CSIT Mini Challenge

Your task: Pull the program apart, follow the hidden routines, and identify the callback sequence before the trail goes cold. Can you trace it in time?

Complete the challenge successfully and stand a chance to win 1 of 5 DEF CON Singapore tickets worth $400 each!

Mini Challenge will be live from:

13 Feb - 13 Mar

DEF CON Tickets Give Away

Complete the challenge and fill in the form to claim your badge. 

Criteria: 

  1. Follow us on LinkedIn  @ Centre for Strategic Infocomm Technologies (CSIT).

  2. Follow us on Instagram @csitsg.

  3. Post your Mini Challenge digital badge on LinkedIn and tag us.

  4. Only participants who complete all steps will stand a chance to win.

Terms & Conditions

  1. Winner Notification: Winners will be contacted after the challenge closes via the email address and mobile number provided in the giveaway form.

  2. Response Timeline: Winners must respond within 3 days of notification. Failure to respond within this timeframe will result in forfeiture of the prize. CSIT reserves the right to award the ticket to the next selected participant. 

  3. Verification: CSIT reserves the right to verify the validity of entries and disqualify any participant found to have submitted incomplete, fraudulent, or non-compliant entries.

  4. No Resale or Transfer of Tickets: Any attempt by ticket winner(s) to sell, resell, transfer, or advertise tickets for sale on any secondary market, including online resale platforms will face immediate disqualification and cancellation of the tickets. 

About

The CSIT Mini Challenge aims to create awareness of the various tech focus areas of CSIT. 

Participants of all nationalities are welcomed to try. Challenge yourself and earn a digital badge! You can feature your digital badge on social media platforms and tag us @csitsg.

Previous Mini Challenges Topics in 2025

Feb - Reverse Engineering

Participants were required to leverage their understanding of networking protocols and reverse engineering.

Aug - Software Engineering and Cybersecurity

Mini Challenge National Day 2025

In this 4-part challenge, participants drew on both software engineering and cybersecurity skills such as CI/CD basics, steganography, cookie inspection, JWT decoding and API calling.

Dec - Configuring Systems and Deploying Applications

CSIT_Christmas mini challenge badge_Specimen

In this 3-part CSIT Mini Challenge, participants used IaC, automation, and orchestration skills to sort through Santa's naughty and nice lists and fixed the reindeer navigation system.

Feb - Reverse Engineering

Participants were required to leverage their understanding of networking protocols and reverse engineering.

Aug - Software Engineering and Cybersecurity

Mini Challenge National Day 2025

In this 4-part challenge, participants drew on both software engineering and cybersecurity skills such as CI/CD basics, steganography, cookie inspection, JWT decoding and API calling.

Dec - Configuring Systems and Deploying Applications

CSIT_Christmas mini challenge badge_Specimen

In this 3-part CSIT Mini Challenge, participants used IaC, automation, and orchestration skills to sort through Santa's naughty and nice lists and fixed the reindeer navigation system.

Contact Us

If you have any questions about CSIT mini challenge, email us at connect@csit.gov.sg.