June 18–20, 2025
Online & Offline

Join the international Standoff Сyberbattle, where teams of cybersecurity professionals—the defenders—investigate attacks by white hat hackers and gain hands-on experience to reliably protect their companies in real-world scenarios.

An international cyber exercise taking place online as part of the Innovation Space at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF)

Сyberbattle

Standoff

special for SPIEF

Cyberbattle results

The winners

Top-3 teams of the oil and gas industry

Position

Country

Team

Attacks investigated

1

N@mele$$

7 of 7

Average investigation time:
6 h 45 min

2

S-Bastion Lab

7 of 7

Average investigation time:
13 h 56 min

3

czon3

7 of 7

Average investigation time:
20 h 10 min

Top-3 teams of the logistics industry

Position

Country

Team

Attacks investigated

1

S.H.I.E.L.D

7 of 7

Average investigation time:
20 h 15 min

2

CyberTeam

7 of 7

Average investigation time:
1 d 8 h 35 min

3

beCloud

7 of 7

Average investigation time:
1 d 13 h 1 min

Ranking of teams defending the oil and gas industry

Position

Country

Team

Attacks investigated

1

N@mele$$

7 of 7

2

S-Bastion Lab

7 of 7

3

czon3

7 of 7

4

SAS.PDV

5 of 7

5

Heroes Cyber Security

4 of 7

6

Cyber1000

4 of 7

7

OceanVsSpace

2 of 7

8

Secops Garage

1 of 7

9

NITDA CERRT

1 of 7

10

F23

1 of 7

11

ayoub

0 of 7

12

NCSCJO

0 of 7

13

WeDefend

0 of 7

Ranking of teams defending the logistics industry

Position

Country

Team

Attacks investigated

1

S.H.I.E.L.D

7 of 7

2

CyberTeam

7 of 7

3

beCloud

7 of 7

4

Pasukan Biru

3 of 7

5

R-Wang

2 of 7

6

GOCYBEX

1 of 7

7

Airoverflow

0 of 7

8

BruCERT

0 of 7

9

EGCERT

0 of 7

10

r3kapig

0 of 7

11

tunCERT

0 of 7

12

UZCERT Blue Team

0 of 7

New Format of Standoff Cyberbattle for SPIEF in 2025

New Blue Team
mechanics

Investigate the most engaging and realistic attack chains, modeled after actual white-hat hacker activities from previous Standoff Cyberbattles

Two Realistic Industries for Defense

The blue teams will defend two highly realistic virtual industries, each featuring a separate ranking and prize awards based on the results of the Cyberbattle

Immersive Cyberbattle
experience

Defender team members get the unique opportunity to participate in the Standoff cyber battle in person at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum venue

What remains in the new format

Practical value
for defenders

During Standoff Cyberbattle, blue teams will gain invaluable hands-on experience by working through real-world attack scenarios on Standoff's ultra-realistic cyberrange infrastructure

Exposure to diverse
defense tools

Each defender team member will receive a complete set of professional-grade security tools across different categories to practice real-life scenarios.

Expert support
for Blue Teams

Blue teams will receive comprehensive mentor support throughout their preparation, along with special briefing sessions designed to help them develop maximum practical skills

Who can participate in the Cyberbattle

The Standoff Cyberbattle for SPIEF welcomes participation from defender teams (blue teams) of cybersecurity professionals

The mission of blue teams (cybersecurity specialists) is to detect and investigate red team attacks. This allows defenders to amp up their expertise, fine-tune team collaboration, and boost their information security tool skills.

01

Professional incident response teams from Russian and international organizations

02

Information security
specialists from government agencies

03

Experts from leading cyber threat monitoring and protection centers

We expect teams of 6 to 10 members at Standoff Cyberbattle for SPIEF

To participate, submit your application on the official website. The application submission deadline is June 11, 2025, 23:59 (UTC+3)

Please note that participation requires confirmation from the organizers.

What every Cyberbattle participant will gain

Get to know various cybersecurity tools and attack techniques

Working in an ultra-realistic infrastructure, defenders learn to understand the thought process of attackers

Share relevant knowledge with an international community of experts

Each cyberbattle brings together hundreds of cybersecurity professionals from different countries, enabling them to gain new insights and boost their expertise

Test hypotheses
without affecting
companies

На кибербитве каждый участник может смело тестировать свои стратегии, чтобы переносить этот опыт на повседневную работу

All of this empowers cybersecurity professionals to protect real organizations and entire sectors of the economy more effectively

Cyberbattle schedule

The cyberbattle will be held online. All times are given in UTC+3.

Start: June 18 at 10:00 (UTC+3)
End: June 20 at 14:00 (UTC+3)
Official results announcement: June 20 at 16:00 (UTC+3)

The Cyberbattle runs continuously without breaks.

Standoff Cyberbattle at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in 2024

Standoff in numbers

Since 2016

international cyberbattle Standoff has been an annual event

50+

teams from different countries are invited to participate

5000+

infosec experts from all over the globe have taken part in Standoff

500+

companies have improved their cyberresilience by having their teams participate in the battle

Main cyberbattle objectives

Cybersecurity is crucial for protecting users, companies, and entire countries as it helps to ensure continuous operation of all economic sectors. Standoff aims to promote cybersecurity awareness, knowledge, and practices

For spectators

The Standoff cyberbattle demonstrates how insufficient protection of high-profile businesses, critical facilities, and government agencies can lead to catastrophic consequences

For participants

Cyberbattle participants can test their skills and experience the intensity of lifelike cyberattacks. This will help them enhance the security of real organizations

See the attack impact

At every event, we set up an interactive model that shows in real time the impact of attacks carried out by red teams: oil pipeline spills, statewide power outages, or freight train derailments. Even though the battle will take place online this time, SPIEF visitors will be able to see the model in the special Positive Technologies zone