An integral part of the strategy of the Government of the Republic of Benin, “focused on developing digital trust and ensuring the integrity and reliability of infrastructure for users”, HackerLab has for some years been a major event in Benin’s cybersecurity world.
Its aim is to identify cybersecurity talent and thus build a qualified pool of national cybersecurity-oriented profiles from which resources can be drawn, trained and then integrated into the various projects implementing the cybersecurity strategy.
HackerLab is built on several lasting goals:
- Contributing to the development of cybersecurity in Benin;
- Increasing young people’s interest in digital security;
- Revealing the undeniable talents who are Benin’s pride;
- Drawing the attention of IT security industry players in order to promote young talent;
- Gauging the level of local maturity in cybersecurity skills and the fight against cybercrime.
Organised from 10 to 12 November 2020 by the National Information Systems Security Agency (ANSSI), the 2020 edition of HackerLab will pit against each other 25 teams selected after a preliminary round held entirely online from 1 to 30 September 2020.
For 48 non-stop hours, and in strict compliance with the protective measures recommended to combat the spread of COVID-19, the finalist teams will put their expertise and ideas to work to meet the challenges set for them. This year, the tests will focus on system exploitation, web exploitation, reverse engineering and forensic analysis. At the end of the competition, the three (3) winning teams will receive the following prizes:
First team:
- Laptops
- 6 months of internet connection
- OSCP certifications
Second team:
Six months of internet connection
CHFI certifications
Third team:
CEH certifications
HackerLab is also a great opportunity for talented people to be spotted by potential recruiters in this sector, which has become essential today, as shown by the professional opportunity offered to the winners of the 2019 edition.
Indeed, the first team joined the staff of GITS (https://gits.bj/ ), a local private startup offering cybersecurity services. The other two teams were recruited as cybersecurity analysts at bjCSIRT (https://csirt.gouv.bj ), the government computer security incident response team.
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