CyTaka cybersecurity firm announced Wednesday the launch of its gamified cybersecurity-focused coding education and training competition for software developers with a monthly prize of $1 million.
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When CyTaka CEO Doron Amir came up with the idea for the competition, he had one goal in mind: to make the world safer, more secured and connected not by going after the threat actors but by preventing the code vulnerabilities that give them easy targets.
"We want to create 'cyber heroes,'" he explained. "It's time to change the global celebrity culture from brawn and beauty to brains. Our goal is to find the smartest people in the software development world and bring them the fame and glory they deserve."
In the first stage of the competition, participants are required to complete challenges via the CyTaka app. Those who make it to the live competition will be able to vie for the $1 million monthly prize. The first such live competition will be held on Aug. 15 in Dubai.
The competition "resets" every month, so less experienced participants have a chance to succeed.
"CyTaka is a living, breathing, and ever-evolving application, creating a comprehensive learning environment," Amir said. "Our participants will be exposed to the latest developments and trends in cybersecurity that will allow them to continuously keep up to date, enhancing their professional knowledge.
"Training them to be exceptionally security-aware and strengthening their focus on writing safer, stronger, less vulnerable code will directly address the cybersecurity crisis," he said
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