From Redacted to Ready: How Competitions Build a Nation’s Next Generation Cybersecurity Specialists

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Presented at BSides Cape Town 2025 by

Ivan Burke

Heloise Meyer

Capture The Flag (CTF) competitions offer an interactive environment to promote cybersecurity education. One such initiative is the Cyber Security Challenge (CSC), organised by the South African National Research Network (SANReN), to stimulate interest and grow the next generation of cybersecurity specialists in South Africa. As the CSC prepares for the 10th edition of the competition, the question is: Has the CSC succeeded in growing South Africa's pool of cybersecurity specialists?