Subscriptions for the annual student hacking Competition hosted by the NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering is open to participants from all over the globe.
The final phase of theorganizationς Cyber Security Awareness Week ( CSAW ) will take place on November 13-15. Accepts contestants from High School and Ph.D programs, who will have to compete in six qualifying rounds for a place in the final.
Prizes will be scholarships and various awards. In addition to the six races, there is also the competition Capture the Flag aimed at finding ways to breach system security and intercept protected data. This is the most popular of the events of the competition, with a qualifying round that will take place between 19 - 21 September.
There is also a class for criminology analysis, intended for high school students as well as a hardware hacker section. In announcement for enrollment at the event, organizers announced the addition of a new student-developed public policy competition.
This year, Yahoo Chief Information Security Officer Alex Stamos (apparently of Greek descent) will give the inaugural presentation entitled "Shaping the Future: Espionage, Cybercrime, and Your Career" on November 13, at reception of the finalists.
According to the university announcement, last year's event gathered more than 15.000 students, showing that there is growing interest from participants.
This year's contest is backed by a total of 20 organizations, the gold sponsor is the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS). OR Yahoo is the silver sponsor (2) for competition, while the list of bronze sponsors includes big names such as Facebook, the National Security Service (NSA), NCC Group North America and Palantir
Additional companies offering support are FireEye, Intel, Microsoft, MIT Lincoln Laboratory and service United States Secret Service. It is worth noting that security services have a steady presence in security events and hacker competitions in particular.
