/?page=challenges.

Local sponsorships still available also - https://pecanplus.org/?page=sponsorship.

 

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