Global Threat Modeling Hackathon
2026

February 2-27, 2026

Our community's favorite event is back for 2026. Join top threat modelers worldwide for three weeks of hands-on threat modeling, collaborative learning, and a chance to win big!

About the event

TMC Global Threat Modeling Hackathon is the industry’s largest hackathon focused on threat modeling and secure design. Each spring, the best and brightest threat modelers around the world gather for three weeks to design secure systems.

This year, we’re back with our biggest and most exciting edition yet—packed with engaging challenges, skill-building opportunities, and the largest prizes in our hackathon history. Join us for the 4th year in securing the future by design!

Hackathon '26 Timeline

Registration opens
Jan 16
Contest period
Feb 2–20
Judging period
Feb 21–26
Closing ceremony
Feb 27

Here's what to expect

Immersive Learning
Collaborate globally to create solid threat models over three weeks.
Expert-led Training
Hands-on workshops and threat modeling courses by leading experts.
1:1 Mentorship
Receive guidance and mentorship from seasoned threat modeling pros.
Over $8,000 in prizes
Win a roundtrip to Vienna, Amazon vouchers, and more.

Judges 2026

Dave Soldera
Security Architect
Electronic Arts
Irene Michlin
Application Security Lead
Neo4j
Muhammad Qasim Irshad
Sr. Security Architect
Scania AB
Daniel Agota
Consultant
Steven Wierckx
Product Security Team Lead
Toreon
Robert Hurlbut
Principal Application Security Architect / Threat Modeling Trainer
Toreon

Speakers 2026

Stanley Harris
Stanley Harris
Workshop speaker
Co-founder & CEO @Katilyst
Tanya Janca
Tanya Janca
Keynote speaker
Secure Coding Trainer @She Hacks Purple Consulting Inc.

Mentors 2026

Abhishek Goel
AppSec Program Lead
ABN Amro Clearing
Reza Norouzian
Security Architect
ZEISS
Veeramani Sampathkumar
Software Engineering Advisory Senior
Navneet Keshav
Sr. Threat Modeling Architect
Suneel Kumar Mogali
Lead Technical Consultant
Rajdipsinh Solanki
Security Engineer
Simon Monteyne
Application Security Analyst
Approach Cyber
Donavan Cheah
Sr. Cybersecurity Consultant
Thales
Prabhakar Damor
vCISO and DPO
Praveen Gupta
Sr. Software Engineer
Uber
Ana Ila
Director
Information Security Governance
Ari Kalfus
Senior Manager of Product Security
DigitalOcean
Mohsin Khan
SDE - AI & ML
SAP
Pankaj Joshi
Architect
Thomson Reuters
Thomas Lemaitre
Security consultant
NTT Data
Sanat Pattanaik
Principal Security Architect
ADP
Ben Ramirez
Security Strategist
Booking.com
Natalia Semenova
Lead Security Architect
Mercedes-Benz North America
Amit Sharma
Security Officer
ASR
Edouard Stoka
CISO Applications
Safran
Mariia Tiurina
Senior Application Security Engineer
Outseer

Coming Soon...

Speakers, mentors and sponsors! Watch this space (metaphorically, not literally, that could be very dull).

If you're interested in becoming a sponsor, drop us an email.

If you are interested in becoming a Mentor, click the button below!

FAQs

What is the Threat Modeling Hackathon?

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Think of it as a four virtual bootcamp for threat modeling – where you’ll dive into intense threat modeling exercises with people who are just as passionate (and maybe even a bit obsessed) about secure design as you are!

You’ll team up with 3-6 people to threat model a system of innovative and complex design.

Acting as Security Consultant, yo'll review a system design, identify key threats, and propose solutions. The team with the sharpest analysis and most innovative solutions wins.

Who should come?

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Anyone who's already into threat modeling or anyone who's curious and ready to learn the ropes.

How much does it cost?

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Zero. Nada. Zilch. The Threat Modeling Hackathon is completely free for all participants – thanks to our amazing sponsors who share our mission to make threat modeling a must-have skill and practice for every team.

What if I don’t have any threat modeling experience?

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No worries! You’re in great company. Over 30% of our past participants started with zero threat modeling experience. This is where they got their start! We offer beginner workshops and resource packs to get you up to speed. Plus, mentors and more experienced teammates will have your back.

Do I compete as an individual or a team?

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We’re all about teamwork. The Threat Modeling Hackathon is a team competition, but don’t worry if you don’t have a team – you can register individually, and we’ll match you with others based on time zones.

What will I build?

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The best threat model you can create for the system. Acting as a Security Consultant, your team will analyze the system design, identify the top threats, and propose solutions.

Previous champions

2025
Dragan Stevanovic
Vinesh Jethva
Aleez Shoukat
Almog Langleben
Matt Moran

2024
Arron Johnson (Team Captain)
Alicia Haumann
Ivan Smetskoy
Jan Andersen
Prasanna Srinivasan
Dr. Jetzabel Serna

Past Mentors

Vijay Sridhar
2025
Exec. Manager
Deloitte
Pankaj Upadhyay
2025
Principal Security Engineer
Workday
Nikola Vouk
2025
Sr. Security Consultant
AWS
Isaac Ojeh
2025
Sr. Security Analyst
PayFacto / Adjunct Professor - Conestoga College
Georgios Makrodimitris
2025
Head of Software Adoption
IriusRisk
Fraser Scott
2025
Chief Scientist
IriusRisk
Doug Winzell
2025
Cybersecurity Consultant
Concord
Chris Ramirez
2025
Manager, Software Security Group
Axway
Adrian Bettag
2025
Head of Security Research
IriusRisk
Abhishek Kumar Goel
2025
AppSec Program Lead
ABN AMRO Clearing
Audrey Long
2025
Gaming Cloud Security Architect
Microsoft
Zoe Braiterman
2023
CIO
Mutual Knowledge Systems
Mark Merkow
2023
Application Security Engineer
Freeport-McMoRan
Jeroen Verwoest
2023
Product Owner, Threat Modeling
ABN AMRO Bank
Steven Wierckx
2024
Product Security Team Lead
Toreon
Avi Douglen
2023
Founder and CEO
Bounce Security
Tyson Garrett
2024
CTO
TrustOnCloud
Simone Curzi
2024
Cyber Security Principal Consultant
Microsoft
Natalia Girabet Massot
2024
Tech Lead
IriusRisk
Michael Bernhardt
2024
Product Security Manager
Telefónica Germany
Joshua Holmes
2024
Cyber Security Consultant
secureIO GmbH
Jonny Tennyson
2024
Head of Customer Success
Secure Code Warrior
Georges Bolssens
2024
Threat Modeling Consultant
Toreon
James Rabe
2024
Global Technical Program Manager
IriusRisk
John Taylor
2023, 2024
Sr. Manager, Global Cybersecurity A&E Application Security and Design
Deloitte
Altaz Valani
2024
Principal Advisory Director
Info-Tech Research Group
Edouard Stoka
2024
Sr. Application Security Architect
ADP
Daniel Agota
2023, 2024
Sr. Security Consultant
Career break
Dave Soldera
2024
Security Architect
Electronic Arts
Álvaro Pérez
2024
Sr. Developer & Security Champion
IriusRisk
Atul Chaturvedi
2024
Cyber Security Architect
Fiskars Group

Past Speakers

Robert Hurlbut
Robert Hurlbut
Principal Product Security Architect / Threat Modeling Trainer
Toreon
Avi Douglen
Avi Douglen
Founder & CEO
Bounce Security
Adam Shostack
Adam Shostack
President
Shostack + Associates
Kim Wuyts
Kim Wuyts
Manager, Cyber & Privacy
PwC Belgium
Luis Servín
Luis Servín
Platform Security Lead
Hapag-Lloyd AG
Chris Romeo
Chris Romeo
CEO & Co-founder
Devici

Past Judges

Lesley Nuttall
2023
IBM Cloud
IBM
Sebastien Deleersnyder
2023
Co-founder & CTO
Toreon
Kim Wuyts
2024
Manager, Cyber & Privacy
PwC
Avi Douglen
2024
Founder and CEO
Bounce Security
Izar Tarandach
2023
Sr. Principal Security Architect
SiriusXM
Brook Schoenfield
2023, 2024
CTO & Chief Security Architect
Resilient Software Security, LLC
Adam Shostack
2023
President
Shostack + Associates