The Kazakh team won the international cyber battle Standoff at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) 2025

The S.H.I.E.L.D. cybersecurity team from Kazakhstan emerged as the winner of the international cyber battle Standoff, held during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.

This year, Standoff was conducted in a special analytical format: 25 defender teams from 21 countries spent three days investigating complex attack scenarios targeting digital infrastructure in two sectors — oil and gas, and logistics.

The scenarios were based on real-world events and included critical incidents ranging from airport lighting outages to interference with urban traffic management systems and warehouse inventory operations.

The Kazakh team S.H.I.E.L.D. took first place in the logistics sector, successfully identifying and investigating all seven planted attacks. The average investigation time per incident was 20 hours and 15 minutes — one of the best results among all participants.

The victory of the Kazakh team, competing against teams from Russia, Belarus, Malaysia, and Thailand, further confirms the high qualifications and growing reputation of Central Asian cybersecurity specialists on the global stage.