Security News > 2021 > March > Veracode Hacker Games challenges university students to hack and patch real-life apps online

Veracode announced the launch of the Veracode Hacker Games.

The two-week collegiate competition will challenge computer science and cybersecurity student teams from eight leading universities across the U.S. and the U.K., including University of Virginia, Tufts and University of Warwick, to test their secure coding skills and give them the opportunity to win individual prizes, plus $15,000 in charitable donations for the top universities.

"Yet, training around secure coding is almost absent at the university level. We've launched The Veracode Hacker Games to help universities make secure coding a core part of their computer science and cybersecurity curriculum, while giving students an edge when it comes to putting their skills to the test in a real-world environment."

Hackers are becoming more sophisticated, now attacking every 39 seconds according to a recent study by the University of Maryland.

Using Veracode Security Labs to gamify the experience, participants in the inaugural Veracode Hacker Games will complete hands-on challenges to find and fix dangerous security flaws in real-world applications.

All participating universities will be given complimentary Veracode software for a year and Veracode will donate $10,000 and $5,000 to the computer science or cybersecurity university department of the first- and second-place teams respectively.

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