According to the rating, posted on the website of CTFtime, Ukrainian IT specialists from the institute drew ahead of more than 12,000 teams from around the world. Ukrainian team dcua, created in 2012, is led by research fellow from the institute Mykola Ilyin. Currently the team consists of 43 players. Dcua has been in the top ten in the CTFtime rating for the past four years. The CTFtime rating is drawn up as a result of participation of teams during the year in international competitions in the field of information security. In 2016 it was based on the results of 70 competitions.