EY is on the hunt for students who are keen to put their cyber skills to the test

Applications are now open for The EY Asia-Pacific Cyber Challenge which will take place in Hong Kong over an exciting two-day event on 2–3 March 2019. Teams from top universities from across Asia-Pacific, including Hong Kong, Mainland China, Singapore, South Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Australia and New Zealand, will compete for the chance to win cash prizes.

Students can enter both or one of the following:

EY Asia-Pacific Cyber Case Competition (enter as a team of four people)

EY Asia-Pacific Cyber Hackathon (enter as a team of four people)

Why should your students enter?

This challenge presents an exciting opportunity for students from any degree discipline to challenge themselves to manage and respond in a real-life cyber-attack, to develop skills for the future of work, gain real-life experience in the business world and the opportunity to network with industry leaders and experts.

What’s on offer?

A prize money pool totalling HKD 60,000.

Help us promote the challenge

Help us to promote this challenge by getting the word out to your students.

  • Attached is a communications plan detailing how to use the social media assets to promote the competition on Facebook
  • A eDM is included that can be sent directly to student cohorts (any level, any discipline!)
  • If you’re comfortable to do so, you can post on LinkedIn using one of the attached LinkedIn images with this suggested post:
Kick start your cybersecurity career by showcasing your skills to some of the best cyber minds in Asia-Pacific. By entering the EY Asia-Pacific Cyber Challenge you’ll have the chance to compete in the Cyber Case Competition or the Cyber Hackathon, and win a share of HKD60,000 in prize money. The event takes place in Hong Kong, from 2 – 3 March 2019. Enter before December 15 at https://www.ey.com/apaccyberchallenge #Cyber #Competition #Hackathon #EY

More information

Visit the challenge website for more information.

Student queries about the challenge can be directed to eycybercc@hk.ey.com.