Creating and scaling CTF experiences | Hack The Box workshop
Source: YouTube · Hack The Box · published Jul 1, 2025 · 25:40
The video introduces Hack the Box's Global Cyber Skills Benchmark CTF, which combines gamified capture-the-flag events with skills assessment to help organizations benchmark their cybersecurity teams and develop targeted training plans 0:02-0:24.
Key Takeaways:
• Hack the Box identified five main challenges in cybersecurity skills benchmarking, including visibility into team skills, tracking different metrics, fear of exposing weaknesses, and limitations in training plans 2:15-2:45.
• There's a needed shift from one-time assessments like certifications to continuous, dynamic skill-based assessments that provide real-world exposure and real-time updates on skill progression 3:00-3:55.
• CTFs serve as both fun team events and opportunities for managers to measure specific skills across technologies, categories, and competencies 4:44-5:02.
• The Hack the Box platform allows easy creation of customized CTF events with pre-built or curated content, AI recommendations, and detailed reporting 7:42-16:55.
• Post-CTF analytics can directly inform targeted training by connecting performance gaps with relevant academy modules in the Hack the Box enterprise platform 19:46-23:13.
Hack the Box's approach transforms cybersecurity skills development from isolated training events to a continuous cycle of assessment, analysis, and targeted improvement 24:19-24:24.
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Hello everyone and welcome to this uh pre-event for the global cyber skills benchmark CTF. Uh I'm very excited for this year edition. Uh we kind of rebranded this uh annual CTF and we we are hoping to give great insights on global cyber skills proficiency around different businesses and industries. Um, and with me today there's uh there's Anthony um that will will give a a quick demo on our platform and uh what you can do after you participate to this event. First of all, I'm Jack. I lead product marketing here at Hack the Box. I um uh I joined almost five years ago. So I've seen hacked the box through a lot of different faces from you know rather small community global community until you know crafting like business solutions and on boarding like major clients. So really excited to be her…