Following another long year of qualifiers, the CSC committee is excited to announce the CSC 2023 final is around the corner. 133 teams from 20 tertiary education institutions from South Africa, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Lesotho and Namibia competed for spots in the final. Excellent skills were showcased by all teams and the CSC committee is proud to welcome the following 10 teams to the 2023 SANReN Cyber Security Challenge final:
| Team Name | University |
| B1str0M4th | North West University |
| BuzzHackYear | University of Cape Town – Eng |
| CltrAltElite | University of Johannesburg – Eng |
| CodeClappers | University of Witwatersrand – CS |
| CSyndicate | Rhodes University |
| FLUKE | University of Johannesburg – CS |
| NullPointer | University of Witwatersrand – Eng |
| Password1234 | University of Pretoria |
| Prowl Patrol | University of the Western Cape |
| REvil | Namibia University of Science and Technology |
The final will take place at Kruger Gate Hotel, On the Sabi River at the Paul Kruger Gate, Mpumalanga, from 4 – 8 December 2023.