NewZealand Cyber Security Challenge 2016 To Begin 17th June

The third New Zealand Cyber Security Challenge will take place on the 17th June.

The challenge will begin with an online qualifying round that will start 17 June and will end by 1 July. A competitive round will begin at the University of Waikato on 14 and 15 July.

The competitors will be challenged to tackle a number of different cyber security issues.

In 2015, as many as 150 participants took place in the challenge. People of all ages, ethnicity, race, gender and religion took place. The youngest reported participant was 11 years old while the oldest was 44.

A new challenge is also being added to spread the competition all across New Zealand.