{"id":5345,"date":"2024-03-05T11:51:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T02:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crl.co.jp\/en\/?p=5345"},"modified":"2024-06-25T17:18:34","modified_gmt":"2024-06-25T08:18:34","slug":"cognitive-research-lab-to-host-cognitivehack-japan-2024-a-white-hacker-competition-for-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crl.co.jp\/en\/archives\/5345","title":{"rendered":"Cognitive Research Labs, Inc. Hosts Student White Hacker Contest CognitiveHack Japan 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Cognitive Research Lab, Inc. (Minato-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Hideto Tomabechi) will once again serve as a category sponsor for the high school hacking contest picoCTF, developed by Carnegie Mellon University, which ranks first in the world in cybersecurity and AI fields. Following the success of last year\u2019s event, we will offer a team award for Japanese participants at the picoCTF 2024 contest held in March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In 2023, approximately 30 schools, including Kaisei Junior High School, Tsukuba University Attached Komaba Junior High School, Nada Junior High School, Musashi Junior High School, Oin Junior High School, Shibuya Kyoiku Gakuen Makuhari Junior High School, and Tokyo Gakugei University Senior High School participated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With the increasing sophistication of cyber threats, there is a growing social demand for the discovery and development of cybersecurity talent. Students participating in picoCTF can acquire practical cybersecurity skills by tackling challenges set by world-class hackers in a game-like format.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The contest, held from March 13 to 27, targets a broad range of students, from those who already have programming knowledge and want to test their skills to those who wish to learn hacking techniques from scratch. Students can participate not only individually but also as teams with friends from school clubs or programming classes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By expanding this contest domestically, Cognitive Research Lab aims to increase and improve the technical skills of Japan\u2019s young cybersecurity professionals.
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Rising Cyber Threats, the Key to Discovering and Nurturing Advanced Security Talent: “Hacking Contest CTF”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In recent years, cyber threats have become more sophisticated, with increasing cyber terrorism at the national level, cyber crimes against cryptocurrencies, and hacking of government agencies. Cyberattacks on Japan, suspected to be related to the current situation in Ukraine, have also occurred.

Developing highly skilled cybersecurity personnel is becoming an urgent national task to address national security and economic security, which are critical issues in a complex geopolitical environment. CTF (Capture-the-Flag) has attracted attention for discovering and nurturing cybersecurity talent. CTF is a computer security competition, also known as a “hacking contest.” Participants use computer science knowledge and techniques to perform reverse engineering, cryptanalysis, and other tasks to find flags hidden in computers by the organizers. CTF has become an educational method for learning cyber defense and cyber attacks, held worldwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

picoCTF: A Hacking Contest for Middle and High School Students Developed by Carnegie Mellon University<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carnegie Mellon University, ranked number one in the world in cybersecurity and AI (U.S. News & World Report), developed picoCTF through its Computer Security Center (CyLab) for middle and high school students. Operational since 2013, picoCTF features a gamified approach where participants can enjoy and learn security technologies by tackling challenges set by world-class hackers, resulting in high educational efficacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“CognitiveHack Japan” Awards: Various Team Prizes for Japanese Participants<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cognitive Research Lab, in a category sponsorship agreement with Carnegie Mellon University, promotes picoCTF in Japan. For the March 2024 contest, we will establish “CognitiveHack Japan 2024” to honor Japanese participants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CognitiveHack Japan Awards<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n