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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