Winners of Armenia's first cybersecurity hackathon announced

YEREVAN, July 11. /ARKA/. The Armenian Ministry of High Technologies and the Information Systems Agency have announced the winners of Armenia's first cybersecurity hackathon, held on July 9-11.

The first place went to the Access Denied team, which received a prize of 2.5 million drams.

The second place went to the No. 1 team, and the third place went to HackShield, which received prizes of 1.5 million and 1 million drams, respectively.

The event was aimed at improving the capabilities and readiness of information and cybersecurity specialists to counter cyber threats and challenges, as well as stimulating cooperation between critical infrastructures, strengthening flexibility in responding to cyber incidents.

Ten teams participated in the hackathon, presenting the best solutions in the areas of data protection, countering cyberattacks, improving network security, and early threat detection.

As noted by the head of the Ministry's program management department, Hayk Engibaryan, the hackathon, which was held for the first time as part of the “Improving Practical Skills” program, is of key importance for countering cyber threats and challenges.

Arshak Kerobyan, head of the ministry's digitalization department, said that since cyber threats are network-based, efforts to counter them must also be network-based, combining industry resources and creating a secure online environment.-0-