Cyber Odyssey 2026

Overview:

A multi-round cybersecurity challenge designed to take participants through different aspects of cybersecurity, investigation, digital forensics, physical forensics, web security, and offensive security.

Participants will progress through multiple levels, investigate a simulated cyber incident, analyse evidence, uncover clues, and tackle practical cybersecurity challenges in a controlled event environment.

The event combines technical investigation, digital evidence analysis, physical investigation, problem-solving, and web security challenges into one immersive cybersecurity experience.

Objective:

The objective of Cyber Odyssey is to challenge participants to:

• Analyse cybersecurity incidents and digital evidence.
• Investigate suspicious activity and identify relevant clues.
• Connect digital, physical, and visual evidence.
• Reconstruct a simulated cyber attack.
• Identify the attacker from the available evidence.
• Investigate web applications and identify intended security vulnerabilities.
• Apply practical cybersecurity and problem-solving skills.

Event Highlights:

• Multi-round cybersecurity challenge
• Digital Forensics
• Physical Forensics
• Cyber Investigation
• Evidence Analysis
• CCTV-based Investigation
• Web Security
• SOC Attack
• Bug Bounty
• Hands-on cybersecurity challenges
• Cash prizes
• Goodies for all participants

Team Formation:

• Each team can consist of 1–3 participants.
• Team members can belong to different colleges.
• Team members can belong to different branches/specializations.
• Participants can form teams with eligible B.Tech students from any college.
• Individual participants are also allowed to participate as a team of one.

Registration Process:

• Register for Cyber Odyssey 2026 through the official registration platform.
• Form a team of 1–3 members.
• Team members may be from the same or different colleges.
• Ensure that all team members are eligible B.Tech students from 1st to 4th year.
• Complete the required participant details.
• Pay the entry fee of ₹100 per participant.
• Complete the registration process and retain the registration/payment confirmation.
• Registered teams will receive further event instructions from the organisers.

Participant Goodies:

Goodies will be provided to all participants.

Rules & Guidelines:

• Each team must consist of 1–3 members.
• All participants must be B.Tech students from 1st to 4th year.
• Team members may belong to different colleges and specialisations.
• Participants must report to the venue before 8:00 AM.
• The event will be conducted in offline mode, with designated web-based challenge infrastructure where applicable.
• Participants must follow the instructions provided by the organisers for each level.
• Level 1 challenges must be solved using the evidence and clues provided by the organisers.
• Brute forcing is not permitted where the challenge instructions specify deterministic clues.
• For web-security challenges, participants may interact only with the authorised event infrastructure and simulated systems provided for Cyber Odyssey.
• Participants must not attack, scan, disrupt, or attempt unauthorised access to external systems or infrastructure.
• Participants must not interfere with other teams, event systems, or organisers.
• Participants are expected to maintain fair play and follow the instructions provided during the event.
• Organisers reserve the right to take appropriate action in case of rule violations.

Important Notes:

• Participants must report to the venue before 8:00 AM for registration and verification.
• The event starts at 8:30 AM and concludes at 2:30 PM.
• The competition consists of 5 hours of challenge time and a 1-hour lunch break.
• The event contains both digital and physical investigation components.
• Participants should be prepared to analyse evidence and solve practical cybersecurity challenges.
• The detailed challenge instructions will be provided at the respective levels.
• Specific challenge answers, flags, evidence, and solution details will not be disclosed before the event.
• Participants are responsible for ensuring that their team details are correctly entered during registration.
• All cybersecurity exploitation activities must remain strictly within the authorised event environment.

Event Details:

• Date: 9 September 2026
• Day: Wednesday
• Reporting Time: Before 8:00 AM
• Event Time: 8:30 AM – 2:30 PM
• Competition Duration: 6 Hours
• Lunch Break: 1 Hour
• Mode: Offline / Web Portal
• Team Size: 1–3 Members
• Entry Fee: ₹100 per participant
• Stay: ₹200 per participant — Accommodation only
• Food: Available at the Canteen on a pay-as-you-go basis
• Refreshments: No refreshments will be provided
• Cash Prize Pool: ₹15,000
• Participant Goodies: Goodies for all participants worth ₹5,000 in total
• Organiser: Amrita School of Computing, Chennai / ACN / FACT CLUB