UP-COMING-HACKATHON-2022

ACIOA CYBERSECURITY HACKATHON 2022



Building Tomorrow’s Solutions Together The ACIOA Cybersecurity Hackathon sets to spur innovation and build tomorrow’s cybersecurity solutions through collaborative efforts across ASEAN’s cybersecurity community and stakeholders. This exciting design thinking event will bring together policymakers, community partners, enterprises and end-users across ASEAN to solve real-world cybersecurity challenges, further fostering a shared responsibility in building cyber resilience and sustainability for businesses, communities and nations. The inaugural ACIOA Cybersecurity Hackathon this year is proudly launched by the ASEAN Chief Information Officer Association’s Cybersecurity Chapter and Image Engine and powered by Thinkspace.



Be a Part of ACIOA Cybersecurity Hackathon 2022
Supporting Partners/Sponsors Lend your voice and support in promoting innovation and partnerships by building critical cybersecurity capabilities across the communities in ASEAN. A grassroots initiative, the Hackathon also serves as an excellent platform for our partners and sponsors to contribute their expertise through evaluation feedback and gain first-hand insights into the communities’ voices. If you are interested to be a supporting partner or sponsor, please contact Ms Joanne Tan at jtan@image-engine.biz.	Participants Cybersecurity innovation begins with you. Collaborate and learn with fellow cybersecurity practitioners across the region and bring game-changing solutions to transform ASEAN’s cybersecurity landscape. The winning teams will be awarded total cash prizes up to S$22,000. “This first Hackathon aims to bring together like-minded community members to share their respective initiatives, projects and technical solutions for the benefit of the larger cyber community in the ASEAN region. Together we can create a secure and sustainable digital marketplace for the region and improve the living standard of its people. I’m very excited and looking forward to seeing your active participation in the ACIOA Cybersecurity Hackathon 2022.” – Mr Ng Hoo Ming, Advisor & President for Cybersecurity & Governance Chapter, ASEAN Chief Information Officer Association (ACIOA)
ACIOA Cybersecurity Hackathon 2022 Problem Statements
1: How might we identify and alert SMEs about cybersecurity breaches? Potential Solution: Develop an early warning intelligence platform/centre that detects if SMEs are victims of cybersecurity breaches, and immediately alerts them of the threats. 2: How might we filter phishing emails to protect end-user assets and devices? Potential Solution: Develop an anti-phishing solution to identify and filter phishing emails with a high degree of accuracy. 3: How might we protect the privacy of data on the cloud? Potential Solution: Develop a solution that identifies, de- identifies user identity (e.g. personally identifiable information) or anonymises user data in a scalable and efficient manner.	4: How might we educate people and raise awareness about cybersecurity? Potential Solution: Develop an educational toolkit or solution for people to learn about different types of cybersecurity threats and prevention methods. 5: How might we help SMEs identify their current cybersecurity defence gaps in the following areas: 1. Mitigation 2. Detection 3. Incident Response 4. Recovery Potential Solution: Develop a cybersecurity assessment tool to help SMEs identify their current cybersecurity defence gaps.
About the Organisers
ASEAN CIO Association The ASEAN CIO Association (ACIOA) is a non-profit organisation formed in 2014 to provide the platform for greater collaboration and sharing of ICT best practices amongst CIOs, industry leaders and public sector representatives. We recognise the immense value of business relationships in the highly technical field of information systems management, believing the development of an active community of ICT leaders is key to ASEAN’s success in the digital age. ACIOA offers a diverse array of activities, programmes and resources to support ASEAN ICT leaders with opportunities for information sharing and education at the executive level. Through monthly meetings, annually held ASEAN CIO Forums, strategic partnerships with regional ICT associations as well as resources like CIO Consulting and Business Bridge, we enable CIOs to build invaluable personal alliances and tap on the expertise of accomplished ASEAN ICT leaders. www.acioa.com	Image Engine Image Engine is a full-service B2B technology event producer and organiser, conceived to deliver innovative content, critical business intelligence and connectivity across the community of end-users, vendors and government agencies. With a strong knowledge base and industry networks within the Asian region, Image Engine enables partners to access their markets effectively, to deliver information solutions to the best qualified audience in the best possible environment. Image Engine is the Organiser for GovWare Conference and Exhibition, and has been the event partner for Singapore International Cyber Week (SICW) since 2016. www.image-engine.biz
About Thinkspace
Thinkspace is the next-generation innovation platform helping organizations to structure, digitalize and manage the best ideas anytime, anywhere. Using technology to level the playing field, Thinkspace empowers people to inject their creativity and brilliant ideas to address problem-focused challenges. Harness the collective intelligence from cross-discipline collaboration plus real-time brainstorming to develop holistic solutions and leverage on built-in analytics to facilitate data-driven innovation for your organization. www.thinkspace.ai