International Cybersecurity Challenge

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The International Cybersecurity Challenge is a cybersecurity competition created and organised by a global consortium including Europe (European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA)), Asia (Code Blue, Div0, BoB, Bitscore), USA (Katzcy), Canada (Cyber*Sci), Oceania (The University of Queensland), Africa (Namibia University of Science and Technology), and Latin America (ICC Latino America) [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] for people up to the age of 25. The challenges include web and system exploitations, cryptography, reverse engineering, hardware, and attack/defense. [6] It has been held since 2022. [7]

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Events

2022

The 2022 event was held in Athens, Greece between 14 and 17 June. [1] There were 7 teams which represented 64 countries, [8] [7] and was won by Team Europe. [9]

Results

PosTeamFinal Score
1Team Europe12961
2Team Asia10724
3Team USA7765
4Team Oceania7447
5Team Canada3643
6Team Latin America1722
7Team Africa981

2023

The 2023 challenge was held in San Diego, California between 1 and 4 August. It was part of the International Cybersecurity Championship & Conference (IC3). The competition had 7 teams representing a region: Africa, Asia, Canada, Europe, Latin America, Oceania, and the United States. 65 countries in total were represented. [10] Team Europe won again, Team Oceania came second Team Asia third. [9]

Results

PosTeamFinal ScoreDay 1 - Jeopardy CTFDay 2 - A/D CTF & KOTHKOTH
1Team Europe15189.14767051340.89718
2Team Oceania13608.86649748559.98705
3Team Asia13032.00536252370.95372
4Team USA11438.10543141016.64709
5Team Canada9229.19402435541.16904
6Team Latin America4687.84190618994.50275
7Team Africa4012.86222212228.01237

2024

The 2024 challenge was held from 28 October to 1 November in Santiago, Chile. The competition featured participants from 48 countries from the regions of Africa, Asia, Canada, Europe, Latin America, Oceania and United States. [11]

Results

PosTeamOverallJeopardyAttack & Defence
1Team Europe30392151966555
2Team Asia22270121604421
3Team Oceania1735050245351
4Team USA1590977003623
5Team Canada52723328994
6Team Latin America32801624873
7Team Africa200100220

References

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  6. LLC, KATZCY. "First-Ever US Cyber Team Heads to International Cybersecurity Challenge (ICC) June 14-17, 2022 | Athens, Greece". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved 2023-08-22.
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  8. Katzcy. "World's Top Cyber Athletes Compete in Global Cyber Games--March 19, 2022". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  9. 1 2 "International Cybersecurity Challenge: TEAM EUROPE Wins AGAIN!". ENISA. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
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