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This Kaspersky student competition is dedicated to the challenges of a rapidly changing world and tackling security issues posed by new technologies. We want participants of the Secur’IT Cup in 2021 to come up with their own researches and projects to help solve cybersecurity issues in the following areas:

New methods and instruments for security assessment

Develop new instruments or approaches to improve / automate security assessment processes for web and mobile applications, corporate networks, industrial objects etc.

Machine learning in cybersecurity

Develop new methods to apply machine learning to improve CS technologies and narrow the damage caused by cyberattacks.

Special nomination: Fighting Cyber Violence

Develop new ways to help violence survivors protect themselves in the digital and physical world (from stalking, bullying, hidden tracking etc.)


Partners:

IoT Security

Protect users of devices referred to as internet of things such as home devices, medical devices, unmanned vehicles (incl. drones) from exposing their privacy and security by creating new security solutions.

Stages of the contest

closes
13.11
2021
closes
14.11
2021
09.12
2021

Primary Registration

Register online for the competition.

Submit detailed project description

and / or research abstract and project prototype. Add your team members if applicable. The expert jury will consider all projects and select the best for the finals.

Or one may also participate in an online conferences

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Finals

Take part in the ONLINE final event where you will pitch your idea to a board of experts!

Prize Fund

A trip to 2

Kaspersky Security Analyst Summit 2022

A grant of 1

$10 000

A trip to 3

Local Cybersecurity conference or professional course of choice on one of global MOOC-platforms

In special nomination «Fighting Cyber Violence» two projects would be awarded with grants of $ 5000

Meet our jury

Denis Barinov

Head of Kaspersky.Academy, Kaspersky

Sergey Novikov

Deputy Dir. GReAT, Head of EEMEA Research Center, Kaspersky

Vladislav Tushkanov

Senior Data Scientist, Kaspersky

Alina Tan

Associate Principal, Enterprise Security Architect for Dyson

Dr. Weihan Goh

Assistant Professor at the Singapore Institute of Technology

Konstantin Gilberg

Innovation products lead in Kaspersky Product Studio

Final

The final event in 2021 will be held online due to limited opportunities for travel.

December 9
2021

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