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, and the Northern Cape Department of Economic Development and Tourism, among others.
Three teams scooped R35 000 worth of cash prizes and internship opportunities at the event, which took place at the ITWeb Security Summit at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg. “We are happy we resumed ITWeb's Security Summit Hackathon following a pandemic, and it was wonderful to have academia, industry mentors, enthusiasts, and students and professors from different universities and provinces all brought together by their passion for learning and pursuit of skill,” says Ivan Regasek, ITWeb CEO.
“Hacker Agents”, a group of students from Sol Plaatje University in Kimberley in the Northern Cape, scooped the R20 000 cash prize, for being crowned overall winner of the #SS22Hack. The hackathon also featured a “Capture The Flag” challenge, where participants were required to compete against each other to find exploitation gaps or defence vulnerabilities. The winner of this challenge was Jabu Mahlangu from Mpumalanga. He was awarded an internship opportunity at Telspace Systems.
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