Welcome to Capture the Flag at Cisco Live 2025 in San Diego!

Presenting Hands-on Labs and other activities in a gamified way

Earn Cisco Continuing Education Credits by playing Capture the Flag Missions at Cisco Live.
Redeem them to renew your Cisco Certifications!

This year's CTF theme is the Power of AI, allowing you to experience AI capabilities in Cisco platforms and solutions.


What is CTF?

CTF Logo

Challenge yourself on various Cisco platforms and solutions through real lab challenges (called Missions).

Collect points while completing the Missions to earn a spot on the Capture the Flag leaderboard.


What are the Available Tracks?

* Networking

  • Secure Campus
  • SD-WAN and SASE
  • ThousandEyes
  • Wi-Fi 7 and Cisco Spaces

* Security

  • Breach Protection
  • Breach Protection by Cisco XDR
  • Cloud Protection
  • Network Security
  • User Protection

* Collaboration

  • Webex Calling
  • Webex Connect
  • Webex Contact Center & Meetings
  • Webex AI New

* Data Center & Cloud

  • AI-ready Data Centers
  • Compute
  • Integrations
  • Networking

* Observability

  • Observability New

* Offensive Security & Forensics

  • Red Team New
  • Forensics New

Activities:

* Design Clinic

* IoT Hacking

* AI Hacking and Security New

* Picture Perfect AI Prompt New

* The Future-proof Workplace New

* Lock Picking

A Special:

* CTF Theater


Prizes


Learn, Compete, and Rise to the Top of the CTF Leaderboards!
Win a #CiscoCTF Challenge Coin and a Cisco Certification Exam Voucher!

Leaderboard Prizes:
  • Top 3 Players on the All-in-One CTF Leaderboard
  • Top Player on each of the 5 x CTF Technology Track Leaderboards
  • Top Player on each of the 4 x EXPERT CTF Technology Track Leaderboards

New This time, Cisco Customers and Partners will compete on separate leaderboards, with separate prizes awarded to the top players in each group to celebrate their unique skillsets and achievements!

Awards Ceremony will be held on Wednesday June 11 at 4 PM Wednesday June 11 at 4 PM at the CTF Booth in The Sails Pavilion.

The CUT-OFF TIME to decide the winners will be 3 PM on Wednesday June 11. 3 PM on Wednesday June 11.


Leaderboard

Here are the different leaderboards tracking scores and winners under different categories:

The Aggregation of Everything All-in-One CTF Leaderboard

The CTF Technology Track Leaderboards
Networking Security Data Center and Cloud Collaboration Offensive Security and Forensics Observability

The EXPERT CTF Technology Track Leaderboards New
Networking Expert Security Expert Data Center and Cloud Expert Collaboration Expert


Play in any order. Play as long as you want, and continue later from where you left off.

Time and Place

Monday, June 9 - 8:30 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Tuesday, June 10 - 8:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday, June 11 - 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Thursday, June 12 - 8:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Capture the Flag Booth is located in the Sails Pavilion, at the San Diego Convention Center.

Please note that you must to be physically present in the CTF Booth to be able to play CTF.


SecurityTrack Breach Protectionby Cisco XDR Breach Protection User Protection Cloud Protection Network Security Security Expert NetworkingTrack Secure Campus ThousandEyes SD-WAN and SASE Wi-Fi 7 andCisco Spaces Networking Expert CollaborationTrack Webex AI Webex Calling Webex Connect WebexContact Center& Meetings WebexCollaborationExpert Offensive Security andForensics Track Red Team Forensics Data Center andCloud Track AI-ReadyData Centers Compute Networking Integrations Data Center andCloud Expert ObservabilityTrack CTF Theater Hands-on Activities Design Clinic Lock Picking IoT Hacking AI Hackingand Security The Future-proofWorkplace Picture PerfectAI Prompt

CTF Theater

Join us in the CTF Theater area of the CTF booth for brief educational, interactive, and fun presentations hosted by your CTF proctors and other distinguished speakers. New sessions running at the top of the hour, every hour.

Check out the sessions schedule and block the time on your calendar for the sessions.


Connect with CiscoCTF

Follow us and reach out to us via X (Twitter) and LinkedIn using @CiscoCTF and  #CiscoCTF.