IUT hosts Central Asian cybersecurity competition “Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge”

The Central Asian Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge is taking place at Inha University in Tashkent from July 11th to 12th. The interdisciplinary cyber competition is organized by the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, the Atlantic Council, the US Department of State, and Inha University in Tashkent.

The first edition of the Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge was developed specifically for university students in Central Asia and the South Caucasus. The competition will take place on 11 and 12 July and will include teams representing academic institutions from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.

The Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge aims to identify and foster the next generation of leaders to face the cybersecurity challenges of the future.

Welcome speeches were delivered by Safa Shahwan Edwards, Deputy Director of the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative, Ambassador Clemens Koja, Acting OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan, the U.S. Ambassador to Uzbekistan Jonathan Henick and Rector of Inha University in Tashkent Muzaffar Djalalov.

Student competitors will gain invaluable and realistic learning experience on the technical, policy, and strategy aspects of cybersecurity and connect with senior cybersecurity leaders.