The Faculty of Information and Communication Technology, Mahidol University (ICT Mahidol), would like to extend its heartfelt congratulations to undergraduate students from the International Program in Information and Communication Technology (ICT International Program), team “404BrainNotFound”: Mr. Terat Burami and Mr. Pathompum Jirakarnpaisan, both fourth-year students, and Mr. Nattachai Mingrattikornon, a third-year student, on advancing to the final round as one of the top 10 teams out of 496 in the Thailand Cyber Top Talent 2025 (Senior, Higher Education level) competition. The team is under the supervision of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vasaka Visoottiviseth, Program Chair of the M.Sc. in Cyber Security and Information Assurance. The results were officially announced on September 2, 2025.
The “Thailand Cyber Top Talent 2025” competition is organized by the National Cyber Security Agency (NCSA) in collaboration with Huawei Technologies (Thailand) Co., Ltd. Its objective is to enhance the knowledge, skills, and experience of youth and the public in the field of cybersecurity. More than just a skills competition, it serves as an important mechanism for cultivating and developing highly capable cybersecurity professionals.
The competition consists of two rounds:
- Round 1 (Qualifying Round): Capture the Flag in Jeopardy style, where participants could choose any challenge to solve first. Each challenge carried different points depending on its difficulty. This round was held on August 30, 2025.
- Round 2 (Final Round): Capture the Flag in Attack the Virtual World style, where participants must extract answers from servers, client machines, and various network devices within a simulated environment by performing external attacks and analyzing traces left on compromised servers. The final round will take place on September 13, 2025 at the Mayfair Ballroom, The Berkeley Hotel, Bangkok, and will also be livestreamed via Facebook: NSCA Thailand and Facebook: Thailand National Cyber Academy.
The winning team will represent Thailand at the Cyber SEA Game 2025, a regional stage that brings together cybersecurity talents and experts from across Southeast Asia.
Once again, the Faculty of ICT proudly extends its sincere commendation to the student, whose remarkable achievement brings great pride and honor to the faculty.
