The Global CyberLympics (www.cyberlympics.org) - the world’s first international team ethical hacking championships - will be held from September across six continents.
It is endorsed by the U.N.’s cybersecurity executing arm – IMPACT - and the EC-Council is sponsoring over $400,000 worth of prizes.
Regional championships will be held in various locations across different continents, and co-hosted with reputable IT/information security conferences and tradeshows, as follows:
The CyberLympics world finals is tentatively scheduled for the first quarter of 2012, with its venue still being decided.
To compete at the games, simply form a team of between 4-6 players, ensure that all the players attempt and pass the proficiency test to earn a players code. These codes can then be used to register a team to compete against others in the region.
Registration team is waived for a limited time period. To find out how to participate in this groundbreaking event, please visit -> http://www.cyberlympics.org/TheGames/HowtoEnter.aspx
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It is endorsed by the U.N.’s cybersecurity executing arm – IMPACT - and the EC-Council is sponsoring over $400,000 worth of prizes.
Regional championships will be held in various locations across different continents, and co-hosted with reputable IT/information security conferences and tradeshows, as follows:
- North America (Eastern) | Hacker Halted USA – Miami, USA
- North America (Western) | TakeDownCon – Las Vegas, USA
- South America | H2HC – Sao Paolo, Brazil
- Europe | Hacktivity – Budapest, Hungary
- Middle East & India | GITEX – Dubai, UAE
- Asia Pacific | Hacker Halted APAC – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Africa | TakeDownCon – Johannesburg, South Africa
The CyberLympics world finals is tentatively scheduled for the first quarter of 2012, with its venue still being decided.
To compete at the games, simply form a team of between 4-6 players, ensure that all the players attempt and pass the proficiency test to earn a players code. These codes can then be used to register a team to compete against others in the region.
Registration team is waived for a limited time period. To find out how to participate in this groundbreaking event, please visit -> http://www.cyberlympics.org/TheGames/HowtoEnter.aspx
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