SANS Institute To Support The Global CyberPeace Challenge With Capture The Flag Tournament

SANS is excited to announce its support of the Global CyberPeace Challenge, a competition that encourages youth innovators from around the world to promote peace in cyberspace by solving crucial techno-social issues. Organized by the CyberPeace Foundation, this virtual event features workshops, speakers, and competitions culminating on Safer Internet Day (February 9, 2021), when the winners will be announced and prizes worth up to $30,000 will be distributed.

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Divided into three tracks: Cyber Policy & Strategy Challenge, Peace-a-Thon: The Innovation Challenge, and Capture the Flag (CTF), the objective of the challenges is to identify new cyber talent and to inspire the development of innovative solutions to critical real-world problems.

“SANS Institute is proud to partner with the CyberPeace Foundation to empower current and future cybersecurity practitioners through practical training, education, certifications and resources to create a safer global community. We are very excited to deliver GRID NetWars Tournament as a grand finale CTF for the GCC2.0 event,” said Jim Yacone, Chief of Mission for the SANS Institute.

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“The Global CyberPeace Challenge coincides with lockdowns worldwide due to COVID-19, which has caused many to move their daily activities online. This change has uncovered several challenges at the national and international levels,” added Vineet Kumar, Founder and President of the CyberPeace Foundation. “The Global CyberPeace Challenge aims to help solve some of the most urgent cyber issues through collective resilience and collaboration. Overall, we hope to help make cyberspace accessible and inclusive, and look forward to recognizing and rewarding innovative solutions.”

You can learn more about the GCC2.0 Capture the Flag and other challenges by visiting the Global CyberPeace Challenge website. Registration closes on December 15, 2020.

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