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CSAW serves as a platform for experiential learning and aims to inspire students to pursue education and careers in the field of cybersecurity. It brings together cybersecurity researchers, students and professionals from across the region to share knowledge, engage in friendly competition, and contribute to the advancement of cybersecurity. This year’s edition, which marked the 10th anniversary of programming at the MENA global site, was a resounding success. With the addition of two new competitions, bringing the total to five, the number of students and researchers participating in the final rounds increased to 88. This reflects a 90% surge in participant numbers compared to previous years.

In addition to the competitions, CSAW MENA also included a Cyber Security Open House on November 10, where attendees could network with industry professionals and ask questions of cyber experts.

The site hosted the following competitions:

Capture the Flag

37 participants in 10 teams competed in the final round, out of a total of 90 participating teams.

Applied Research Competition

5 participants in the final round.

Hack My Robot

In its second year as a CSAW MENA exclusive competition, this year’s challenge saw 23 teams compete, of which 5 advanced to the finals. The initial round focused on autonomous excavators, highlighting the critical safety risks of potential compromises, while the final round challenge asked students to hack a construction environment robot and disrupt its functionalities.

BioHack 3D

Making its debut this year, and making history as the first workshop and hackathon solely dedicated to biochip security and its intersection with 3D printing technology, the competition drew 20 teams to its virtual qualifying round. Five elite teams advanced to the final round.

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LLM Attack Challenge

Debuting at both the Brooklyn and Abu Dhabi sites this year, the MENA finals included 4 participants and recognized first and second place winners.

17th Annual

17th Annual

17th Annual

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