The hardware track that CTFs are missing
Most CTFs stop at web, crypto and pwn. We build the part they lack: real IoT, OT and hardware challenges, on devices players can hold. These are the events we already back.
NileCTF 2026
Hardware challenges for a free national competition, 13 to 18 year olds.
MindBreak 2026
Three RF lockpicking challenges for an overnight student CTF in Paris.
DaVinciCTF 2026
A full hardware track: ESP32 boards attacked over BLE and Wi-Fi.
Securimag
Hardware and IoT challenges provided by Espilon.
More on the way. If you run a CTF and want a hardware track, that is exactly what we do. Talk to us.
Research communities we work with
Labs, tools and research built together, with both names on the work.
ARARASAT
Satellite security research, Brazil. Joint CTF challenges, labs, RF tooling and research.
Become a 2026 partner
Annual commitments, each tied to something concrete: hardware, labs, and visibility with embedded security people.
The first slot is still open
The first one in takes the 2026 founding-partner status, a CTF box carrying its name, and this page to itself.
Visibility and recruitment reach.
- One full lab funded, open to all
- Logo on espilon.net and the partners page
- 2 mentions per year (LinkedIn, newsletter)
- 2 job posts relayed per year
Our core partnership.
- Everything in Contributor, plus:
- A CTF box in your name, played in our CTFs (1 year)
- 5 job posts relayed and a presentation session
- Quarterly visibility report
Flagship partner.
- Everything in Partner, plus:
- Naming rights on a CTF box (1 year)
- Recruitment event and 10 job posts relayed
- Headline presence at the on-site CTF
Scoped engagement, quoted case by case.
- Security audit of your embedded products
- Custom Espilon modules and tools
- Direct access to the research team
- Deliverable and licence defined by contract
Download the full prospectus
Six pages: what we do, who we reach, the available formats, what each one includes and the pricing. Same document in both languages, pick yours.
Rather talk it through first? We will take 20 minutes to build a partnership that fits your goals. Email us →
Four other ways to collaborate
No budget involved. Pick the one that fits, or mix them.
Technical collaboration
Joint vulnerability research on embedded targets. Security analysis of IoT and OT products, code review, shared write-ups.
Academic partnership
End-of-study project and thesis topics in embedded security: firmware analysis, RFID, BLE, protocol reversing. Talks at engineering schools.
Internship
3 to 6 month research internship in embedded and IoT security. Real targets, no toy projects. You get your name on what you find.
CTF & events
Challenge co-creation, co-organized IoT and OT CTF events, guest tracks.