Kaspersky has announced that it is inviting highly motivated students and young researchers who are trying to change the world of technology by increasing security to the international Secur’IT Cup ’22 competition.

With the increasing penetration of digital technology into our lives, the question remains how they can meet our needs without compromising our privacy and data. The rapid development of technology requires the cybersecurity industry to keep pace with this situation by providing effective solutions to security vulnerabilities.

Kaspersky is the fifth international Secur’IT Cup ’22 announced the launch of the competition. The competition aims to support young talents, enable them to innovate in the world of cybersecurity and turn brilliant ideas into real solutions that can help solve problems in their own environment.

This year, the competition presents three key areas focused on new solutions:

• Mobile Security – Develop a security project for mobile devices and smartwatches to help people around the world protect their privacy and personal data from mobile attacks and cybercrime.
• Router Security – Introduce new security solutions for large industrial facilities or to protect the ‘brain’ of the IoT that manages all device networks in the home.
• Prevent Chess Cheating – create a popular chess game that will protect players from dishonest players and detect cheating attempts.

Kaspersky continuously supports the development of chess, with the aim of making the game even more popular in the digital world and the spread of online tournaments.

Also this year the company offers a special category: Family care. This category, which has special sections on various security topics, is detailed as follows:

• “elderly care” section: security projects that may be related to internet security, health monitoring and other issues related to the elderly.
• “Pet Care” section: safety projects related to safety, health, grooming and other aspects of both pets and strays.
• “Finance for the family” section: security projects related to financial planning, cost control, other aspects of controlling finances for the whole family or single family members.

Kaspersky Academy Group Manager Academic Affairs Evgenia Russkikhsay: “This year marks the 5th anniversary of the Secur’IT coupe, which we can say with certainty has come of age. Our team is proud of the project that has already brought together more than 6,000 participants. An important innovation that we started last year and continued in 2022 was adding social responsibility categories to our scope. We believe it is very important not only to find solutions to technological problems in the field of cybersecurity, but also to contribute to raising awareness about how cybersecurity solutions can affect the lives of vulnerable groups of people. We hope to continue this momentum in the future. I wish all our participants to get the best out of their creativity, innovative thinking and experience while participating in our competition.”

Online registration process for the competition on November 7, 2022 it will end. Afterwards, participants are asked to submit a detailed project description, research summary and project prototype. until November 20, 2022 It takes up to two weeks. An expert jury of industry experts and the Kaspersky team will evaluate all projects and select a shortlist for the final. Participants can participate in the competition individually or in teams. In addition, Kaspersky Academy will host a series of local events in Asia-Pacific, Russia, and the CIS and META regions to help students easily participate in global competitions. The dates of these events will be announced later.

last event on December 14, 2022 takes place online and to the winner $10,000 reward will be given. The latter will have the scope of their chosen professional certification (such as CISSP, CISA, CISM). Third parties will have the opportunity to take a professional course of their choice on one of the global MOOC platforms.

Source: (BYZHA) – Beyaz News Agency