Building Cyber Resilience with AI
In an increasingly digital world, the need for robust cybersecurity is paramount. This hackathon challenges participants to leverage the power of Artificial Intelligence to enhance cyber resilience. Your task is to create innovative solutions that use AI to predict, detect, and mitigate cyber threats in real-time, ensuring systems remain secure and adaptive to evolving risks. Whether it’s AI-driven threat detection, automated response systems, or AI-powered security analytics, let’s work together to build the next generation of resilient cybersecurity technologies.
The ITWeb Security Summit 2025 cites that "As businesses are confronted with an increasingly complex cyber threat landscape, staying ahead of developments in cyber security has become more critical than ever".
Young local talents will converge to craft solutions embodying proactive security measures for the digital age. Mentored by seasoned professionals, participants will delve into the world of cyber security, honing their skills and contributing to the defense against cyber threats.
Join us at the Sandton Convention Centre, where #SS25HACK will run concurrently with the ITWeb Security Summit 2025, promising an electrifying atmosphere of innovation and skill-building.
The hackathon serves as a vital catalyst for skills enhancement, empowering ICT students, techpreneurs, and cyber security enthusiasts to stay ahead of the curve. Through collaborative efforts and mentorship, we pave the way for a more secure digital future.
Together, let's build a safer digital world.
For the participants
ITWeb in partnership with Geekulcha invites you into the world of deceit, deception, malice, a world of wits, smarts, expertise and of the heroes who defend and protect against cyber crime. A world of cyber security and zero trust.
If you've got IT or cyber security skills and want to test your skills, or want to up your level, come learn from top professionals, compete against your peers and win cash prizes and career opportunities.
#SS25HACK officially starts with the Ideathon on 12th April 2025 for training, idea generation, and preselection. There you will learn from the mentors about the world of cyber security along with the specific challenges you can participate in this year.
You'll team up in groups and apply for challenges or submit ideas of what you can build or showcase, and where the top entries will be taken through to the main event, held alongside ITWeb's 20th Security Summit, the definitive event for information security professionals.
Admission reserved, geeks and hackers only.
Hackathon Rules
No mock ups will be allowed; a team on the Secure Innovation Challenge needs to show the code
A team needs to have a data storage mechanism and show how they have implemented security
CTF challenge participants may form part of the secure innovation challenge and may not form part of more than one team.
The secure innovation challenge teams may submit only one solution for judging.
Solutions and/or work must be done within the confides of the hackathon.
Have fun..!
The IDEATHON
To prepare participants for the Hackathon, this year, a IDEATHON will be held on 12th April for training and idea generation. A panel of industry leaders run training sessions for the participants to acquire concepts and guidance in development of their #SS25Hack projects. Teams will then be selected to participate at the Security Summit Hackathon. These teams will be selected by Hackathon mentors after the IDEATHON.
Mentors
Steve Jump
Director, Strategist, Coach and Mentor
Bernard Mashala
Endpoint Security & IT Operations Specialist, Transnet
Muzi Ntombela
CIO, CPSI
Thulani Mabuza
Business and Cybersecurity Mentorship, Orange Cyberdefense
Ivan Regasek
CEO, ITWeb
Tiyani Nghonyama
COO, Geekulcha
For the industry
Over the years, the hackathon has played a pivotal role in improving cyber security skills, tools and capabilities of ICT students, young techpreneurs and cyber security aficionados.
If you are a cyber security professional we ask that you give a little of your time, to share the knowledge and spread the skills, and to become a mentor. Warning, it is rewarding and addictive and you may find it extremely fun.
If you are a delegate at the Summit, we invite you to come past the participants, look at what they are doing, give them advice or otherwise just say hello.
SPONSORSHIP OF THE HACKATHON
If you are a marketer or want to be associated with initiatives like these, support us by contacting Debbie Visser for a breakdown of sponsorship opportunities available.
Prizes
1st R20000
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2nd R10000
sponsored by
3rd R5000
sponsored by
Instrumental Partners
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