After a long year of qualifiers, the 2021 SANReN CSC final is upon us. 213 students from 12 tertiary education institutions from South Africa, Botswana, and eSwatini competed for spots in the final. The impact of the pandemic did not deter students from showcasing their hacking skills and we are proud to welcome the following 11 teams to the 2021 SANReN Cyber Security Challenge final, to be held over the weekend of the 27th and 28th of November:
| Team Name | University |
| Cronus | University of Botswana |
| ThePhishermen | University of Pretoria |
| UCSC | University of eSwatini |
| GonePhishing | Rhodes University |
| CommuniMaestros | Botho University |
| SavannaSolutionsSubset | University of Pretoria |
| HappyTreeFriends | University of the Western Cape |
| Unid£ntified | Tshwane University of Technology |
| BitByBit | University of Pretoria |
| CyberGlory | University of Johannesburg |
| Tsotsi | University of Cape Town |
| CyberFury | University of Pretoria |
To keep all of the participant safe the 2021 SANReN Cyber Security Challenge will again be held in a virtual setting.