Competitive security record

Capture The Flag Record

A documented record of team championships, runner-up finishes, and international competition results. These time-boxed security exercises complement—not replace—authorized real-world testing experience.

4×National team championFirst-place results from 2018 to 2023
4×National runner-upFour additional podium finishes
94thOf 4,740 teamsCyber Apocalypse CTF 2021
13thIn MalaysiaAmong university participants nationwide · Solo
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Why this matters

For recruiters and technical reviewers, the record shows how I work under pressure—not only where I placed.

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Attack-path reasoning

Connect small technical signals into a practical route to the objective.

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Time-boxed validation

Prioritize hypotheses, test quickly, and discard weak paths without losing rigor.

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Team collaboration

Divide work, share evidence, and combine specialist findings into one result.

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Technical range

Apply web, network, reverse-engineering, cryptography, forensics, and OSINT skills as the challenge requires.

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National results

Team and solo results are labelled clearly so each achievement is represented accurately.

Championships

First place · Team
  1. Cyber Security ChallengeNational team championship
  2. Inter-University Cyber DrillNational team championship
  3. National CyberDrillNational team championship
  4. SUST SWE TECHNOVENT CTFNational team championship

Runner-up finishes

Second place · Team
  1. JU CTFNational first runner-up
  2. Cyber Security ChallengeNational first runner-up
  3. National Cyber DrillNational first runner-up
  4. CyberSummit HackathonNational first runner-up
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International evidence

Original screenshots and certificate evidence are preserved at full resolution.

Cyber Apocalypse CTF 2021 dashboard showing TheInfinityBytes in 94th place, 10,450 points, 35 of 62 solves, 4,740 teams, and 9,900 playersOpen original evidence ↗
2021 · International

Cyber Apocalypse CTF

Team TheInfinityBytes placed 94th of 4,740 teams in a field of 9,900 players, scoring 10,450 points and solving 35 of 62 challenges.

  • Top 2% team placement
  • Remote international competition
  • Team result preserved in the evidence
Curtin University Malaysia certificate issued to Jawad Mahdi, a solo competitor registered as Team Elliot, for the 24-hour nationwide Capture The Flag hackathon in October 2023Open original certificate ↗
2023 · Malaysia

Curtin Malaysia CTF

Placed 13th nationally (Top 15) among participants representing universities across Malaysia, competing solo in the 24-hour nationwide online competition. The certificate uses Team Elliot as the registration label.

  • 13th among university participants across Malaysia
  • Solo competitor · registered as Team Elliot
  • Participation certificate retained in full resolution

Record integrity: competition results are presented as team or solo achievements as applicable. CTF exercises demonstrate problem-solving under time pressure; they are separate from confidential client work and authorized vulnerability research.

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