INTELLIGENT BRANDS // Enterprise Security
Kaspersky Lab
launches international
cybersecurity contest
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aspersky Lab has launched a new
cybersecurity contest called ‘Secur’IT
Cup’ which invites students and
young professionals aged between 18 and
28 from all over the world to participate in
solving cybersecurity cases, as individuals or
in teams.
Participants will be asked to submit the best
projects that help solve cybersecurity issues
in three main categories: Connected Health;
Internet of Things and Personal Security.
“The Secur’IT Cup is an initiative with the
objective of getting the younger generation
involved in helping shape the cybersecurity
arena. We are encouraging the sharing of
ideas on how we can play a role in securing
the cybersecurity landscape. This presents
a great opportunity for students and young
adults in the META region to exercise their
creativity in helping solve some of the complex
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cybersecurity issues we face,” said Amir
Kanaan, Managing Director for the Middle
East, Turkey and Africa at Kaspersky Lab.
The contest will be held in conjunction
with a series of hackathons in various
parts of the world including the United
States, France and Russia. The hackathons
will serve as a platform for like-minded
individuals to group together to form teams
to participate in the competition.
Finalists of the international competition
can look forward to an all-expenses paid trip
to Budapest for the finals and stand to win
the grand prize of US$10,000. The finalist
will need to present their ideas to a panel
of judges made up of security experts from
Kaspersky and external organisations.
Participants would need to submit a brief
description of their projects followed by a
detailed version, which will be reviewed by
the jury before moving onto the finals.
The finals are being held from November 29
to 30 in Budapest, Hungary. n
THE SECUR’IT CUP
IS AN INITIATIVE
WITH THE OBJECTIVE
OF GETTING
THE YOUNGER
GENERATION
INVOLVED IN
HELPING SHAPE
THE CYBERSECURITY
ARENA.
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