Curiosity,
put to the test.

NUCA (NU Cybersecurity Association) brings together students at Nazarbayev University who want to explore cybersecurity. We run competitions, share what we learn and work on practical security projects.

You might enjoy writing software, studying networks or figuring out how a system works. You can join with that interest, even if you haven't tried cybersecurity before.

In a Capture The Flag competition, you solve security challenges and submit the flags you find. A task might ask you to investigate a suspicious file, locate a place from a photograph or find a vulnerability in a web application.

You can compete with friends or form a team of one. Some challenges call for technical knowledge; others take observation and patience. You can take part as a beginner.

We give each CTF its own challenges, teams and scoreboard. After organizers review and publish the results, you can revisit the event in our competition history.

Your NUCA profile records the events you joined, your personal solves and the teams you competed with. You can see your team placements alongside your personal statistics.

We're working toward a university CTF team. Through NUCA competitions, we want to find students interested in representing NU at other events.

We also plan a reward system for exchanging competition points for prizes. We'll publish the rules and details before we launch it.

Browse the upcoming events or join our Telegram community to ask questions and meet other students. You can start learning with us before entering a competition.

To compete, sign in with Google and choose a public nickname. Check the event's participation conditions, use a computer and form your team before the start.

All accounts use a public profile. Before signing in, you confirm publication of your nickname, profile and reviewed results. Your email, sign-in details and certificate name stay private.

For event questions, contact the organizers.