Registration for the Global Cybersecurity Hackathon, "Hack IITK 2024," has started at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur. The hackathon is open to all cybersecurity enthusiasts, including professionals, students, and prospective companies. It will be organised in a hybrid format, with the Grand Finale taking place at the IIT Kanpur campus in February 2025 and the qualification and challenge rounds taking place online.
The last date to register for the hackathon is January 9, 2025. Interested students can register at hackathon.iitk.ac.in.
Hack IITK 2024 promises a top-notch competitive experience for all participants with prestigious partners including Bharat Electronics Ltd. (BEL), Saptang Labs, NTT DATA, SecureDApps, cloud partner Amazon Web Services (AWS), and platform partners Hack2Skill and Prutor.
What Is Hack IITK 2024?
The Hack IITK 2024 is powered by Techkriti and conceptualised by the Cybersecurity Technology Innovation Hub (C3iHub). This premier event seeks to unite global cybersecurity enthusiasts in order to address practical cybersecurity issues via competition and innovation.
Professors at IIT Kanpur created Hack IITK with the goal of encouraging creativity and entrepreneurship in professionals, students, and budding startups. Prominent cybersecurity experts from academia and business will serve on the jury panel for the event.
More than Rs 30 lakhs in prize money is up for grabs with Hack IITK 2024, including Rs 5 lakhs in cash and AWS Cloud Credits for the winners.
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