For the second time in Nepal, Cynical Technologies is bringing back the “NepHACK” (an ethical hacking) competition at IT MEET 2018. Bring out the child in you that likes to break things. Register yourself/team at https://goo.gl/Jb13Fi
NepHack is a penetration testing competition based on the Capture the Flag (CTF) framework where different teams compete with each other for the Ultimate Hacking Team Title. The participants are expected to break the security vulnerabilities in the given questions. Whenever you “hack” any of the given questions, you will come across a flag. The flag will be the answer to your questions. All the questions will be weighted, and points will be awarded in accordance with the difficulty of the question.
The planned cash prize for the winners of the competition is Rs. 20,000 for the first, followed by Rs.10,000 for the second and Rs.5,000 for the third place. Apart from this, the selected participant(s) will also get a chance of internship in Cynical Technologies.
Cynical Technology is a cybersecurity startup company based in Kathmandu.
For further information, please visit the following link:
http://itmeet.ku.edu.np/events/pen-testingcompetition/
More about IT Meet 2018:
IT Meet 2018 is a two-day event that will take place on January 5 and 6 at IT Park, Kavre. It is one of the biggest events in the field of Information Communication Technology (ICT), that is going to be organized by Kathmandu University Computer Club (KUCC). This is the 7th edition of the annual meetup event. The event will include a series of events like a career fair, meetups, competitions (coding competition, design competition, quizzes, etc) and project demonstrations.