Welcome to the official kick-off for the SANReN Cyber Security Challenge (CSC) competition 2025! The CSC competition is hosted annually and will be open to all students registered for tertiary studies in 2025 at eligible tertiary educational institutions. Participation in…
Cyber Security Challenge 2024 Finals
The South African National Research Network (SANReN) team hosted its 8th Cyber Security Challenge (CSC) competition during the Centre for High-Performance Computing (CHPC) National Meeting at Boardwalk International Convention Center, Gqeberha, Eastern Cape from 1 – 4 December 2024. The…
CSC 2024 Final – Preliminary Program
The CSC 2024 final is around the corner and we do hope excitement is growing… Here is the preliminary program for the CSC 2024 final. Please note small changes can still occur, the final program will be communicated during the…
CSC 2024 Sponsor – Orange Cyberdefense
It is with great pleasure and excitement that the CSC Committee announces Orange Cyberdefense as a challenge sponsor for the CSC 2024 finals. As sponsors, Orange Cyberdefense will provide an unique challenge testing the students’ ability to apply the pentesting…
CSC 2024 Sponsor – Dendrite Cyber
With great pleasure and excitement, the CSC Committee announces Dendrite Cyber as sponsors for the CSC 2024 competition. Dendrite Cyber “develop and supply customisable network visibility solutions to optimise data feeds in large-scale telecommunications networks.” – https://dendritecyber.com/ As sponsors, Dendrite…
CSC 2024 Final – Qualified Teams
Following another long year of qualifiers, the CSC committee is excited to announce the CSC 2024 final is around the corner. 183 teams from 24 tertiary education institutions from South Africa, Malawi, Lesotho and Namibia competed for spots in the…
CSC 2024 Qualification
The CSC 2024 qualification round have officially concluded on 15 September 2024. A shout out to all the teams who have participated throughout the year in the qualification round. Your continued participation makes this competition possible and we hope all…
CSC 2024 Sponsor – NEC XON Systems
With great pleasure and excitement, the CSC Committee announces NEC XON Systems as sponsors for the CSC 2024 competition. As sponsors, NEC XON Systems will be awarding a 12-month paid employment package to an earmarked CSC finalist with the option…
CSC 2024 Sponsor – ISPA
It is with great pleasure that the CSC Committee announces the Internet Service Providers’ Association (ISPA) has joined as a sponsor for CSC 2024. As sponsors, ISPA will be awarding an Inspires Educational Sponsorship to one deserving student at the…
CSC 2024 Sponsor – MathWorks and Opti-Num Solutions
With great pleasure and excitement, the CSC Committee announces MathWorks and Opti-Num Solutions as sponsors for the CSC 2024 competition. Not only will MathWorks and Opti-Num Solutions sponsor the CSC competition but also develop a unique challenge focusing on the…