Hackathon format & key facts
Organized detailsOverview
Online student cybersecurity hackathon running 19–20 September 2026. Participants aged 13+ can compete solo or in teams of up to four, and the organizer-authorized Devpost listing states USD 6,616 in cash prizes.
Complete hackathon details
Participants build a cybersecurity, online-safety or digital-security solution primarily during the hackathon. Teams may have up to four members. AI tools are allowed when their use is disclosed. Rules prohibit harmful malware, ransomware, credential-stealing tools and spyware. Judging covers technical implementation, creativity, cybersecurity relevance, practicality and demo execution.
Eligibility requirements
Students aged 13 or older may participate, subject to the organizer-authorized Devpost territory restrictions. Companies and professional organizations are not eligible.
Tips for this hackathon
Practical Job and Scholarship guidance. These tips do not replace official rules or create new eligibility requirements.
- Build the project primarily during the hackathon and keep the submission clearly connected to cybersecurity or online safety.
- Disclose any AI tools used and avoid prohibited harmful malware, ransomware, credential-stealing software or spyware.
- Read the rules, eligibility, judging criteria, required technologies and intellectual-property terms before forming your submission plan.
- Build a complementary team early and assign product, engineering, design, research and presentation responsibilities clearly.
- Optimize for the published judging rubric: demonstrate a real problem, working solution, measurable impact and a concise live demo.
- Prepare the repository, pitch deck, demo video and submission links before the final hours so upload or platform problems do not invalidate the entry.
- Check whether travel, finalist presentations, team-size limits or mandatory attendance apply before committing.
Verification notes
Re-verified 2 September 2026 on the organizer-authorized Devpost overview and rules. Devpost explicitly shows the event as Online and Public, with a Join hackathon route; event dates, student scope, age threshold, team size and USD 6,616 cash total are also stated there. This revision replaces schema-invalid taxonomy values event_format=virtual and registration_type=registration with the contract-supported factual equivalents event_format=online and registration_type=open. Only a date-level deadline is stored because a reliable deadline clock time was not surfaced. No fee, certificate or travel support is inferred.
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