Our Vision and Mission
We are a team of 4 women who are passionate about technology and want to inspire
fellow girls to pursue a career in Cyber Security. Our mission is to create a
safe space for women to become more knowledgeable in the field of Cyber Security.
We participated together in the Hack4Her 2024 competition at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU), and managed to secure the first place
in the DuckDB challenge. We were inspired by this event, but wanted to created a more Cyber Security focused competition.
This is what lead us to create our own event: Hack{h}erQuest. A Capture The Flag (CTF) competition for women only.
Chair
Novi Liuther
Novi Liuther is the Cyber Security enthusiast who took the initiative to start Hack{h}erQuest. She is
currently working as a Student Assistant for the course Operating Systems Security at Radboud University. However,
she already has quite some work experience as a Program Advisor in Pontianak Area (West Kalimantan, Indonesia).
Novi is fond of creating a positive learning environment and is always eager to help others.
"Sharing knowledge to others for them to success is a passion for me." - Novi Liuther
Sign-ups and media
Bezayite Amenu
Bezayite Amenu is a student who got into hacking at Radboud University. She brings a lot of creativity
to the table and is responsible for the sign-ups and media promotion material. She is currently working hard to finish her
bachelor's degree in Computing Science.
"I love the challenge CTFs bring and the fun of finding secrets." - Bezayite Amenu
Sponsorships, challenge builder, and speaker at the event
Aliza Reif
Aliza is a master student at Radboud University, specializing in Cyber Security and Artificial Intelligence. She is currently doing her
internship at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) in the AI-Security institute, where she is conducting research on an adversarial data
poisoning with the goal to mount the attack in a real-world setting. Furthermore, Aliza has been an active member of the Capture The
Flag team of Radboud University. She specifically loves to do Cryptography challenges. Next to all of that, she is also responsible for
securing sponsorships within the Hack{h}Quest team, and will give a workshop about Cryptography during the event. She will also create
a few Cryptography challenges for the CTF.
"CTFs are like puzzles waiting to be solved and it is the most rewarding feeling when the team succeeds." - Aliza Reif
Website- and challenge builder, and CTF connections
Lisanne Weidmann
Lisanne Weidmann is a master student at Radboud University who got into hacking during the course Web Security. She has
quite some expierence with CTFs already, and has an organisational role within the Radboud University CTF group. She applies
her knowledge to help create Hack{h}erQuest. Lisanne is responsible for building the website and creating
challenges for the CTF. She also has a lot of connections in the CTF world, which she uses promote the event and find
help where needed.
"I love the practical aspect of CTFs, and the struggle when doing a hard challenge." - Lisanne Weidmann