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Kaspersky Lab solutions will help test cyber defences at SPIEF 2023’s International Cybersecurity Championship

Kaspersky Lab solutions will help test cyber defences at SPIEF 2023’s International Cybersecurity Championship

20 June 2023. Moscow. Kaspersky Lab solutions will be used to combat cyberattacks during the International Cybersecurity Championship. The event will be held as part of the 26th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum at the National Cyber Range, hosted by Rostelekom-Solar, with the support of the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation and the Roscongress Foundation.

The organizers have invited cybersecurity experts from dozens of countries across various continents to the upcoming competition. The main stage of the international cyber championship will showcase 40 teams.

Kaspersky Lab has provided participants with comprehensive protection tools and training on effectively handling complex incidents to defend against the simulated attacks that are a part of the championship. This was primarily the Kaspersky Unified Monitoring and Analysis Platform, a SIEM class security system for centralized collection, analysis and correlation of information security events. It also includes the Kaspersky CyberTrace TI platform, which is complemented by various threat data streams from Kaspersky Lab.

"For the past 25 years, we have actively participated in and supported the growth of the information security industry and the international community of IS professionals. Advancing ahead necessitates fostering healthy competition and a thirst for knowledge, which is why we are establishing avenues for the industry's brightest minds to gain unparalleled experience in countering and responding to cyberattacks. We are happy to provide our technology for this large-scale competition and to help people practice their skills," said Eugene Kaspersky, Chief Executive Officer, Kaspersky Lab.

"Participants in the 2023 Cybersecurity Championship will work with a replica of a real typical enterprise infrastructure deployed on the Solar Cybermir platform. The scenario is based on real cybercrime attack cases that numerous organizations in key industries have encountered over the past year. We are delighted to have Kaspersky Lab, one of the leading experts in defending against such attacks, join the competition and provide support to the teams. As we safeguard the perimeter of Russia's largest enterprises, we actively study the mechanics and tactics employed by attackers in "combat conditions," and we are prepared to share this unique expertise with our international partners. We hope that each participant will acquire valuable knowledge and skills throughout the competition," said Igor Lyapunov, CEO of Rostelecom-Solar.

The International Cybersecurity Championship, based at the National Cyber Range, will be held at SPIEF for the second time. The event was first held in 2022.

About the International Cybersecurity Championship      

 

The International Cybersecurity Championship is organized by the Ministry of Digital Development, Communications, and Mass Media of the Russian Federation, Rostelecom, and the Roscongress Foundation. During the event, participants will practice defending against state-level hacker attacks on the platform of the National Cyber Range, developed by Rostelecom-Solar. The company's experts have created cyberattack scenarios based on their own experience in countering attackers while protecting Russia's largest companies from current cyber threats. According to the competition's storyline, a hacker group aims to destabilize the socio-economic situation and sow panic by planning multiple massive attacks on critical infrastructure facilities.

The International Cybersecurity Championship will be held in two stages. The main stage is scheduled for 6 June. Each team will be allocated an infrastructure segment at the National Cyber Range and provided with basic information security tools. In the main stage, participants will need to repel successive massive attacks, conduct investigations, and prepare incident reports. The top three teams will be determined based on the results of the qualifying stage and will proceed to the finals. The final round is set to take place on 15 June. During this round, the finalists will earn points for effectively safeguarding their infrastructure. The team with the highest number of points will be crowned the winner.

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