>SECURE_BY_DESIGN_AFRICA_MOVEMENT presents
237HACKFEST /2026
PROVE IT. From Awareness to Action
- [ Thu 5 Nov – Fri 6 Nov ]
- [ Douala, Cameroon ]
> 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.
> TRACKS
Eight Themes. Mixed Audience
Offensive Security and Red Teaming
Live exploitation, hands-on tradecraft, adversary emulation.
Defensive Operations & Blue Team
Detection engineering, IR playbooks, threat hunting.
AI Security & AI-Powered Threats
Model attacks, prompt injection, defending AI pipelines.
Fintech & Mobile Money Security
Central Africa’s fastest-growing attack surface.
Cloud & Infrastructure Security
Hardening, IAM, kubernetes, supply chain.
Governance, Risk & Compliance
Frameworks that actually ship – for non-technical decision-makers.
Digital Policy & Regulation
Cameroonian data law, cross-border regulation, sovereignty.
Privacy and Data Protection
GDPR, Cameroonian data law, direct policy relevance.
> GALLERY
See 237HackFest in action.
> PARTNERS
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Join cybersecurity enthusiasts, professionals, students, researchers, and innovators for an unforgettable 237HackFest experience