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with Standoff
Put your security tools or software to the ultimate test with cyberbattles to gain customer trust.
For partners
Standoff Cyberbattle
The legendary international cyber exercise for information security specialists
For participants
- Since 2016Standoff has been an annual event
- 1,500+virtual machines to create an ultrarealistic environment
- 5,500+infosec experts from all over the globe are Standoff veterans
The cyberbattle is...
A cyber exercise for information security professionals from around the world to test their skills in highly realistic conditions
Red teams,
the attackersBlue teams,
the defendersCyberbattle mechanics
The cyber exercise takes place in a specially created virtual environment that simulates business processes from various industries, including energy, oil and gas, metallurgy, finance, and IT.
Depending on their objectives, participants are divided into attackers (red teams) and defenders (
blue teams
).Participants' roles and goals
For each cyberbattle, we develop a unique scenario and design new tasks, but one thing remains the same: there are two types of participants.
Red teams
Red teams attack the infrastructure of companies residing in a virtual state and look for vulnerabilities in various systems.
This firsthand experience equips specialists to deliver high-quality security testing in real life and identify vulnerabilities before malicious actors do.
Blue teams
Blue teams are tasked with detecting and investigating cyberattacks. When participating in response mode, they can also repel and block attacker actions.
By challenging their skills in the battle, security professionals gain expertise to better protect real companies.
The one and only cyberbattle
that features real industrial controllers and ICS/SCADA systems as well as a physical 3D model so that anyone can see red teams' attacks with their own eyes
What's your angle?
Business
Hacking
Blue team
Your experts will gain hands-on experience in detecting, investigating, and responding to attacks to ensure robust protection of your organization from real-life cyberthreats
2 participation modes
Detect and investigate attacks in monitoring mode, or counter them in response mode
Up to 5 classes of security tools
Try out the most up-to-date software for detecting and preventing cyberthreats
1,000+ attacks
Level up your skills by dealing with automated synthetic attacks and attacks conducted by ethical hackers
Professional support
Get extensive support and valuable feedback from a competent mentor before, during, and after the cyberbattle
If you want to participate in the next cyberbattle or set up your own, contact us.
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International Standoff 16 Cyberbattle
Timeline to success
Over the years, Standoff has become a premier cybersecurity event that gathers specialists from around the world to test and enhance their skills in practice.
2016
The first Standoff cyberbattle
(PHDays, Moscow)
2017
Standoff 2
(PHDays, Moscow)
2018
Standoff 3
(PHDays, Moscow)
2019
Standoff 4
(PHDays, Moscow)
Standoff 5
(Abu Dhabi)
2020
Standoff 6
(online)
2021
Standoff 7
(PHDays, Moscow)
Standoff 8
(PHDays, Moscow)
2022
Standoff 9
(PHDays, Moscow)
Standoff 10
(Moscow)
2023
Standoff 11
(PHDays Fest, Moscow)
Standoff 12
(Moscow Hacking Week, Moscow)
2024
Standoff 13
(PHDays Fest, Moscow)
Standoff 14
(Online)
2025
Standoff 15
(PHDays Fest, Moscow)
Testimonials
Greenatom team has participated in the Standoff Cyberbattle before. After a short break and the company reorganization we decided to return. Our team voted on the form of participation, and everyone unanimously agreed to compete offline: it's much more productive, as you're fully immersed in the competition and can see everything with your own eyes. After the Standoff Cyberbattle I spoke at an industry conference on cybersecurity, marking our participation in the cyberbattle as an important achievement for the whole team. The cyberbattle helped us realize that we move in the right direction.
Greenatom
Maria Davydova, Head of Security Monitoring and Threat Prevention JSC Greenatom
Standoff 13 cyberbattle gave our team an opportunity to test their professional skills and get valuable experience. In the competition, our experts faced various adversary tactics and techniques, allowing them to better understand the current threat landscape, keep up with the trends, and build the teamwork. Besides these practical benefits, the event also gives a platform to the leading cybersecurity experts to share their knowledge. We are very thankful to Positive Technologies and are looking forward to the future Standoff сyberbattles for a chance to deepen our expertise.
Gamma
Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia IEC team (NPP Gamma) representative
The Standoff experience
Technology partners
The Standoff Cyberrange, which emulates real-world infrastructures, is made possible thanks to the efforts of a huge team of industry experts, including contributions from our partners.
For security tool vendors
Provide your information security tools, and SOC specialists from major Russian companies (blue teams) will test them against real-time attack traffic.
For software vendors
Implement your software into the cyberrange, and experienced white hat hackers (red teams) will identify misconfigurations and flaws that may lead to security breaches.
Already with us
eKassir
Software developer for banks and financial institutions
R-Vision
Cybersecurity and digitalization systems developer
SafeTech
Developer of innovative solutions for protecting remote banking systems and e-document management systems