HACKATHON​

Cyber Security Hackathon

  • May 21 - 22 2022

Cyberathon Stats

  • SSF Volunteers/ Employees - 25
  • Registered - 290
  • Final Day Attendees - 75
  • Countries - 9
  • US States - 13
  • Tech Mentors - 20
  • Judges - 7
  • College Outreach - 500
  • Organizer Calls - 50
  • Organizer Emails - 250
  • Organizer Messages - 1200

Impact

  • 88% of participants report increased expertise in cyber security programming/projects
  • 95% of participants would attend another SSF Hackathon
  • 100% of participants would recommend this Hackathon to a friend
  • 86% of participants will go on to pursue higher level education in STEM

May 14 - Cyberathon Preparation Events

Kick Off Events

Cyber Security Concepts Webinar

  • The fundamental Cybersecurity concepts
  • Access Cybersecurity Resources
  • Prep for the hackathon

Cybersecurity Panel

  • Listen to industry leaders’ experience
  • Discuss career options
  • What’s next in cybersecurity

Team Formation

  • Participants met and finalized teams

Thank you Keynote Speakers!

Speakers provided insight on Cybersecurity and their experience in the field

Our Judges

Professionals from various technology areas

Our Mentors

  • Yvonne Erdogan
  • Nitesh Rawat
  • Ravindra
  • Mukan M.
  • Maniam Palanivel
  • Kanav Gupta
  • Gareth Tomlinson
  • Brian Bonner
  • Craig Hata
  • Vijay Raghunaathan
  • Chann Vupppalamarthi
  • Yansi Keim
  • Umesh Jagannatha
  • Gary Chen
  • Ramzi Kort
  • Johnathon Zingman
  • Sahil Tah
  • Liza Dazz

Prizes and Awards

Advanced Category

#1 – First prize - $1000 Award

(award split amongst team)

Internship / Placement  (interview 3rd/Final year students)

#2 – Second Prize - $500 Award

(award split amongst team)

Internship / Placement (interview 3rd/Final year students)

Beginners Category

#1 – First prize - $400 Award

(award split amongst team)

Internship / Placement  interviews (3rd/Final year students)

#2 – Second Prize - $200 Award

(award split amongst team)

Internship / Placement (interview 3rd/Final year students)

All participants were awarded certificates of completion

Survey Raffle and Feedback Video Prizes

Some Participant Highlights:

  • The highlight of my experience was getting real time knowledge about security protocol, presenting our project in front of judges, and the hands on coding and error solving and patching issues. – Shivraj, (BS Engineering) India, Cyberathon Participant
  • I enjoyed the supportive mentorship, insightful talks from maestros in the field, and of course, the adrenaline rush throughout the 24 hour period! – Akshat, (BS Computer Applications) India, Cyberathon Participant
  • My favorite part was being able to interact with career and academic professionals, while presenting the work we’d accomplished as a team, was especially valuable. I appreciated being able to hear their thoughts on our work, as well as the questions they posed; at times, they were quite thought-provoking. – Stamesha, (MS Computer Science)US, Cyberathon Participant
  • I really enjoyed trying the challenges, the panel of speakers, the learning process as a whole – Delroy, (Computer Engineering) Zimbabwe, Cyberathon Participant

Some Participant Highlights:

Thank You