Vietnamese student group wins first prize in ASEAN cybersecurity competition

Surpassing 37 teams from 10 countries in the ASEAN region, 4 students including: Nguyen Dang Nguyen, Phan Vinh Khang, To Dinh Nguyen and Le Khac Trung Nam, all 3rd year students majoring in Information Security, University of Information Technology (Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City) won first prize in the ASEAN Cyber Shield hacking competition with a prize of 20,000 USD (nearly 500 million VND).

A group of four students from the University of Information Technology won first prize in the ACS competition. (Photo: NTCC)

Dr. Nguyen Tan Tran Minh Khang, Vice Principal of the school, said this is the highest prize value in competitions that the school's students have achieved.

The group of students from the University of Information Technology won first prize in the General category. In addition, other Vietnamese representatives are teams from Duy Tan University, which won second prize in the General category, and Hanoi University of Science and Technology, which won first prize in the Student category.

ASEAN Cyber Shield (ACS) 2023 is a competition to discover and nurture cybersecurity talent, co-organized by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), with a total prize of 77,000 USD. This year's competition takes place in Jakarta (Indonesia), from November 21 to November 24.

37 teams from 10 countries in the region compete in 2 groups. The General group is open to many groups of contestants, while the Student group is for university students.

Round 1 requires teams to challenge each topic, then select 5 teams with the highest scores from each group. The teams continue to compete in round 2 with the form of attack and defense (Attack - Defense).

In this round, the organizers present realistic scenarios of hackers attacking the system. Contestants play the role of security specialists whose task is to fight against external attacks while still ensuring the system's operation.

(Source: Tien Phong)

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