Playground
Playground
General
We invite all students from NTNU to take part in our regular NCR Playground events:
- NCR CTF (Capture The Flag events),
- NCR Hackathon,
- NCR ST (Security Testing).
Why
to practice and learn about solving security challenges (in CTFs), developing secure applications (in the Hackathons), or testing applications for security (in the ST).
Win
- No gift cards this semster :-( Everybody is a winner!
When
every other Wednesday starting at 16:00
Where
- Online in the Discord Channels and
- Physically in Norwegian Cyber Range and Login Lounge with Pizza in Gjøvik and VE20 in Trondhiem.
For all sorts of news, like solutions to challenges, more material like HowTo prepare guide, monitor
Program
Format is:
- 16:00-16:30 Introduction lecture
- 16:30-21:00 The event CTF/Hackathon/ST
CTF events in spring 2026 are:
- 4 February 2026
- 18 February 2026
- 4 March 2026
- 18 March 2026
- 1 April 2026
- 15 April 2026
- 29 April 2026
How to Use the NCR Playground
If you are from a Company, a Teacher, or a Researcher,
and wish to use the NCR Playground in some way,
Contact: muhammad.m.yamin@ntnu.no, christian.johansen@ntnu.no
For example:
- A company wants to test the security of one of their products
- A teacher wants to use the NCR Playground part of their course
- A reseacher wants to try out a new security prototype
Next Playground
CTF from 16:00 online in the Teams/Discord channels and physically in Norwegian Cyber Range
Register here if coming on campus
Managing team
-
Christian Johansen Professor
+47-73592196 christian.johansen@ntnu.no Department of Information Security and Communication Technology -
Basel Katt Head of Department and Professor
+47-61135176 basel.katt@ntnu.no Department of Information Security and Communication Technology -
Md Mujahid Islam Peal Senior Engineer
+4748509803 md.m.i.peal@ntnu.no Department of Information Security and Communication Technology -
Espen Torseth Senior Adviser
+4791690629 espen.torseth@ntnu.no Department of Information Security and Communication Technology -
Muhammad Mudassar Yamin Associate Professor
muhammad.m.yamin@ntnu.no Department of Information Security and Communication Technology
International competitions winners and particpations
2024 competitions
- Members participated in CYBERUS CTF 🇫🇷🥇
- Members organized DREAM CTF, National teams of 🇩🇰🇳🇴🇪🇪participated
- Members presented in DEFCON 🇺🇸
- Members presented in BlackHat 🇸🇦
- Members qualified for Defcamp CTF 🇷🇴 ✅
2023 competitions
- ALPACA Odyssey CTF 🇫🇷🥇
- Equinor CTF 🇳🇴🥈
- Members qualified for Defcamp CTF 🇷🇴 ✅
- Members qualified for DEFCON CTF 🇺🇸 ✅
- Members qualified for Internet Festival 🇮🇹✅
- Members participated in 34C3 CTF 🇩🇪 ✅
- Members organized DREAM CTF, National teams of 🇩🇰🇳🇴🇪🇪participated
2022 competitions
- Zerodays CTF 🇮🇪🥇🥈
- Equinor CTF 🇳🇴🥇🥈🥉
- HacktheBox University CTF 🌎 Top💯
- Spring/autumn 2024
- Bjorn Morten Moan
- Erik Alvhiem
- spring 2023
- Kristoffer Fagerbekk
- Marius Ødegård Lindvall
- Anders Wormdal Moen
- spring 2022
- Laszlo Erdodi
- autumn 2021
- Mohamed Hassan Said