Ministry of IT & Telecom and its associated company, Ignite, have launched Pakistan’s first nationwide cybersecurity hackathon. 1200+ individuals have registered so far. Teams will be competing in five categories including application exploitation, mobile device exploitation, network attacks and exploitation, operating systems exploitation, and speed programming.
Ignite is hosting the hackathon which will assist in improving cybersecurity readiness, protection, and incident response capabilities of the country by conducting cyber drills at the national level. The cyber drills have been designed with a dual purpose: to act as a platform for cooperation, information sharing, and discussions on current cybersecurity issues, as well as to provide hands-on experience to national cybersecurity resources.
Participation is expected from university students, freelancers, professionals, and hackers from all over the country. The organizations responsible for ensuring cybersecurity compliance in Pakistan are the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA), and the State Bank of Pakistan. These organizations are partners for this national competition. This challenge will provide awareness and resource pool to these organizations to better safeguard the cyber front of Pakistan.
In the first round of the competition, 150 participants will be selected from each of the 3 cities (Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad). The onsite drill will...
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