01
HARDEN DAY
LOCK IT DOWN.
Find weaknesses. Reduce exposure. Prove your defenses.DAY 1
↗ Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
HARDEN.
HACK.
HUNT.
Ethiopia’s hands-on cybersecurity competition—four days to secure, compromise, and investigate a realistic enterprise environment.
17—20 SEP 2026መስከረም 7—10 · ALX Ethiopia
REAL SYSTEMS ✦ REAL SKILLS ✦ REAL COMMUNITY ✦ ADDIS ABABA ✦
01 / THE EVENT
THIS IS CYBERSHIELD
NOT A QUIZ.
A REALISTIC NETWORK.
A PROVING GROUND.
Four days of practical competition, learning, and connection on realistic infrastructure. Built in Ethiopia, for the talent shaping Africa’s digital future.
3RDCyberShield edition
04Competition days
03Challenge formats
03Bootcamp days
02 / COMPETE
THE FOUR-DAY JOURNEY
HARDEN.
HACK. HUNT.
02
RED TEAM
HACK THE NETWORK.
Recon. Exploit. Pivot. Escalate.DAYS 2–3
↗03
INCIDENT RESPONSE
HUNT THE ATTACKER.
Investigate. Analyze. Reconstruct.DAY 4
↗04 / WHY CYBERSHIELD
YOUR NEXT MOVE STARTS HERE
More than a leaderboard. CyberShield is where knowledge becomes capability—and capability becomes opportunity.
COMPETE
Test yourself against realistic systems, not multiple-choice questions.
LEARN
Go beyond what you know through bootcamps, mentors, and practical challenges.
CONNECT
Meet Ethiopia’s cybersecurity students, practitioners, employers, and builders.
GET DISCOVERED
Show what you can actually do—not only what appears on your résumé.
05 / FEATURED VOICESCONVERSATIONS
BEYOND THE COMPETITION
CONVERSATIONS
THAT MATTER.
Practitioner talks, fireside conversations, and panels connecting CyberShield competitors with professionals working across cloud security, operational security, entrepreneurship, and Ethiopia’s technology ecosystem.
Headshot coming soon
Abel
Datanomics · Currently at Google
Headshot coming soon
Abraham
AWS Systems Engineer · Operational Security
Headshot coming soon
Temkin Mengistu
Also known as Chapi Menge
Headshot coming soon
Mathilda Giovanni Grisenti
Sandbox Security · Formerly INSA
Headshot coming soon
Kuleni S.
Security Cloud Solutions Architect · Microsoft
Headshot coming soon
Michael Yemane
SecureLabs IT Technologies · CyberShield Organizer
Headshot coming soon
Yekolo Temari Representative
Community and Training Partner
Names, headshots, session formats, and participation details will be updated as the program is finalized.
AUTHENTIC 2025 EVENT FILM / HERO PHOTOGRAPH
06 / EXPERIENCE
“You don’t just learn cybersecurity here. You discover what you can do under pressure.”
Participant testimonial placeholder · CyberShield 2025
Team mid-competition
ALX competition floor
Awards and community
07 / PREPAREYOU
NEW TO CYBERSECURITY?
YOU
BELONG
HERE.
CyberShield is demanding, but it isn’t exclusive. Guided bootcamps and practical resources help you arrive ready.
BOOTCAMPS · 14—16 SEP 2026- Beginner orientation
- Hands-on preparation
- Tools and learning path
- Team formation support
08 / PARTNERINVEST IN
BUILD THE PIPELINE WITH US
INVEST IN
ETHIOPIA’S
CYBER FUTURE.
Connect your organization with emerging cyber talent, demonstrate technology leadership, and help strengthen national digital resilience.
Talent discoveryEmployer visibilityChallenge activationNational impact
Strategic partners
Technology partners
Training partners
09 / THE PROGRAM
FOUR DAYS. ONE ENVIRONMENT.
THE CLOCK
IS RUNNING.
THU17SEP
DAY ONE
HARDEN
Secure the enterprise environmentFRI18SEP
DAY TWO
HACK
Red Team · Recon and initial accessSAT19SEP
DAY THREE
GO DEEPER
Red Team · Pivot and escalateSUN20SEP
DAY FOUR
HUNT
Incident Response · Closing and awardsBootcamps run September 14–16 before the four-day competition.
DON’T WATCH.
COMPETE.
September 17–20 · Addis Ababa
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