The value of CTFs in terms of cybersecurity awareness, training and education is evidenced by the number of events out in the wild today and the caliber of participants. Gamification taps into that natural human need to play, improve and maybe win sometimes. CTF events can be used to train new hires and recruit new employees and as a tool for recruitment. Given the impending global cybersecurity skills gaps global cybersecurity gap, we need to reach approximately 3.5 million unfilled jobs by 2021.”]