Cyber Security Literacy Challenge and Prizes Up to $30,000 from Devpost

Devpost invites programmers and developers around the world to participate in the Cyber Security Literacy Challenge. The applicant must create a game or project that helps enhance cybersecurity.

$30,000 in prizes

• First Place:
• $10,000 USD.
• 30 min. virtual meeting with Secureworks team to discuss winning project.
• Social promotion of winning project.
• Second Place:
• $7,500 USD
• Social promotion of winning project.
• Third Place:
• $5,000 USD
• Social promotion of winning project
• Fourth Place: $3,500 USD
• Fifth Place: $2,000 USD
• Best Game for Home: $1,000 USD
• Best Game for Work: $1,000 USD

• The Hackathon is open to individuals who are at least the age of majority in their place of residence as well as to teams and organizations including corporations, non-profit corporations, other non-profit organizations, LLCs, partnerships and other legal entities.
• An Eligible Individual may join more than one Team or Organization and an Eligible Individual who is part of a Team or Organization may also enter the Hackathon on an individual basis.
• Residents of any country, state, or territory subject to US sanctions are not eligible to participate, such as Cuba, Sudan, Iran, North Korea, and Syria.
• Organizations involved with the design, production, paid promotion, execution, or distribution of the Hackathon, including the Sponsor and Administrator are not eligible.
• Participation is not open to anyone involved in the design, production, promotion, implementation or distribution of the hackathon, and any member of their immediate family.
• Be the original work of the submitter, be solely owned by the submitter, and not violate the IP rights of any other person or entity.

Judging Criteria:

• Quality of the Idea: Includes creativity and originality of the idea and the quality of the educational content built into the solution.
• Implementation of the Idea: Includes how well the solution was executed by the developer and the ease of the user experience.
• Potential Impact: Includes the extent to which the solution can educate and entertain the most end users.

About Devpost:

Build products, practice skills, learn technologies, win prizes, and grow your network. Hackathons are about learning and having fun. We’ve partnered with great organizations like Oculus, Uber, Evernote, Twitter, Twilio, Venmo, IBM, Microsoft, Qualcomm, and more to bring you new opportunities to practice your skills, learn new technologies / APIs, work on interesting problems, and win some amazing prizes.

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