> SECURE_BY_DESIGN_AFRICA_MOVEMENT presents

237HACKFEST /2026

PROVE IT. from awareness to action

[ THU 5 NOV, 6:00 PM -> FRI 6 NOV, 6:00 PM . DOUALA, CAMEROON ]

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100PLAYERS

20TEAMS

3PHASES

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> PHILOSOPHY

Not a conference where people sit and listen. A proving ground.

237HackFest is Central Africa's flagship cybersecurity festival. A two-part, one-continuous-run experience where the community proves its skills through overnight CTF and a full day of talks, research, and industry engagement. Every programme element produces something demonstrable - no slideware.

> 24-HOUR RUN

One continuous 24 hours.

0118:00 THUDoors + BriefingRegistration, check-in, opening remarks. 0219:00 THUCTF NightPhase 1 Blue + Phase 2 Red + HTB Groups. 0305:30 FRIBattle GroundInvite-only finale. Red vs Blue live. 0409:30 FRIConference DayTwo tracks. Talks, panels, papers, expo. 0518:00 FRIPrize + CloseFinal standings. Prizes on main stage.

> THE CTF

Three tracks. One night.

Community-built challenges on our CTFd fork. HTB Groups on the official platform. Invite-only Battle Ground finale at dawn.

[BLUE_TEAM]

Defensive Track

SOC triage, log analysis, IR playbooks, hardening. Individual + team.

[RED_TEAM]

Offensive Track

Web, pwn, crypto, reversing, AD. Top performers qualify to Battle Ground.

[HTB_GROUPS]

HackTheBox Groups

Team CTF on the official HTB platform. Runs in parallel to community challenges.

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> TRACKS

Eight themes. Mixed audience.

Every talk briefed to reach students, practitioners, policymakers, and executives in the same room.

T-01Offensive Security & Red Teaming T-02Defensive Operations & Blue Team T-03AI Security & AI-Powered Threats T-04Fintech & Mobile Money Security T-05Cloud & Infrastructure Security T-06Governance, Risk & Compliance T-07Digital Policy & Regulation T-08Privacy & Data Protection

> 2025_EDITION_STATS

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TBACTF PLAYERS

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> PARTNERS

Backed by.

HackTheBox

OWASP

KamCyber

Kamlewa

SbD Africa

ANTIC

ART

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> ROAD_TO_HACKFEST

The event starts now.

A monthly build-up from June through November. Community sessions, monthly challenges, university tours. Every month a new drop.

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JUN . Announcement + Steering Committee kickoff

JUL . Monthly Challenge #1 . Community session

AUG . University tour begins

SEP . Monthly Challenge #2 . CFP closes

OCT . Speakers announced . Venue reveal

NOV . 237HackFest 2026 . 5-6 November

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