About

My name is Vladimir Albu. I am a high school student, cybersecurity enthusiast and CTF player.
I am the captain of a Romanian CTF team called “OctalO” (CTFtime)
Currently learning more web application penetration testing and binary exploitation.

Certifications and associated skills

  • Burp Suite Certified Practitioner (BSCP) - View certification
    • Burp Suite
    • Web Application Security

Awards and achievements

This includes competitions and extracurricular activities

2025

  • ⭐ Qualified for ECSC (European Cybersecurity Challenge)
  • 🌲 Qualifed for the Romanian Cyber Security Challenge Bootcamp where the selection for ECSC’s Team Romania is done
  • 🥈 2nd place at the Romanian National Cyber Security Olympiad (10th grade)
  • 🥇 1st place at UNbreakable Romania Team Finals (on high school category, 2nd overall, played with team “hex on the beach”)
  • 🚩 4th place (high school) at UNbreakable Romania Individual (9th overall)
  • 🥇 1st place at the Romanian Regional Cyber Security Olympiad (10th grade), 2nd overall (all high school classes, whole country)
  • 🚩 Qualified for ROCSC Finals (6th on junior category, 10th overall)

2024

  • ✍️ Challenge author at TFC CTF 2024, organized by Romania’s best CTF team
  • 🌲 Qualifed for the Romanian Cyber Security Challenge Bootcamp where the selection for ECSC’s Team Romania is done
  • 🥇 1st place at the Romanian National Cyber Security Olympiad (9th grade)
  • 🥇 1st place at the Romanian Regional Cyber Security Olympiad (9th grade), 5th overall (all high school classes, whole country)