Australia – October 23, 2012

A team representing IT solutions provider Southern Cross Computer Systems has been crowned APAC champions at the 2012 Global CyberLympics – with a shot at winning the worldwide title still up for grabs.

The Global CyberLympics is a 24-hour hacking competition organised by the EC-Council Foundation that attempts to put the spotlight on issues relating to information security. Organisations from around the world are invited to take part in a series of cyber challenges encompassing forensics, ethical hacking and defence.

Nigeria – October 8, 2012

A team of five Nigerians will represent the African continent at this year’s CyberLympics, an international team-based Cyber security competition.

Team Naija, lead by Olu Akindeinde, the Chief Technical Officer, Digital Encode, an indigenous information security company, is billed to compete with teams from North America, Europe, Asia & the Middle East, South America and Australia.

Sri Lanka – September 28, 2012

Sri Lankan team ‘WhiteHat’, having survived stiff competition from regional giants from the Asia Pacific region, entered the Global CyberLympics world finals to be held in Miami, Florida in October.

The Global CyberLympics is a not-for-profit initiative of the EC-Council Foundation supported by the Geneva-based International Telecommunications Union (ITU). Its goal is to raise awareness towards increased education and ethics in information security through a series of cyber competitions that encompass forensics, ethical hacking and defence. The mission statement of the Global CyberLympics is “Unifying Global Cyber Defence through the Games.”

Maryland, USA – September 11, 2012

The UMUC Cyber Padawans—a team of undergraduate cybersecurity students, alumni and faculty—took first place in the North American CyberLympics finals, held online Sept. 4, 2012. The win qualifies the Cyber Padawans to represent North America at the Global CyberLympics on Oct. 29, 2012, in Miami, Florida.

Through three rounds of competition that began on Aug. 8, the Cyber Padawans topped a field of almost 80 teams, some from other colleges and universities and others composed of professionals working in the field. The EC Council (the International Council of Electronic Commerce Consultants) sponsored the event and announced the final results on Sept. 10.

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA – September 11, 2012

Global CyberLympics Round Two Penetration test yielded surprising results, as many favored teams did not move into the 3rd round. The hacking-penetration test consisted of teams planting their flags in the system root, while defending themselves from other teams. The competition was very close, but after calculating the final results teams from France, Netherlands, Indonesia, Australia, Colombia, Brazil, Nigeria, Peru, Malawi, United States, Switzerland and Argentina were able to move into the 3rd round.

The Second round yielded surprising results as the top four teams from last round (Hack.ERS – Netherlands, sloopkogel – Netherlands, Codezen – France and Deloitte – Latin America) were beat by 4,000 points by the Magpies from Australia who achieved a high score of 16,000 points for the second round. As the competition advances, it becomes more difficult to predict which team will win the world finals due to the competition steadily becoming more competitive.

Teams have already begun preparing for the third round, the CND (Computer Network Defense) competition, as the stakes have become higher. The top six teams remaining for each continent will be reduced to the top two teams, which will be invited to compete at the world finals held live at Hacker Halted in Miami, Florida.

Sanjay Bavisi President of the Global CyberLympics Organizing Committee stated that “With the elimination rounds becoming more intense, it will be interesting to find out which teams will advance and win the world finals competition.” Teams have an extra week to prepare for the third round of competition so hopefully this will help ease the nerves of the contestants.

About Hacker Halted
EC-Council’s flagship information security conference, Hacker Halted, aims to raise awareness toward increased education and ethics in information security. This information security conference series covers in-depth topics into the development of security issues plaguing the world. Hacker Halted features many world-renowned subject matter experts and high-level speakers, as well as some of the best technology companies showcasing their products and services. Hacker Halted provides the most sought after technical training and certification classes offered through Hacker Halted Academy by top training companies and led by well-respected instructors. Hacker Halted has grown; from a single annual conference in Miami to a global conference series with events held in Malaysia, Dubai, Egypt, Singapore, Mexico, and Japan since its inception in 2009.

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Sri Lanka – July 16, 2012

CICRA Education announced yesterday that it will host two teams from Sri Lanka at the annual Global CyberLympics 2012.

“We will host our two teams up to the World Finals on October 29 in Miami, USA,” CICRA Director/CEO Boshan Dayaratne said. “This is the first time in CyberLympics history that a team from Sri Lanka will represent the competition.”

Geneva, Switzerland – May 16, 2012

Jay Bavisi, the President of EC-Council Foundation, a 501c3 not-for-profit organization, announced a new online competition open to every country in the world with the goal of raising awareness of information security and online safety among teenagers and adults. The announcement of the competition, dubbed the “High School Challenge”, came today while Mr. Bavisi spoke on a high-level executive panel at the World Summit of Information Security 2012, organized by the International Telecommunication Union in cooperation with UNESCO, UNCTAD, and UNDP in Geneva.

Speaking alongside Mr. Bavisi, the high-level panel consisted of the Secretary General of ITU, Dr. Hamadoun Toure; Mohd Noor Amin, Chairman of the Management Board of IMPACT; H.E. Mohamed Nasser Al Ghanim, Director of General Telecommunications Regulatory Authority of U.A.E.; Honorable M. Gilbert Noel Ouedraogo, Minister of Transport of Burkina Faso; H.E. Valery Borissov, Deputy Minister of Transport and Information Technologies; and Dr. Salim Alruzaiqi, Information Technology Authority, Communications CEO of Oman.

The new online competition format was created with the intent of incorporating teens and young adults into EC-Council Foundation’s existing and groundbreaking ethical hacking competition, The Global CyberLympics.

CyberLympics has been endorsed by the International Multilateral Partnership Against Cyber Threats (IMPACT), which is the cyber security executing arm of the United Nations’ specialized agency, the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Dr. Hamadoun I. Toure, the Secretary General of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), has officially been appointed as the Patron of the Global CyberLympics. With that appointment, Dr. Toure became the Chair of the Global CyberLympics Advisory Council (GCAC).

The Global CyberLympics is a not-for-profit initiative lead and organized by EC-Council Foundation with the goal of increasing education and ethics in information security through a series of cyber competitions that encompass forensics, ethical hacking, and defense. The “High School Challenge” is a key initiative for Global CyberLympics with the goal of fostering an environment that creates child online protection through education. The mission statement of the Global CyberLympics is “Unifying Global Cyber Defense through the Games” and last year, over 1,500 people applied to participate in the competition. The regional qualifying competitions were held at Cyber security conferences across the globe and the top two teams from each region were invited to participate in the World Finals. As travelling to the competition can prove costly and logistically complicated for children, the online “High School Challenge” will allow for great participation. As a Technology Sponsor of the games, the competitions will be powered by SAIC’s (SAIC) (NYSE: SAI) CyberNEXS(TM), a live, realistic game environment that has been used for well over 150 training and competition events globally, enabling users to develop the skills to recognize and defend against cyber attacks..

The CyberLympics World Finals is scheduled on the 29 -31 October, 2012 at the Hacker Halted Conference in Miami. For more information about CyberLympics or to register, please visit: https://www.cyberlympics.org

The International Council of E-Commerce Consultants (EC-Council) is a member-based organization that certifies individuals in various e-business and information security skills. It is the owner and creator of the world famous Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), Computer Hacking Forensics Investigator (CHFI) and EC-Council Certified Security Analyst (ECSA)/License Penetration Tester (LPT) programs, and as well as many others programs, that are offered in over 87 countries through a training network of more than 450 training partners globally and has trained over 90,000 individuals and certified more than 40,000 security professionals.

The Foundation was set up as a not for profit initiative by the founders of EC-Council to raise awareness, build capacity across nations, and ultimately promote global peace while ensuring that the global community raises its awareness for the immediate need for child online protection. One of the key initiatives of the foundation is the Global CyberLympics; a unifying body for Global Cyber Defense. Global CyberLympics is a series of cybersecurity related competitions including: Forensics, Penetration Testing, Computer Network Defense, and Capture the Flag.

The Foundation also supports select regional, national, and international high school, collegiate and professional education programs and cyber competitions. The EC-Council Foundation mission is to foster collaboration and participation by Global Digital Citizens to become advocates for safe and secure on-line activities and child online protection.

MCLEAN, Virginia, and ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, USA – April 23, 2012

The International Council of Electronic Commerce Consultants (EC-Council) Foundation and Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) (NYSE: SAI) are proud to announce their two-year teaming agreement for the CyberLympics, a series of global cyber games created by the EC-Council.

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA – March 23, 2012

Global CyberLympics, the world’s first international team ethical hacking championships, which kicked off in September 2011 with regional live competitions in Budapest, Kuala Lumpur, Dubai and Miami, wrapped up today with the world finals in Chantilly, Virginia where the team formed by Deloitte Netherlands emerged as world champions. Team USA finished as runner up and team Hungary took the third place after a grueling contest.

27 January 2012, Geneva, Switzerland

ITU Secretary-General Dr Hamadoun Touré has been appointed Patron of the Global CyberLympics, an international ethical hacking team championships, which will be held this year in March 2012 in Virginia, USA.

Created by the EC-Council, the Global CyberLympics comprises a series of ethical hacking games involving both offensive and defensive security challenges. The top eight teams, which will qualify through a series of regional competitions in Budapest, Dubai, Miami and Kuala Lumpur, will vie for the world championship title. The purpose of the competition is to establish effective cybersecurity partnerships across borders.

“I look forward to contributing to the success of this initiative,” said Dr Touré. “The achievement of global cyberpeace must be a key objective of governments, the private sector and the international community.”

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