Cyber security hackathon kicks off

  • | Wednesday | 21st February, 2018

DEHRADUN: A three-day cyber security hackathon organized by the US embassy and the Uttarakhand Science Education & Research Centre (USERC) kicked off here on Wednesday.The North India Cyber Security Hackathon is working towards developing solutions focused on security features for various applications that enable e-transactions and public services. Fourteen participating teams will showcase cyber fraud vulnerabilities and suggest possible solutions. The winning team will receive a seed funding of Rs 50,000 and the runners-up will receive Rs 30,000 to further develop their solution.“The US and India have been building on a cyber-partnership and with the North India Cyber Security Hackathon, the US embassy hopes to empower youth here in the field of information security,” said Stewart E Davis, director of programmes, North India, US Embassy.Durgesh Pant, director, USERC, told TOI, “The objective of the hackathon is to create awareness on the opportunities and challenges in the area of cyber security and build capacity among youth in North India by encouraging them to build innovative solutions for cyber security issues.”Sanyam Jain, one of the 60 students participating in the event, said, “I am working on a project to make e-transactions more secure because the existing payment methods are not fool proof.”

DEHRADUN: A three-day cyber security hackathon organized by the US embassy and the Uttarakhand Science Education & Research Centre (USERC) kicked off here on Wednesday.The North India Cyber Security Hackathon is working towards developing solutions focused on security features for various applications that enable e-transactions and public services. Fourteen participating teams will showcase cyber fraud vulnerabilities and suggest possible solutions. The winning team will receive a seed funding of Rs 50,000 and the runners-up will receive Rs 30,000 to further develop their solution.“The US and India have been building on a cyber-partnership and with the North India Cyber Security Hackathon, the US embassy hopes to empower youth here in the field of information security,” said Stewart E Davis, director of programmes, North India, US Embassy.Durgesh Pant, director, USERC, told TOI, “The objective of the hackathon is to create awareness on the opportunities and challenges in the area of cyber security and build capacity among youth in North India by encouraging them to build innovative solutions for cyber security issues.”Sanyam Jain, one of the 60 students participating in the event, said, “I am working on a project to make e-transactions more secure because the existing payment methods are not fool proof.”

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