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

In 2024 the event will be held from 28 October to 1 November in Santiago, Chile. The competition will feature Africa, Asia, Canada, Europe, Latin America, Oceania, United States and potentially Middle East.

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