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8-hour online jeopardy CTF, teams of 1-4, explicitly described as 'free and open to participants across India and internationally.' Marked 'casual' by organizers. Runs Nov 14, 15:30-23:30 UTC.
Details: This is the one CTF this week that explicitly states it's free on its own page, which is a nice confirmation versus the usual implied-free pattern. Times are UTC.
A free eight-hour online beginner-focused Jeopardy CTF on November 14, 2026, 15:30–23:30 UTC. Participants may enter solo or in teams of up to four, including international players. Challenges cover web, cryptography, forensics, OSINT and miscellaneous topics.
Details: The organizer states that entry is free with no hidden costs. One registration is required per team; solo participants and teams up to four are accepted.
Annual Halloween capture-the-flag competition organized by NJIT's Cyber Security Network. Beginner-friendly with harder challenges mixed in; categories include binary exploitation, cryptography, forensics, OSINT and web. Hybrid: in person at NJIT and online, November 6-7, 2026. AI assistance is allowed but discouraged; automated AI solving agents are banned.
Online jeopardy-style capture-the-flag cybersecurity competition, November 7-8, 2026 (from 12:00 UTC). Listed on CTFtime.
Free jeopardy-style capture-the-flag qualifying round from Hong Kong's CERT, with an Open division alongside student categories; top teams advance to an in-person Hong Kong final.
Details: The event page doesn't state a fee explicitly, but HKCERT's CTF has historically been a free, HKPC-backed community competition. Confirm the Open division's eligibility for non-Hong-Kong participants before committing.
A free online jeopardy-style capture-the-flag run as part of the 7th EOCON conference. 20 November 2026, 10:00 UTC to 22 November 2026, 10:00 UTC.
From the site: EyesOpenCTF 2026 is a FREE CTF competition organized as part of the 7th edition of EOCON. This year, the competiti...
Details: The organizers state plainly that it is free to enter. Good weekend practice across a range of challenge types.
A free capture-the-flag run by George Mason University's Competitive Cyber Club, played in teams.
Details: Free to play. The scoreboard shows a start of 11 September 2026 and no published end time, so check the site for the current round before planning around it.
A free online jeopardy-style capture-the-flag organised by the New Jersey Institute of Technology. 6 November 2026, 17:00 UTC to 7 November 2026, 17:00 UTC.
From the site: REGISTRATION IS NOW AVAILABLE! BOO!! Welcome to SpookyCTF 2026! Organized by the New Jersey Institute of Techno...
Details: Registration is open. A 24-hour format, so it fits into one weekend rather than eating a week.
A free online jeopardy-style capture-the-flag run by Cyber Hacktics with U.S. Air Force veterans for Cybersecurity Awareness Month. 17 October 2026, 14:00 UTC to 19 October 2026, 00:00 UTC.
From the site: DEADFACE CTF features jeopardy-style challenges and is hosted by Cyber Hacktics and veterans of the United States Air...
Details: Beginner-friendly as CTFs go, and a real thing to point at in an interview. Free to play.
Free 48-hour online jeopardy-style capture-the-flag competition November 20-22, 2026, run by the University of Florida Student InfoSec Team, with challenges in pwn, reverse engineering, forensics, and cryptography.
Details: Student-run CTFs are usually the most welcoming. Team up with two or three people and split the categories.
One of the oldest and largest capture-the-flag competitions, designed as an entry-level jeopardy-style CTF for students breaking into security, with a September qualifying round and a November final round. Run by NYU's student security group.
Details: A CTF placement is real, checkable evidence of security skill. Enter the qualifier even if you only solve a couple of challenges.
An 11th-edition online jeopardy-style capture-the-flag competition from the University of Central Florida's Hack@UCF club open to all skill levels.
Details: Free status inferred from this event's long free-community history; not explicitly restated on the 2026 page.
A cybersecurity capture-the-flag competition explicitly welcoming every skill level from complete beginners to professionals.
Details: Access code: chctf2026. Qualifiers are virtual; finals are in-person in Grand Forks ND on Oct 26.
A community-run jeopardy-style capture-the-flag competition held in support of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month open to all.
Details: Cash prizes offered with no entry fee mentioned; free status inferred rather than explicitly re-confirmed for 2026.
An entry-level capture-the-flag competition explicitly designed for undergraduate students trying to break into cybersecurity.
Details: Free status inferred from this long-running academic CTF's history; not explicitly restated on CSAW's 2026 page at time of research.
