- Added "HW" (Hardware) category to the platform with a dedicated icon and color

- Updated challenge grid to 6 columns on desktop to accommodate the new category
- Alphabetized challenge categories in the main view and Admin panel selection
- Alphabetized operators list in the Admin panel with case-insensitive sorting
- Restricted visibility of Challenges, Scoreboard, and Score Matrix to authenticated users only
- Secured the /state API endpoint to prevent leaking challenges, solves, teams, or internal IP (dockerIp) to guests
- Implemented server-side verification of user profile in the state response to prevent client-side admin spoofing
- Refactored the /state backend endpoint using async/await for better reliability and error handling
- Rebranded the project from "cypherstrike-ctf" to "hipctf" across package.json, index.html, and server defaults
- Synchronized browser page title with the competition name configured in the Admin panel
- Fixed a "black page" issue by resolving a missing React import and adding frontend sanity checks

Admin.tsx

@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ export const Admin: React.FC = () => {
   }, [state.challenges]);
 
   const sortedOperators = useMemo(() => {
-    return state.teams
+    return [...state.teams]
       .filter(t => t.id !== 'admin-0')
-      .sort((a, b) => a.name.localeCompare(b.name));
+      .sort((a, b) => (a.name || '').localeCompare(b.name || '', undefined, { sensitivity: 'base' }));
   }, [state.teams]);
 
   useEffect(() => {