Cyber security contests
The Polytechnic Institute of New York University (NYU-Poly) has a department called Information Systems and Internet Security (ISIS) Lab. This Lab concentrates on the newest areas of information security. Currently they are focusing on digital forensics, computer and network security, digital watermarking, steganography, and hardware for secure systems.
The ISIS Lab is holding their fifth annual Cyber Security Awareness Week from now until October 14. A very large part of the week is an information security competition run by students. The competition will culminate with an awards ceremony and presentations by industry leaders. The competition is open to students around the country, not just limited to NYU-Poly. Interested students can register for the competition at isis.poly.edu/csaw/.
Cash prizes will be given to the winners of the competition. There are seven categories of competition, and each category will have their own prizes. The categories are Security Quiz, Research Poster, Forensics, AppSec Capture the Flag, Essay Contest, Security Awareness Posters, and Underhanded Hardware.
First prize is $500. Second prize is $250, and third prize is $100. There will also be door prizes, bonus prizes and raffles for high school and undergraduate participants. A travel scholarship will be awarded to qualified finalists to attend the awards ceremony in New York City.
