Cyber 9/12 Student Challenge

Last week a a team of students from King's College London won The Cyber 9/12 Student Challenge. The challenge is an attempt to bridge the gap between the technical part of cybersecurity with cyber-policy. The competition occurs in three stages. 1. Competitors receive an initial situation report, and are given two weeks to write a 5-page brief of a response for European leaders. They are tasked to make a 10-min presentation and 10-min Q&A with top level judges (from private and public sector) on the first day of competition. 2. The situation develops in severity and complexity, and 15/31 teams have 12 hours to respond to a new situation report. 3. Only 4/31 teams that are remaining move into the Final Round, where teams must come up with a response to a new development in less than 15 minutes. They have 10 min to present and 10 more mins to answer questions. Sponsored by the Atlantic Council and the Geneva Centre for Security Policy, this competition is the largest of its kind outside of the United States. Winners received a 1000 euro prize, free job interviews at F-Secure anywhere in the world, and several free vouchers for anti-virus, encryption software and cybersecurity databases. Presented by Xenia Zubova With Jackson Webster and Yuji Develle DISCLAIMER: Any information, statements or opinions contained in this podcast are those of the individual speakers. They do not represent the opinions of the Department of War Studies or King's College London.