Finalists Announced for the "Cyberwarfare in Smart Cities" Competition

The selection stage of the "Cyberwarfare in Smart Cities" competition, held within the framework of "CIDC-2025" (Critical Infrastructure Defence Challenge), scheduled for October 9–10, 2025, has been successfully completed.

A total of 47 teams representing government institutions, banks, critical infrastructure entities, providers and operators, as well as educational institutions, took part in the online stage of the competition. The online qualification round was held on September 12 of the current year, running from 09:00 to 18:00.

Based on the results achieved during the qualification round, the teams that demonstrated the highest performance and advanced to the final stage are listed below:

State Customs Committee – 0 and 1

Kapital Bank OJSC – Bir Sec

Innovation and Digital Development Agency – Digital Rangers

Azerbaijan Cybersecurity Center – Dopamine

Delta Telecom LTD – NetGhosts

AzInTelecom LLC – RedBox

SOCAR – UEIB

State Agency for Public Service and Social Innovations under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan (SAPSSI) – k3rnel.exe

Ministry of Internal Affairs (Cybercrime Department) – CyberPolice

State Committee for Affairs of Refugees and IDPs – Great Return

Baku Higher Oil School – BHOSWARE

Caspel LLC – Caspel Warriors

State Protection Service – Iron Fist

Expressbank OJSC – Xpr3ss1337

Azercell Telecom LLC – Cybercell

Deloitte – Kaktus22

Azerconnect Group – CyberConnect

Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of Population – DOST Digital Innovation Center – CyberDOST

Azerbaijan Railways CJSC – Agent.EXE

State Water Resources Agency – CyberSea

In addition, 5 foreign teams have confirmed their participation in this year's "cyberwarfare" competition to both observe and compete, representing the following countries:

United Arab Emirates

Uzbekistan

Moldova

Kyrgyzstan

Tajikistan

The 25 finalist teams will test their skills in a physical environment under simulated “cyberwarfare” conditions at the Baku Congress Center on October 9–10.

We wish all participating teams the best of luck!