Operation Cyber Shields
A 30-day mission, not a weekend puzzle dump. You enlist as a rookie in ANCDEN — the African Nations Cyber Defence Network — and train through daily missions as a fictional adversary, the Digital Colonizers, moves against the continent's digital infrastructure.
"Africa stands at the frontline of a new kind of cyber warfare. To defend the continent's future, we don't wait for defenders to appear — we train them. Recruits, remember: in the digital age, every keystroke can save a life or end one. You are no longer observers. You are shields."
Learn the tools of the trade in beginner-friendly rooms: reconnaissance, phishing identification, and your first hands-on exploits. No experience needed to enlist.
Daily missions escalate: counter ransomware outbreaks, analyse malware droppers, and defend simulated infrastructure while the clock runs.
ANCDEN traces the adversary's lifeline — a network of hidden command-and-control servers. Your squad's job: find them, map them, take them down.
The full-scale finale. Everything you've learned, one coordinated operation, and a leaderboard that decides who walks away with the honours.
Solo or squad
Run the mission alone or form a fireteam. Squad scores are ranked separately, so both paths lead to the podium.
All skill levels
Every mission ships with a guided route for beginners and an unguided hard mode for veterans hunting first blood.
Real recognition
Finishers earn verifiable certificates; top performers get profiled to our partner organisations actively hiring cyber talent.
Answer the call
The next deployment of Operation Cyber Shields is forming now. Secure your place and start basic training today.