The NYU Center for Cybersecurity and Center for Global Affairs are proud to present the CSAW’21 Policy Competition. Students from various educational backgrounds who are interested in the nexus of policy and emerging technological issues are invited to think critically about major cybersecurity policy issues affecting society. The Policy Competition cultivates an environment encouraging students to impact the cyber-policy industry by presenting their ideas to leaders within the field.

NYU Center for Global Affairs

2021 Policy Topics 

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TBA in May 2021

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2020 Policy Topics 

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Healthcare

Disinformation

National Security & Cryptocurrency

competition timeline

*Presentation times to be scheduled with teams in advance

competition resources

Background Papers

Pending release for 2021

Policy Writing Seminar

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TBA for 2021

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Dr. Pano Yannakogeorgos of the NYU Center for Global Affairs will review guidelines and best practices for policy memo writing. 

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An online meeting link will be shared with registered teams. 

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Workshop on Presentation Skills

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TBA for 2021

Join us for an opportunity to better understand how to best prepare your oral presentation for the CSAW competition. 

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An online meeting link will be shared with registered teams. 

Educational Programs

MS in Global Security, Conflict, and Cybercrime

2020 competition

2020 rules & guidelines

2020 background papers

• Healthcare

• Disinformation

• National Security & Cryptocurrency

Congratulations to our

2020 Finalists & Winners

competition organizers

The Policy Competition is organized by students from NYU's Center for Global Affairs, Tandon School of Engineering, CAS, GSAS, Wagner, and Law. Dr. Pano Yannakogeorgos serves as the Policy faculty advisor. 

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We are currently recruiting organizing committee members. If you are interested in joining the our team, please email csaw-policy@nyu.edu.