Motivated students and young cybersecurity researchers eager to change the world for the better can apply for participation in the Secur’IT Cup, an international competition run by Kaspersky and aimed at tackling security issues posed by modern technologies. Participants can enter the contest both as teams or individually.
As latest technologies open up new digital pathways and broaden our horizons, they can also bring new security challenges. Committed to building a safer digital world, Kaspersky has been at the forefront of countering cyberthreats, and has been continuously sharing its world-class expertise with the community, especially the youth, who will take over this mission in the future.
This year marks the launch of the sixth edition of Kaspersky’s international Secur’IT Cup. The main goal of the contest is to support young talent in their professional development, enabling them to create solutions to mitigate the security issues that are emerging with the appearance of new technologies and the ones that may occur in the future.
For the Secur’IT Cup’23, participants can come up with ideas for the solutions addressing security challenges in these particular fields:
- Gaming & Geeks – participants may propose their reliable and innovative security solutions, that increase the efficiency of gadgets and contribute to the safety of the gaming world.
- FinTech – contestants develop their cyber defense projects for the financial industry that can help people around the world be more protected from attacks and cybercrimes.
- Tracking & Security of people and things – talented young people can offer their projects to secure data protection and its legitimate tracking and collection.
- Family care – contenders are encouraged to come up with projects in the fields of Elderly Care or Pet Care.
- 02.10.23 – 15.10.23 – developing an idea;
- 16.10.23 – 29.10.23 – providing a business model;
- 30.10.2023 – 12.11.2023 – introducing prototype design;
- 13.11.2023 – 26.11.2023 – idea finalisation.