Canberra PECAN+ 2026
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Saturday August 22nd and Sunday August 23rd, 2026
Canberra Cyber Hub invites Canberran high school students in years 10-12 to compete in PECAN+ Capture The Flag 2026! Over two days, PECAN+ provides the chance to learn cyber skills while competing for awesome prizes.
What is PECAN+ 2026?
PECAN+ is a FREE national Capture The Flag (CTF) style cyber security competition for high school students in Years 10 to 12. Compete in person to solve challenges, and uncover digital flags, in a range of topic areas including: cryptography, digital forensics, OSINT, reverse engineering, steganography, web exploitation, and more.
Training Day
Saturday August 22nd 2026
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Learn from Industry Experts
Through industry training learn cyber skills to smash the CTF competition.
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Explore Cyber Careers
Join a career panel with inspiring cyber mentors to ask your questions and discover cyber careers and pathways.
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Industry-Relevant Skills
Learn industry-relevant penetration testing skills as you explore ethical hacking tools and techniques.
Competition Day
Sunday August 23rd 2026
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Test Your skills
Test your knowledge of cyber as you compete in a capture the flag competition.
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Compete Nationally
Win state bragging rights as you compete in teams of 4 with over 400 students across Australia.
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Win Awesome Prizes
Win prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd for all divisions, as well as the prize for the top female team and indigenous competitors.
Canberra Cyber Hub Sponsors
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