MEPhI invites to the information security competition

In Russia, “security guards” are missing in about 45% of companies , and there are four times less graduates in information security-related professions than necessary ( assessment by the deputy chairman of the Central Bank ). Test your skills in this popular area will be April 20-22, 2018 at the All-Russian Student Olympiad in information security. Students from 18 to 25 years old can take part in the competition.

About the Olympiad

The competition is held on the basis of the National Research Nuclear University "MEPhI" over the past few years. The competition is supported by leading companies in the industry, including Positive Technologies.
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The Olympiad consists of two rounds - theoretical and practical . Winners, prize-winners and laureates of the Olympiad will be awarded with diplomas and valuable gifts. The winners of the Olympiad will receive benefits for admission to the magistracy of the Institute of Intelligent Cybernetic Systems of the National Research Nuclear University MEPhI in the areas of "Computer Science and Computers" and "Information Security". Winners and prize-winners (participants who took 1, 2, 3 places) are credited to the magistracy of NRNU MEPhI without entrance examinations to areas of engineering training.

How to participate

To participate in the Olympiad are invited students of higher educational institutions not older than 25 years old who are studying for undergraduate programs, specialties and magistracies in integrated training areas of 10.00.00 and 09.00.00 who are seriously interested in the protection of information and have passed competitive selection at the place of study (up to 4 people from university).
Olympiad participants are invited to:

1. Register before April 18 on the Olympiad website and print out an application for participation in the GUS, which is automatically generated upon completion of registration.
2. Register in the same period on the website of the Ministry of Education and Science .

A representative of the university administration should, before April 18, 2018, send to the address of the organizing committee of the Olympiad ( olymp_is@mail.ru ) scanned versions of applications for each participant representing the university, signed by the rector (vice rector, dean, director of the institute) with the seal of the university or faculty. The originals of the applications are submitted by the participants at the registration before the start of the full-time tour.

Foreign students can take part out of the competition (the end of registration for them is April 14).

Support for the Olympiad is part of the non-profit Positive Education program aimed at increasing the level of information security education in Russia. As part of this program, Positive Technologies helps universities by providing MaxPatrol 8, MaxPatrol SIEM, PT Application Firewall and XSpider products for free, and company experts hold seminars for students. MEPhI and dozens of other higher educational institutions in Russia participate in the Positive Education program.