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CyberTaipan 2022

The Australian Youth Cyber Defence Competition

  • 📅 Date: JavaScript Disabled

  • 👥 Open To: High School Students

  • 💻 Format: Online

  • 🌏 Region: Australia

  • 💵 Cost: Free

  • 💰 Prize: TBD

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CyberTaipan is an Australian Youth Cyber Defence Competition modelled on the US Air Force Association’s CyberPatriot program.

This program has been running successfully for 11 years and has already expanded into Canada as CyberTitan, the UK as CyberCenturion and Saudi Arabia as CyberArabia.

Throughout the competition rounds, teams of students are provided with a set of virtual images that represent different operating systems. Over a six-hour period, each team receives points for finding and fixing cyber security vulnerabilities, strengthening systems, and maintaining critical services. Teams compete for a chance to represent their school or community group in the CyberTaipan National Final.

CyberTaipan is open to high school-aged students with an interest in — or willingness to learn about — cyber security, defensive countermeasures and securing virtual networks.