Cyber contest to be held in Turkmenistan

2022-04-30

Electronic newspaper "Turkmenistan: Golden Age"

Cyber contest to be held in Turkmenistan

29.04.2022

The Regulations on the information security competition «Kiberbäsleşik» have been published on the website of the Ministry of Justice of Turkmenistan.

As part of the implementation of the State Cybersecurity Program for 2020—2025, approved by the Decree of the President, the Ministry of Education of Turkmenistan and the Turkmensvyaz Agency are planning to hold a joint competition on cybersecurity.

The purpose of the competition is aimed at improving professional skills in the field of information security, improving skills and developing the human resources potential of the IT industry.

Representatives of ministries and departments, military, law enforcement officers, as well as employees of institutions subordinate to them can become participants in the competition.

The annual competition will include three stages. In April-October of each year, interdepartmental, intersectoral and national stages will be held.

Competitors will be given tasks to eliminate malware, detect web vulnerabilities and many other issues in the field of cybersecurity. For each correctly solved problem, the panel of judges of the competition will award points.

Svetlana Chirtsova