At CYDES 2025, capacity building isn’t just a theme — it’s a mission. As part of our commitment to
developing the next generation of cyber security leaders, this year’s edition proudly features two exciting
competitions designed to test skill, strategy, and cyber resilience: the ASEAN MYCyber Hero and the ICS
Capture The Flag (CTF) challenge.
Explore each competition below to see how we’re shaping future defenders of the digital frontier.
ASEAN MYCyber Hero 2025
Unleashing ASEAN’s Young Cyber Talents
As Malaysia leads the ASEAN cyber agenda in 2025, CYDES presents the ASEAN MYCyberHero
competition — a regional platform that empowers youth to defend the digital frontier. This
gamified, challenge-based event invites emerging cyber talents from ASEAN countries to solve
simulated incidents, showcase critical thinking, and demonstrate real-time cyber defence
strategies.
Organised by Micro Concept Tech (MCT) and proudly sponsored by AIS, this initiative fosters
regional cooperation, talent exchange, and the shaping of future cyber leaders.
Meet the Top 10 Malaysian teams selected to represent the nation at the international stage
of ASEAN MYCyberHero 2025.
📍 Venue & Agenda Details
Date: Day 1 of CYDES 2025 – 1 July 2025
Venue: Hall 1, Putrajaya International Convention Centre (PICC)
Tentative Agenda:
8:00 AM — Registration
9:00 AM — Briefing & Competition Begins
5:00 PM — Competition Ends
5:15 – 5:45 PM — Sponsor Talk Session
6:00 PM — Prize Giving Ceremony by Chief Executive, National Cyber Security Agency (NACSA),
National Security Council (NSC)
ICS Capture The Flag (CTF)
Cyber security in the Heart of Industrial Systems
As cyber threats evolve into the operational landscape, defending Industrial Control Systems
(ICS) has become mission-critical. The ICS CTF competition places participants in
high-stakes simulations where they must identify, exploit, and secure vulnerabilities within
ICS environments.
Sponsored by Velum Labs, this niche technical challenge equips participants with real-world
OT cyber defence skills, aligning with national resilience goals and infrastructure
protection strategies.
📅 Date: Day 2 — 2nd July 2025
📍 Venue: Hall 1, Putrajaya International Convention Centre (PICC)