A Northern Light in Cyber

Northern Kyber

A Capture The Flag platform like no other. What started as a college project between a couple of friends has grown into something more. A platform built with user experience at its core, to help schools make cybersecurity education more hands on, accessible, and (of course) fun.

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Northern Kyber

A Capture The Flag platform unlike any other, bringing you:

What We Offer

Fast startup times
User friendly interface
Reliable service and software
Fully customizable

What started as a college project between a couple of friends has grown into something more. A platform built with user experience at its core, to help schools make cybersecurity education more hands on, accessible, and (of course) fun.

Fast Startup Times

VM's take a long time to create and run. Go from creating, testing, and managing contests and flags instantly.

User Friendly Interface

User experience is a core value of what we offer. Everything is labeled as well as explained in our documentation.

Reliability

It's always a pain when something doesn't work as intended. When that happens, we are on the case to find out why and fix the issue.

Fully Customizable

With our tools, you can create any challenge that you can imagine. No need to use templates for challenges, check out more below.

True North

One of our core values is to stay true to who we are and what our mission is. This point is critical in what we do and how we operate. We take the term True North to it's core and put the users first via UX. This includes our brand identity as well as the functionality of the platform itself. You are what drives this platform to be where it is.

Fully Custom Challenges

When we say "custom" we mean completely custom. Each challenge is built from a single bash script which you control. Anything from placement of flag, compiled binary, permissions, you can do it all. Simulate real world situations and teach by doing. Build beyond PDFs and documentation.

You're not bound by templates and static inputs
If it can be scripted, it can be a challenge

Example Challenges

Malicious Code? No Problem.

Each challenge is set in it's own sandbox so any code used whether safe, harmful, or buggy is completely fine. After creating a flag, you can always test it out before letting your students even have access to it. Making this ideal for real world testing and experimentation.