Cyber Security

Source: https://www.gchq.gov.uk/news/xmaschallenge2022

🦌

Move: 0

Rudolph needs to escape from this cyberspace maze by reaching the flag. He starts where indicated and can move North/East/South/West to points along the same layer, or he can Ascend/Descend between layers (as shown by the dashed lines).

He can only go in the direction of the arrows. If he touches a key, then ALL the gold arrows will swap direction. What is his shortest route to get to the flag – and can you describe it using one 7-letter word?