Vietnam wins overall ASEAN Cyber ​​Shield cybersecurity competition

The ASEAN Cyber ​​Shield cybersecurity competition, within the framework of Vietnam International Digital Week, is held with 2 categories for IT teams from countries in the region to compete.

On the afternoon of November 22, in Ha Long City, the Korea Internet and Security Agency (KISA) held the closing ceremony and awarded the second “ASEAN Cyber Shield (ACS)” cybersecurity competition. Attending the closing ceremony and awarding ceremony were Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Phan Tam, leaders of Quang Ninh province and competing teams from Southeast Asian countries. The second ACS competition was held from November 19-22 in Ha Long City with 37 teams from 10 ASEAN countries. The competition provided a platform for talents in the field of cybersecurity to perform. At the same time, it promoted innovation and cooperation in the ASEAN region.

Deputy Minister of Information and Communications Phan Tam presented awards to the teams participating in the competition. Photo: Pham Cong

Participating in the 2nd ACS competition, Vietnam had 3 teams from the Academy of Cryptography, the University of Information Technology ( Ho Chi Minh City National University) and Duy Tan University. At the end of the competition, the team of the University of Information Technology ( Ho Chi Minh City National University) won the first prize in the General category and the first prize in the Student category. The Academy of Cryptography won the second prize in the Student category.

This year's competition had 37 teams from 10 ASEAN countries, Vietnam won first prize in 2 categories. Photo: Pham Cong

"This year's competition is quite intense as all teams have solid knowledge. Every team has strengths and confidence, so this is an opportunity for us to compete with people in the field in neighboring countries. This is a useful competition that needs to be implemented more," said contestant Nguyen Duy Huy (team of the University of Information Technology, Ho Chi Minh City National University).

Contestant Nguyen Duy Huy (team of University of Information Technology, Ho Chi Minh City National University) received the award after the competition. Photo: Pham Cong

ACS is a competition to discover and nurture cybersecurity talent in ASEAN through international cooperation between Korea and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

Each ASEAN country can participate with a maximum of 4 teams, each team consisting of 4 people, and receive financial support from the program.

The competition is divided into two groups: General and Student. The General group includes contestants from businesses or universities (not necessarily students), the Student group includes students studying at universities in ASEAN.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/viet-nam-nhat-toan-doan-cuoc-thi-an-ninh-mang-asean-cyber-shield-2344759.html