A total of 121 teams from 31 Vietnamese colleges and universities and 37 teams from those in six other ASEAN member states will kick off the starting round of the 2020 ASEAN Student Contest on Information Security on 17 October.

Winners of the 2019 ASEAN Student Contest on Information Security (Photo: sv-attt.vnisa.org.vn)

According to the organising board, the Viet Nam Information Security Association (VISA), the first round, a new feature this year, will last for four consecutive hours.

Each participating university will choose up to three best teams to compete in the Qualifying Round, which is scheduled for 31 October and lasts eight hours.

Ten teams from Viet Nam and six teams from other ASEAN member nations (one team each nation) are expected to rival at the final round slated for 28 November.

In the eight-hour finale, contestants will be tested on their ability to counter-measure cyber-attacks against their opponents and to defend their own computer networks.

Grand Prize and Second Prize winners will receive certificates of merit from the Vietnamese Minister of Education and Training at an international workshop marking Viet Nam’s information security day, which is expected to take place on 2 December.

The contest is a Capture-The-Flag competition for students in the bloc to encourage them to study and cultivate practical and team-working skills. It aims at fostering cultural and academic exchange among information security students in ASEAN.

Source: VNA