The finals of the national competition in cybersecurity of the Czech Republic organized by the Center for Cyber Security z.u., Czech Cyber Security Working Group (AFCEA) and a number of state, academic and professional organizations took place in April at the Skoda Museum in Mladá Boleslav.
The finals were attended by 60 top male and female students from primary, secondary and higher schools from all over the Czech Republic, who competed in three age categories. The contestants made their way to the final by successfully completing two online elimination rounds, in which more than 7,100 students participated. Once again, girls comprised more than 31% of the competitors.
Several accompanying educational, professional and entertaining activities were organized as part of the national final of the competition. A teachers' conference focused on digital technologies, cybersecurity and the new framework educational program Nová Informatika took place in the main hall of Laurin & Klement, followed by a professional security conference focused on industrial security and current threats and trends in the field of cybersecurity. As is traditionally an integral part of the national final, there was a job fair for students and teachers and professional workshops.
The general partner of the competition was Corpus Solutions. The general partner of the national final was Škoda Auto. The main partners of the competition were the companies CETIN, AutoCont - DataSpring, DELL and Vodafone. The main professional guarantors of the competition were the AFCEA Cyber Security Working Group and the National Office for Cyber and Information Security.
All the finalists demonstrated excellent knowledge. Jan Kucera (CTU in Prague) became the absolute winner and the winner of the category featuring those over the age of 20. Vojtech Novak, Czech Technical University in Prague, won in the category of students aged 15-19. In the junior category of students under the age of 15, Vojtech Cepicka, Ricany High School, was the winner.
For more information on the annual event, visit: www.kybersoutez.cz.
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