From the creators of fbctf

Learn security on the map.

Cybersecurity is learned by doing. MapCTF turns Capture The Flag into a live, visual campaign where teams explore, solve, capture, and adapt.

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Campaign / Global Live gameboard

MapCTF gameboard showing Spain, the United States, Russia, and Australia activating before their challenge panels open

CTF-firstPractice through real decisions

Map-drivenSee the campaign evolve

Team-readyBuilt for shared operations

Why capture the flag matters

Knowledge becomes capability under pressure.

CTF games create a safe place to investigate unfamiliar systems, test ideas, fail quickly, and turn technical knowledge into practical instinct.

01 / Practice

Build real problem-solving reflexes

Players move beyond passive lessons and use tools, evidence, and judgment to reach an objective.

02 / Collaborate

Learn how teams actually operate

Shared targets encourage communication, specialization, and fast handoffs across different skill levels.

03 / Measure

Make progress visible

Captures and completed paths reveal where a team is strong, where it stalls, and what to train next.

A different CTF interface

The game board is the mission.

MapCTF replaces a flat challenge list with a spatial, interactive view of the exercise. Teams can understand the field, follow their progress, and see each capture change the campaign.

Explore the scenarioNavigate targets and challenge paths through a map built around the exercise.
Track live stateWatch objectives, ownership, and team progress update as the game unfolds.
Operate as a teamKeep the shared mission visible while players work on different parts of the problem.

Platform flow / campaign runtime5 stages

01 scenarioAn organizer defines the map, objectives, dependencies, and scoring model.
02 teamsPlayers enter the same campaign and coordinate against a shared live state.
03 challengesWeb, reverse engineering, forensics, crypto, and infrastructure tasks become map objectives.
04 capturesValidated flags change progress, unlock routes, and update the operational picture.
05 signalOrganizers see outcomes they can use for debriefs, training, and future scenarios.

Proven CTF lineage

Created by the same team behind fbctf.

fbctf helped teams run approachable, open capture the flag events. MapCTF carries that experience forward with a new visual model for cyber ranges, classrooms, companies, and communities.

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