This year's Challenge Series survey is up! Please fill it out. This is how we determine next year's theme. @GopherCon #ChallengeSeries #CTF #CyberSecurity forms.gle/bXAnMmBKpa6b8Fdg9

It’s been 2 weeks since GopherCon 2025’s Challenge Series 🎉 Feedback is in, and you voted the Top 4 themes for 2026: Dune Jurassic Park Cyberpunk Portal + Half-Life (X-Files was voted into oblivion at -25 🤯) #gophercon #golang #infosec

Bye New York! It was a blast. Untill Next Time... #gophercon #challengeseries #security #infosec #golang

Sometimes your security/development teams need extra help... CodePros (CodePros.org) is here to help! #heretohelp #someheroswritecode #codepros #security #infosec #ics #devops #k8s #golang

Life's challenges got you down? Need a new keyboard? If you want a challenge you can solve join us next year at GopherCon 2026 for the Challenge Series! #gophercon #challengeseries #security #infosec #golang

📊 Matrix Challenge Series — Final Stats 👥 196 registrations | 85 teams 🧩 87 challenges → only 5 unsolved ⚡ 769 correct / 7248 incorrect (9.6%) 🏆 26 prizes → 22 winners 🔥 7 teams >50% points | 1 user solo The Matrix pushed back. The resistance rose. #GopherCon

Congratulations to the winning team Lemon Tree! #gophercon #challengeseries #security #infosec #golang

Hey Folks - Here is the feedback form for this year's Challenge Series event: forms.gle/zXu2bkNEwPnznrAH8 Please take some time after the competition ends to fill out the feedback form and help us improve the competition. #gophercon #challengeseries #security #infosec #golang

🖤💚 The grid stays alive thanks to @oxidecomputer. Bare-metal speed. Cloud control. No illusions. They’re powering the Challenge Series infra at #GopherCon. #gophercon #challengeseries #oxide #golang #infosec

Flags end up in the strangest of places #gophercon #challengeseries #security #infosec #golang

🕶️ You could be the One. There’s still time to jack in — the Matrix Challenge Series is live. 💻 Hack the puzzles 🔓 Break the system 🏆 Climb the leaderboard Join now before the signal fades. #CTF #MatrixChallenge #Cybersecurity #FollowTheWhiteRabbit

📊 Matrix Challenge Series Stats 📊 👥 185 registered 🏆 Teams: DNF (5145), Go4Magic (4387), Just For Fun (4226) 🔥 Users: ndy (3676), ibk (3652), admin (3294) ❓ 7 unsolved, 8 unclaimed speaker flags ⚠️ 6,700 failed submissions #CTF #MatrixChallenge #GopherCon #Cybersecurity

⌨️🔥 Challenge Series prize drop: a custom split mech keyboard from @keebio. Type fast. Hack faster. Thanks to Keeb.io for sponsoring one of the slickest rewards at #GopherCon 🕶️💻 #gophercon #challengeseries #golang #infosec #mechanicalkeyboard

Found this QR Code living it's Best Life... #gophercon #challengeseries #security #infosec #golang

⌨️ Not all keys open doors… some unlock glory. In the Challenge Series, every line of code, every cracked cipher, every system breached takes you closer to freedom— and closer to prizes like mechanical keyboards... #gophercon #challengeseries #security #infosec #golang

🏆 Challenge Series Results 🏆 Team: DNF — 1937 pts Player: Taigrr — 1898 pts “Through the Looking Glass” → Username Mike 🎟️ + ⌨️ Random Loot → mikecycle (BeagleBone + Arduino) #gophercon #challengeseries #golang #infosec

Get your postcard while you still can. Three designs to choose from! Come see us at the challenge series! @gophercon #challengeseries #security #infosec #golang

💊 Red pill or blue pill? 🔵 Stay in the simulation — get nothing. 🔴 Break the system — claim a reward: 🐬 Take Home a Flipper Zero Kit 🎟️ GopherCon 2025 workshop pass The choice is yours. #gophercon #challengeseries #security #infosec #golang

⚡ In the Matrix, code isn’t just lines on a screen — it shapes reality. 🔧 Hardware hacking kits — packed with boards, sensors, and components — if can break free. Will you just read the code, or will you make the system? #gophercon #challengeseries #security #infosec #golang

☎️ Ring… Ring… What if the call isn’t from the Operator this time? In the Matrix, not every phone leads you back to safety... Are you ready to answer? #gophercon #challengeseries #security #infosec #golang