{"id":49076,"date":"2026-07-31T19:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?guid=ae2c92a389abbcf03de280a963620eaa"},"modified":"2026-07-31T19:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T17:00:00","slug":"gmo-internet-group-to-field-a-group-wide-team-at-def-con-34-ctf-the-worlds-premier-cybersecurity-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stocks-future.com\/?p=49076","title":{"rendered":"GMO Internet Group to Field a Group-Wide Team at \u201cDEF CON 34\u201d CTF, the World\u2019s Premier Cybersecurity Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"bwalignc\">\n<b>- Selected from more than 200 white-hat hackers, bringing skills honed on the world stage back to society -<\/b><\/p><p>LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CTF?src=hash\" >#CTF<\/a>--GMO Internet Group, Inc. (TOKYO: 9449), a global leader in internet infrastructure and security headquartered in Tokyo, will send a group-wide team to compete in the Capture The Flag (CTF) competition at \u201cDEF CON 34,\u201d the world\u2019s premier security conference, to be held August 6\u20139, 2026 in Las Vegas, USA. By feeding the knowledge gained on this world-class stage back into vulnerability assessments and product development, GMO will accelerate the realization of its vision that \u201cGMO will protect your Internet Security.\u201d<\/p><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260731335124\/en\/2864985\/5\/Cloud_Village_image_7.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260731335124\/en\/2864985\/22\/Cloud_Village_image_7.jpg\" \/><\/a><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260731335124\/en\/2864985\/5\/Cloud_Village_image_7.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260731335124\/en\/2864985\/21\/Cloud_Village_image_7.jpg\" \/><\/a><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260731335124\/en\/2864984\/5\/GMO-IG_logo.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260731335124\/en\/2864984\/22\/GMO-IG_logo.jpg\" \/><\/a><br\/><a href=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260731335124\/en\/2864984\/5\/GMO-IG_logo.jpg\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mms.businesswire.com\/media\/20260731335124\/en\/2864984\/21\/GMO-IG_logo.jpg\" \/><\/a><p>\nGMO Internet Group is home to more than 200 white-hat hackers across GMO Cybersecurity by Ierae and GMO Flatt Security combined \u2014 the largest number of any group in Japan (No. 1 in white-hat hacker headcount). Selected members drawn from this pool will take on \u201cDEF CON 34.\u201d<\/p><p>\n<b>[Results at \u201cDEF CON 33\u201d in 2025]<\/b><\/p><p>\nSince joining \"DEF CON\" in 2023, GMO Internet Group has entered multiple teams each year. Last year's \"DEF CON 33\" results included:<\/p><ul class=\"bwlistdisc\">\n<li>\nGMO Ierae: Cloud Village CTF \u2014 1st place in the world (three consecutive years)<\/li>\n<li>\nBlue Water: DEF CON CTF Finals \u2014 2nd place in the world<\/li>\n<li>\nGMO Flatt Security: AppSec Village CTF \u2014 3rd place in the world; Hardware Hacking Village CTF \u2014 5th place in the world<\/li>\n<\/ul><p>\n<b>[Introducing the Teams Competing in \u201cDEF CON 34\u201d in 2026]<\/b><\/p><p>\n<b>DEF CON CTF Finals Team\n<br\/><\/b><b><i>A mixed unit joined by a Japanese team, aiming for a third consecutive Finals appearance\n<br\/><\/i><\/b>Blue Water (Joint Team)\n<br\/>\"To finally achieve the championship we have long sought, we will fight at full strength through the very last question, to the very last second,\" said Yuki Koike, Executive Officer and CTO of GMO Cybersecurity by Ierae, who will compete as a member of Blue Water.<\/p><p>\n<b>Village Teams\n<br\/><\/b><b><i>A cloud security assessment team aiming for a fourth consecutive title after three in a row\n<br\/><\/i><\/b>GMO Cybersecurity by Ierae \u2014 Cloud Village CTF (\u201cGMO Ierae\u201d)<\/p><p>\n<b><i>Aiming for a first championship on the strength of comprehensive IoT security capability\n<br\/><\/i><\/b>GMO Cybersecurity by Ierae \u2014 IoT-related Village CTF (\u201cGMO Ierae\u201d)<\/p><p>\n<b><i>Bringing real-world \u201cdefensive\u201d expertise to the world stage for the first time\n<br\/><\/i><\/b>GMO Cybersecurity by Ierae \u2014 Blue Team Village CTF (\u201cGMO Ierae\u201d)<\/p><p>\nGMO Internet Group supports participation in CTF because it views the event not merely as a technical competition, but as an important opportunity to sharpen white-hat hackers\u2019 skills in an environment close to real-world conditions, and to give back to society.<\/p><p>\n<b>[Learn more]\n<br\/><\/b><a  href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fgmo-cybersecurity.com%2Fen%2F&amp;esheet=54580650&amp;newsitemid=20260731335124&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=https%3A%2F%2Fgmo-cybersecurity.com%2Fen%2F&amp;index=1&amp;md5=33d36a965ebc2e59069be3022d9c3794\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">https:\/\/gmo-cybersecurity.com\/en\/<\/a><br\/><a  href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fflatt.tech%2Fen%2F&amp;esheet=54580650&amp;newsitemid=20260731335124&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=https%3A%2F%2Fflatt.tech%2Fen%2F&amp;index=2&amp;md5=c31421dd2a6457076feb16f107f25481\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">https:\/\/flatt.tech\/en\/<\/a><br\/><a  href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fgroup.gmo%2Fen%2F&amp;esheet=54580650&amp;newsitemid=20260731335124&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=https%3A%2F%2Fgroup.gmo%2Fen%2F&amp;index=3&amp;md5=c5289b0ef350bea5e20b80b35924aa1e\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">https:\/\/group.gmo\/en\/<\/a><\/p><br\/> <b>Contacts<\/b> <br\/><p>\n<b>[Press Contact]<\/b><br\/>GMO Internet Group, Inc.\n<br\/>Group Public Relations Department, PR Team, Fumiko Mochizuki\n<br\/><a  href=\"mailto:pr@gmo.jp\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">pr@gmo.jp<\/a><br\/><a  href=\"https:\/\/cts.businesswire.com\/ct\/CT?id=smartlink&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fgroup.gmo%2Fen%2Fcontact%2Fpress-inquiries%2F&amp;esheet=54580650&amp;newsitemid=20260731335124&amp;lan=en-US&amp;anchor=https%3A%2F%2Fgroup.gmo%2Fen%2Fcontact%2Fpress-inquiries%2F&amp;index=4&amp;md5=32c31af1094f6e1c06579601a7139f4a\" rel=\"nofollow\" shape=\"rect\">https:\/\/group.gmo\/en\/contact\/press-inquiries\/<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8211; Selected from more than 200 white-hat hackers, bringing skills honed on the world stage back to society -LAS VEGAS&#8211;(BUSINESS WIRE)&#8211;#CTF&#8211;GMO Internet Group, Inc. 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