International CyberSecurity Challenge - Oceania Team Qualifier (Round 1)
The aim of the challenge is to attract young talent and raise awareness of the need to increase education and skills in cybersecurity.
A Steering Committee across the globe has been established comprising government, regional institutions, universities and research centres to design the competition.
The qualifiers are open to any residents of Australia, New Zealand, or Pacific Island Countries between 18-26 years old (as of 14th June 2022) and covers a wide range of technical cybersecurity disciplines. The Oceania team will be selected at qualifiers over two rounds. The first round (23rd April 2022) will be an online Capture the Flag challenge. The best 30 participants will qualify for the second round.
The second round (5th-6th May 2022) will be an in-person event hosted at The University of Queensland's St Lucia, Brisbane campus. It will see participants faced with real-life cybersecurity scenarios. The best fifteen participants will be invited to Greece to make up the Oceania delegation to the International Cybersecurity Challenge.
Teams will compete in a series of cyber challenges comprising,
- Web application and system exploitation,
- Cryptography,
- Reverse engineering,
- Hardware challenges and
- Attack/defence challenges.
The ICC brand attracts the top cybersecurity talent from around the world and it is expected that the challenge will develop into a preeminent cybersecurity event and a key global incubator of cybersecurity talent.
The International competition will be held in Athens, Greece between 14-17th June 2022.
About International CyberSecurity Challenge
The aim of the challenge is to attract young talent and raise awareness of the need to increase education and skills in cybersecurity.
A Steering Committee across the globe has been established comprising government, regional institutions, universities and research centres to design the competition.