Name: OWASP Los Angeles × SecureFlag Secure Development Tournament
Start: 2026-09-14T17:30:00.000-07:00
End: 2026-09-14T20:30:00.000-07:00
Location: TBA

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OWASP Los Angeles

OWASP Los Angeles × SecureFlag  Secure Development Tournament

September 14, 2026 | 5:30 PM–8:30 PM | In Person

Join OWASP Los Angeles and SecureFlag for an evening of hands-on application security and secure coding.

This is not a traditional CTF. Instead of only finding and exploiting vulnerabilities, participants will compete to 

fix real security vulnerabilities in real code

 through SecureFlag’s Secure The Flag tournament.

Participants will work inside fully provisioned browser based development environments, identify vulnerabilities in running applications, write secure fixes, and submit them against security and functional tests. A live leaderboard will track progress throughout the tournament.

SecureFlag supports more than 50 technologies, including Python, Java, JavaScript, AWS, Kubernetes, Terraform, Docker, cloud technologies, and other development environments.

5:30 PM–6:00 PM — Check-in, food, networking, and OWASP LA updates

6:00 PM–6:15 PM — SecureFlag tournament kickoff and platform demo

6:15 PM–8:15 PM — Secure Development Tournament

8:15 PM–8:30 PM — Winners, prizes, and closing

 provides the tournament environment through the browser.

 Los Angeles area venue details coming soon.

Space will be limited. RSVP to reserve your spot.

SecureFlag provides hands-on secure coding training and threat modeling for developers, DevOps, cloud, QA, architects, and other technical teams. Its platform includes hands-on labs, learning paths, tournaments, training plans, and secure development training across a broad range of technologies.

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