SECCON 15 Dennou Kaigi
Overview
Japan's largest security contest series, run by JNSA since 2012. The Dennou Kaigi conference opens the CTF finals, fought by domestic and international teams that survived the online qualifiers, to the public alongside talks, workshops, and CTF for GIRLS. The 15th edition takes place in Asakusabashi, Tokyo on February 20-21, 2027 with free admission, serving as a key venue for discovering hands-on security talent among companies and students alike.
Foundation
- Founded
- 2012
- Founder
- SECCON Executive Committee, Japan Network Security Association (JNSA)
Launched in 2012 by a volunteer committee within JNSA to discover and train globally competitive security talent. Beyond the flagship CTF, it broadens the community through SECCON Beginners CTF for newcomers and CTF for GIRLS.
Transition
- 2012 JNSA主催で第1回SECCONを開催
- 2025 SECCON 14オンライン予選を12月13〜14日に開催
- 2026 SECCON 14電脳会議・CTF決勝を2月28日〜3月1日に浅草橋ヒューリックホールで開催（国内外18チーム）
- 2026 SECCON Beginners CTF 2026を6月13〜14日にオンライン開催
- 2027 SECCON 15電脳会議を2月20〜21日に開催予定（予選日程は未発表）
Voices
Competed in the domestic finals with team BunkyoWesterns, finishing 5th of 9, and recounts the two days of Jeopardy and King of the Hill formats plus using LLMs to solve challenges (from st98's finals write-up, in Japanese)
Committee chair Satoshi Mimura discusses the aims of the SECCON 13 Dennou Kaigi and its dual design of contest and public event (from GMO Developers' event report, in Japanese)
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