The preliminary round of the “Cyber Security Student 2025” competition took place simultaneously at schools across the country and connected online with 27 schools in 8 other countries in the region on October 18. The competition attracted 327 teams with a total of 1,265 contestants. Contestants competed and tested their skills by solving 21 cyber security challenges in 5 specialized topic groups, reflecting real-life cyber attack and defense situations.
During the Preliminary Round, the Organizing Committee arranged a working group to inspect the organization of the exam, ensuring that technical conditions and procedures were strictly implemented.
The preliminary round officially ended after 8 hours of continuous competition. The results showed that 317 out of 327 teams successfully solved at least one challenge and scored points on the overall scoreboard, showing the serious investment and good professional quality of the teams.
The Vietnamese teams had an excellent day of competition when they took all 10 top positions. Among them, BlueBox from the Cryptography Academy was the best team, conquering 18 out of 21 challenges with a total score of 2,679. In second place was Anhchaic2 from the University of Information Technology - Ho Chi Minh City National University, completing 17 challenges and achieving 2,103 points. In third place was RUBY CHAN from the Cryptography Academy Branch in Ho Chi Minh City when they overcame 16 challenges with a total score of 2,040...
On the foreign side, teams TPC1 and TPC2 from Tsukuba University, Japan achieved the highest results, ranked 25th and 46th respectively. Next were teams f$NPwn3d from Yangon University of Computer Science and Uchiha Myanmar from Myanmar University of Information Technology, ranked 51st and 55th respectively on the rankings.
Mr. Vu Ngoc Son, Head of Technology Department of the National Cyber Security Association, Head of the Jury of the competition, said: “This year's exam is highly appreciated for its practicality and professional depth. The challenges not only test knowledge but also evaluate strategic thinking, situation handling and teamwork skills at the expert level.”
After confirmation from the participating schools, the Organizing Committee officially announced the 20 teams representing the 20 schools with the best results in the Preliminary Round to enter the Final Round of Group A, scheduled to take place on November 15, 2025. The teams will compete centrally, following the attack and defense model (Attack & Defense) at the Cyber Security Arena. Along with that, 56 other teams were also selected to participate in the Final Round of Group B. In Group B, the teams will compete online, using the Jeopardy CTF model similar to the Preliminary Round, but with a higher level of difficulty and expanded with new topics on IoT, Blockchain and AI.
The Preliminary Round ended with the participation of hundreds of domestic and international teams, affirming the strong attraction of the 2025 Cyber Security Student Competition.
Lieutenant Colonel Trieu Manh Tung, Deputy Director of the Department of Cyber Security and High-Tech Crime Prevention ( Ministry of Public Security ), affirmed that in the context of Vietnam promoting strong and comprehensive digital transformation, cyber security is a solid "shield" to protect the achievements of the process.
In the context of Vietnam's drastic and comprehensive digital transformation, cybersecurity plays the role of the most solid wall for the success of digital transformation. "Through the competition, we hope to find "quality seeds" to nurture into a generation of strong cybersecurity experts for the future," said Senior Lieutenant Colonel Trieu Manh Tung.
The cybersecurity industry will continue to grow strongly in the coming years, especially when Vietnam is facing a shortage of high-quality human resources in the field of protecting important information systems of the country as well as of businesses.
"The competition is an opportunity to discover, train and nurture qualified individuals who are ready to take on key roles in cybersecurity," Senior Colonel Trieu Manh Tung emphasized.
Agreeing with the opinion of Senior Colonel Tung, Dr. To Hong Nam, Deputy Director of the Department of Information Technology, Ministry of Education and Training , said: The contest is organized to create a healthy learning and professional exchange environment between students of universities and colleges not only in the country but also abroad; at the same time, searching for and honoring young talents in the field of cyber security - contributing to the development of high-quality human resources for the country.
Vietnam is in need of a large, highly qualified cybersecurity workforce to meet the requirements of protecting national cyberspace.
In the context of the Party and Government resolutely implementing Resolution 57-NQ/TW on ensuring network safety and security, with increasingly sophisticated risks and attack methods, the competition not only has important political significance but also profound practical value.
The 2025 Cyber Security Student Competition was organized as a side event of the signing ceremony of the Hanoi Convention 2025 on preventing and combating cybercrime – an important milestone demonstrating Vietnam's strong commitment to the international community in the effort to build a safe, healthy and humane cyber environment.
According to Colonel, Dr. Nguyen Hong Quan, Director of the Training Center, Department of Cyber Security and High-Tech Crime Prevention (A05), organizing the competition within the framework of this important event has profound significance, contributing to spreading the spirit of the Convention - putting people, especially the young generation, at the center of all efforts to protect and develop digital space.
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