Trend Micro organizes Global Competition to bridge Cyber Security gap
Trend Micro has recognized the need for cyber security solutions and recently hosted its third annual Capture the Flag competition to support critical skill development by solving real-world cyber security challenges. This year’s competition was won by team Egfr33ks who successfully deciphered challenges that tested players’ skills in various categories, such as targeted attacks, Internet of Things (IoT), Industrial Control Systems (ICS) and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA).
Trend Micro has several global initiatives that support cyber security education and skills development. These have impacted more than 10,000 schools and 1 million children, parents, and teachers worldwide to teach online safety from a young age and inspire future security professionals to begin on this career path.
Trend Micro CTF – Raimund Genes Cup 2017 aims to empower young professionals with practical skills in the most demanding areas of today’s cyber security landscape. Players earn valuable real-world experience that can be used in job interviews and daily challenges faced in the workplace.
Speaking on the same, Eva Chen, Chief Executive Officer for Trend Micro, said, “We want to help decrease the skills shortage that impacts organizations globally, as well as continuing to make the world safer for the exchange of digital information.” “The challenges posed in this competition represent the future of the cyber
security landscape. We hope the skills learned here will be used to protect internet users from the greatest areas of emerging threats.”
In this year’s Capture the Flag, 1,431 teams from 91 countries and regions participated in the online qualifier in June, with the top 10 teams and an invited team moving on to the finals in Tokyo, Japan. The winners receive 1,000,000JPY (nearly US$10,000), automatic qualification for the HITCON CTF 2017 final, and 15,000 Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) reward points, which enable vulnerability researchers to earn more rewards when submitting to the ZDI program.
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