Meet the Championship Teams

A team of young and talented cyber security enthusiasts from different universities across Southern Africa dedicated to developing a community of competitive athletes to represent the African continent. They are committed to creating a safer cyberspace in Africa by promoting cyber security awareness and providing solutions to cyber threats.

The team members come from different countries across Southern Africa, such as Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, and Zimbabwe. Every year, the team members are selected based on their excellent performance in different regional and national cybersecurity competitions. The team is actively looking for sponsors who are keen to support the next generation of cyber leaders.

The team is proud to represent Southern Africa and showcase their skills in the 2023 IC3 event in San Diego.

Team Asia is formed by talented CTF players representing Asia, selected from the Asian Cyber Security Challenge (ACSC), which is one of the biggest Asian CTF competitions and held in March 2023.

Each player is personnel with a high level of skills in various categories of CTF challenge, such as Pwnable, Crypto, and Web Exploitation. We are organized and sponsored by a wide range of organizations across Asia such as universities, public institutions, and related communities.

Cyber Team Canada is formed from the top university and college students from across the country. Team members earn their right to represent Canada internationally by being on one of the winning teams at our Regional qualifiers held in November each year. These in-person events in Saint John, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Calgary and Vancouver are attended by hundreds of students from every post-secondary cyber program nationally. They are sponsored by local and national Canadian companies who are engaged with, and ready to hire, the next generation of cyber leaders from among the winners of our regional events.

The winning teams from each region are then invited to Ottawa to compete in the CyberSci Canadian Nationals during a 4-day event in June each year. From there, the top students are chosen to represent Canada at international tournaments. We are proud to be one of the competitors at the 2023 IC3 event in San Diego.

Team Europe is a group of talented young individuals who are passionate about cybersecurity and represent Europe in the International Cybersecurity Challenge. Comprised of individuals with diverse backgrounds and expertise, Team Europe is committed to advancing cybersecurity knowledge and skills, as well as promoting international collaboration to tackle emerging cyber threats. Through their participation in this global competition, Team Europe showcases the best of Europe's cybersecurity talent and contributes to shaping the future of cybersecurity.

Our mission is to integrate the Cybersecurity team that represents the region locally and internationally in contests, events and activities that improve the cybernetic capacity of Latin America and the Caribbean and contribute to the professional development of the youth of the region for the benefit of global cybersecurity.

It is represented by the best talents from Latin America and the Caribbean, where each year different stages are carried out to select those they represent in these world competitions. This year applicants from the following countries participated: Brazil, Chile, Colombia, México, Panamá, Perú, and República Dominicana.

Last year, Team Oceania sent 16 young adults and three coaches to compete in Greece with the help of Foundation Sponsors: The University of Queensland, Australia Department of Defence, CyberCX, Cryptoloc, and US Cyber Games. The team secured 4th position out of seven international teams. Despite our underdog status, Team Oceania placed 4th in the Capture the Flag round and 3rd in the Attack and Defence round.

This year, the team aims to build upon this success by striving for a top-three overall placing a strong team of 17 young adults from both Australia and New Zealand with a diversity of specialist skills has been assembled.

US Cyber Games® is committed to informing and inspiring the broader community on ways to develop tomorrow’s cybersecurity workforce. Our mission is to bring together elite cyber athletes, coaches, and industry leaders to help scout, train, and send a US Cyber Team® to take the gold at the International Cybersecurity Challenge (ICC). US Cyber Games is led by Katzcy, in cooperation with the NICE program at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).