Welcome to the innovation of cybersecurity exercises

Over 200 hackable elements

We build fully functional hackable smart city dioramas to accompany our exercises

Hackable public transportation

Gain access to trains, buses, airplanes

Compromise road safety

Attack traffic signals, street lights, digital signs

Real life scenarios for airport operations

Hack the airplanes, terminals, departures/arrivals, control tower

Real world scenarios for military operations

Hack military control rooms, radars, missiles and more

Hackable energy and water plants

Gain access to power plants, solar farms, oil refineries, water treatment plants

Hackable public and private services

Gain access to hospitals, police stations, banks, telecoms and more

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How cybersecurity training should be

Real life systems

Real life systems

Special crafted systems with attack and defence scenarios that are accurate and representative examples of current security threats employed by exploits, trojans and malware found in the wild

Hackable Dioramas

Hackable Dioramas

Fully functional and hackable smart city dioramas are added to our exercises to promote a deeper way of understanding the effects of real life cyber attacks

Element of fun

Element of fun

echoCTF exercises are in the form of a capture the flag game in order to make training more interesting and fun

SERVICES

CTFs

CTFs

 
  • Hackable Dioramas
  • Red vs Blue real-life scenarios
  • Industrial control systems
  • Real time visuals
  • Real time scoreboards
LAB

Lab

 
  • Customized to course specifications
  • Multiple training subjects
  • Hands on experience on real-life scenarios
  • Exam/Test platform
  • Latest vulnerabilities updates
SIMULATIONS

Simulations

 
  • Drill and readiness simulations
  • Skill sharpening exercises
  • Warfare exercises
  • Defensive / offensive real life scenarios
ASSESSMENT

Assessment

 
  • Cybersecurity assessment
  • Application assessment
  • Candidate testing
  • Employee evaluation
  • QA gamification
YOU ARE UNIQUE

YOU ARE UNIQUE

Every installation is different and inline with your business market and needs

YOU MATTER TO US

YOU MATTER TO US

Your opinions and suggestions are what keep us innovating

More than 1000 exercises

1000+

EXERCISES
More than 200 hackable electronic elements

200+

ELECTRONIC ELEMENTS
More than 200 applications

500+

APPLICATIONS
More than 500 concurrent participants

10000+

PARTICIPANTS

FEATURES

Hackable dioramas

Industrial control systems exercises

Smart cities exercises

echoCTF Features

Attack/defense scenarios

Real time visuals

Player's dashboards

PORTFOLIO

Check out some of our most distinctive work

HackMex 2019

HackMex 2019–2024

One of our longest-running collaborations — a multi-sector CTF with IPN Mexico that has grown into a national institution.

HackMex is one of Latin America's most recognized cybersecurity competitions, organized annually by the Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN) and powered by echoCTF. What started as a one-time engagement in 2019 quickly evolved into a long-term partnership built on trust, innovation, and consistent delivery.

Each edition pushes the boundaries of cyber simulation — combining real-world attack scenarios with live visualizations, interactive experiences, and scalable multi-track infrastructure.

  • 2019: First event with IPN; massive media attention and national recognition
  • 2020: Introduced dual-track setup for Academic and Government teams with separate dashboards
  • 2021: Maintained hybrid format due to pandemic, reinforcing resilience of the platform
  • 2022: Scaled to 500 participants across 3 sectors (Academic, Government, Professionals) with qualification and final rounds
  • 2023: Debuted a nuclear plant mini-diorama for visualizing ICS/SCADA threats
  • 2024: Introduced interactive bomb defusal game for bystanders, boosting public engagement
CTF area

CTF Area

2019 competition area

Competition Area

Visuals from attacks

Visuals From Attacks

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Network visuals

Network Visuals

OffensiveX 2024

OffensiveX 2024

echoCTF's debut in Greece, featuring a hackable smart city diorama at Athens' premier cybersecurity conference.

OffensiveX 2024 marked echoCTF's first event in Greece, held in Athens. The event showcased a hackable diorama of a modern city, providing participants with a hands-on experience in simulating cyberattacks on urban infrastructure.

  • Interactive smart city diorama with critical infrastructure components
  • Live demonstrations of cyberattack simulations on urban systems
  • Engagement with international cybersecurity experts and enthusiasts
  • Integration of echoCTF's platform for real-time challenge execution
OffensiveX competition area`

Smart City Diorama

OffensiveX CTF participants

CTF Participants

OffensiveX model city closeup

Model City Closeup

AfriHackBox 2024

AfriHackBox 2024

Part of echoCTF's growing presence in Africa. A high-energy, 24-hour live CTF in Nigeria.

AfriHackBox 2024 was one of several African events powered by echoCTF, building momentum across the continent for ethical hacking and cyber readiness.

  • 24-hour live CTF with over 160 participants
  • Featured a live “Headshot” mini challenge
  • Blended competition with community-building
AfriHackBox Event

AfriHackBox Event

AfriHackBox Logo

AfriHackBox Logo

brCTF 2023–2024

brCTF 2023–2024

Ghana’s flagship CTF series, powered by echoCTF and OffSec. A blend of hacking, teamwork, and real-world challenge.

brCTF (“Break The Code”) is Ghana’s premier national CTF series, co-organized with echoCTF and OffSec. It combines digital and physical challenges in a 24-hour team-based format.

  • Fully sponsored by Echothrust Solutions as part of our commitment to community and education
  • Finals hosted at Accra Digital Centre
  • Strong female participation and mentorship
  • Supported by echoCTF, OffSec, and local partners
Hard Target

Hard Target

Solving challenges

Solving Challenges

HackGDL 2024

HackGDL 2024

Guadalajara’s premier hacking festival. echoCTF powered the qualifiers for this vibrant, community-driven event.

HackGDL 2024 brought together Mexico’s cybersecurity community for a weekend of hacking, learning, and collaboration. echoCTF developed and hosted the online qualifiers, setting the stage for an engaging main event.

  • echoCTF platform provided as a full sponsorship to support early-stage talent in Mexico
  • Challenges in web, reverse, crypto, and forensics
  • Community-led with strong local partnerships
HackGDL sponsors

HackGDL Sponsors

Festive Atmosphere

Festive Atmosphere

Digital Pakistan Cybersecurity Hackathon 2021

Digital Pakistan Cybersecurity Hackathon 2021

Pakistan’s first nationwide cybersecurity competition. echoCTF powered the technical platform for all rounds.

Digital Pakistan Cybersecurity Hackathon 2021 was a national initiative to foster cybersecurity talent across Pakistan. echoCTF developed and hosted the technical platform for all qualifying and final rounds.

  • Regional rounds in Karachi, Lahore, and Islamabad
  • Finale held in Islamabad
  • Over 1,500 participants trained in pre-event workshops
  • Challenges included web, mobile, network, OS, and speed programming
Simultaneous attacks in finals

Simultaneous Attacks In finals

Leaderboard

Leaderboard

EESTech Challenge 2021

EESTech Challenge 2021

A European-wide student competition with national semifinals and a continental final.

EESTech Challenge 2021 was a European cybersecurity competition organized by EESTEC, featuring local rounds in Athens and Thessaloniki. echoCTF delivered the CTF competition for the national rounds.

  • Sponsored and hosted both Greek semifinal CTFs
  • Local rounds held in Athens and Thessaloniki
  • Teams competed in a mixed-style CTF format
  • Challenges included forensics, reverse engineering, and network exploitation
EESTech 2021 Athens Flyer

EESTech 2021 Athens Flyer

MENA ISC & Cyber Sabers Hackathon

Cyber Sabers Hackathon (2017–2019)

Three consecutive years of immersive CTF competitions at MENA ISC, powered by echoCTF.

Cyber Sabers Hackathon was a flagship cybersecurity competition held during the MENA ISC conferences in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. From 2017 to 2019, echoCTF provided the technical platform and interactive dioramas for these events.

  • 2019: Expanded challenges reflecting latest security trends
  • 2018: 36 teams, 153 participants; introduced signature building models
  • 2017: Featured interactive models of Riyadh landmarks
  • Prizes ranged from 20,000 to 50,000 SAR for top teams
  • Participants received certificates of participation
Construction Site and Car Parking

Construction Site

Airport Departures

Airport Departures

View of the Diorama

Diorama View

CTF Hall View

CTF Hall View

echoCTF Model City

echoCTF Model City

Closer View of the Diorama

Closer View of the Diorama

Smart Farm

Smart Farm

Oil Factory and Solar Plant

Oil Factory and Solar Plant

Attempted attack on the aiport terminal display

Attempted Attack

echoCTF Fountain

echoCTF Fountain

During the Event

During the Event

The custom made model buildings of Riyadh

Model buildings of Riyadh

Oil Pumps of the MENA ISC 2017 echoCiTy-F model city

2017 echoCiTy-F Oil Pumps

Full view of the model city

2017 Model City

DarkMatter for IDEX 2019

DarkMatter for IDEX 2019

Cyberattack simulation for defense sector, live at the International Defence Exhibition in Abu Dhabi.

IDEX 2019 featured a live demonstration platform developed by echoCTF, illustrating the impact of cyberattacks on military infrastructure through a custom-built diorama.

  • Simulated cyberattacks on military control systems
  • Real-time control of diorama elements like UAVs and hangar doors
  • Demonstrated vulnerabilities in defense infrastructure
  • Interactive presentation for defense industry professionals
  • Showcased echoCTF's capabilities in military cybersecurity training
Drone Control Room

Drone Control Room

Automated Drone Hangar

Automated Drone Hangar

Fuel Station

Fuel Station

Inside the Base HQ

Inside the Base HQ

ENISA 'Hack the Airport' at Cyber Europe 2018

ENISA "Hack the Airport" at Cyber Europe 2018

Interactive airport infrastructure CTF scenario developed for ENISA’s pan-European cyber crisis exercise.

Cyber Europe 2018, organized by ENISA, featured the "Hack the Airport" scenario—a scaled model of an airport infrastructure used to simulate cyber-attacks on critical systems. echoCTF developed the technical platform enabling participants to interact with and exploit various airport components.

  • Simulated control of jet bridges, radars, and moving walkways
  • Interactive departures board manipulation
  • Realistic airport environment for hands-on cybersecurity training
  • Part of the 5th pan-European cyber crisis exercise
  • Enhanced participant engagement through physical infrastructure
Departures Hall

Departures Hall

Transfers Hall

Transfers Hall

du Hackathon 2014 & 2016

du Hackathon 2014 & 2016

Introduced the world’s first CTF with a physical, hackable smart city diorama.

du Hackathon marked the inception of echoCTF's physical diorama-based cybersecurity competitions, setting a new standard for interactive learning and engagement.

  • 2014: Debut of the first smart city diorama in a CTF competition
  • 2016: Introduction of echoCiTy-F with over 200 hackable elements
  • Simulated control over trains, power grids, airports, and more
  • Real-time visualizations for participants and spectators
  • Top team awarded AED 20,000 and participation certificates
echoCiTy-F's Debut

echoCiTy-F's Debut

Visuals from Attacks

Visuals from Attacks

Explaining echoCiTy-F

Explaining echoCiTy-F

du Hackathon 2014 Dubai

du Hackathon 2014 Dubai

du Hackathon 2014 Diorama

du Hackathon 2014 Diorama

Awarding echoCTF Team

Awarding echoCTF Team

Network Traffic Visuals

Network Traffic Visuals

1st Place Winners

1st Place Winners

2016 Diorama

2016 Diorama

Night View of echoCiTy-F

Night View of echoCiTy-F

Construction Site

Construction Site

Showcasing echoCTF

Showcasing echoCTF

WHO WE ARE

Who we are

What we do

Over the past 15 years, we have been delivering cybersecurity projects for government agencies, military, large corporations and educational institutions.
Expanding upon this demonstrated establishment, we have created solutions that bring cybersecurity exercises to the next generation of cybersecurity training.

what makes us different

What makes us different

We are the pioneers in delivering real life cybersecurity exercises that are accompanied by hackable smart city dioramas, cascading effects and advanced visualisation techniques.

We believe in the community and we are trying to give back to it by creating OpenSource code.

Who we serve

Who we serve

We work with businesses, educational institutes, government agencies and the military around the world.


We can design any cybersecurity exercise you demand. Just tell us your requirements.

Get in touch

Address

ADDRESS:
Echothrust Solutions
Ippodamias Sq. 8
Piraeus, 18531
Greece

Address

EMAIL:
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sales@echothrust.com

General Inquiries:
info@echothrust.com

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