01 / ATTACK & DEFENCE
Attack & Defence
Keep your service online while attacking the others. Checkers track uptime, and captures add to the score.
How it works
Operational flow
Create a world on Biterra, add your challenges, then open it to players. Scores and progress update as they play.
01
Build the world
Customise the map and event rules, then invite your teams.
02
Add the challenges
Start with the challenge bank, or load your own material when you already have exercises ready to go.
03
Launch the event
Open the world to participants. They capture territory and can track how they're doing.
04
Track the momentum
Use scores, achievements, and activity signals to see where people are engaged and where they need help.
Challenge formats
Built for every format
Flags, conquest, timebombs, live submissions, and more. Build events or use the CTF challenge bank to start from ready-to-use cyber challenges.
FLAGSClassic capture-the-flag puzzles to deploy or solve.
Multiple ChoiceKnowledge checks and quizzes for events and assessments.
CONQUESTKing-of-the-hill gameplay: capture territory and hold it.
LIVE_SUBMISSIONSSubmit files, screenshots, or reports for live review.
TIMEBOMBSTime-sensitive challenges built around speed and pressure.
FILE_UPLOADSProvide forensic images, binaries, and other artifacts.
World modes
Four ways to run a world
Pick the format that fits the exercise.
Incident response trial
Required progress 2/442m
Network triageCompleted
Evidence reviewCompleted
ContainmentUnsolved
Final reportUnsolved
Threat hunting (optional)Completed
Time Trial
Give each player a fixed window to finish the tasks. Review results when time is up.
Purple Team
Work through offensive challenges, then investigate the same activity from the defender’s side.
Simulation
Put participants in a scenario. Their decisions shape the next event, and you can review their choices.
Challenge library
Challenge Bank
Import pre-built challenges from our community bank. Build events without starting from a blank challenge list.
Player workspaces
A Kali desktop, on demand
Enable Pwnboxes for your world and assigned players can launch a browser-based Kali desktop from the map.
AI Coach
Help, on your terms
Players can ask from inside a challenge. Choose unlocked hints for a competition, step-by-step coaching for practice, or switch challenge help off.
Ask AI
Achievements system
60+ tactical commendations
Players earn achievements for solves, streaks and first strikes. Their progress carries across worlds, whether they're taking part in cyber education programmes or one-off CTF events.
First_Strike
Completed Jan 15, 2024
Points
50
Web_Exploitation_Master
Progress7 / 10
Points
100
Five_Day_Streak
Progress3 / 5
Points
75
Tier 2
Century_Club
Progress87 / 100
Points
200
Organisations and teams we partner with to make cyber learning more engaging, including university CTF events.
Plans & boosts
Pricing
Start for free - and PAYG extra capacity when you need it. Choose a paid plan when you need more base worlds, players or launch minutes.