Universiti Sains Malaysia wins 2014 F-Secure inter-varsity IT Security competition

With 255 points ahead, team N2L from University Sains Malaysia (USM) was crowned as the
champion for 2014 F-Secure Inter-Varsity IT Security Competition! The competition,
initiated by F-Secure and MDeC (Multimedia Development Corporation),
was aimed at nurturing local talents and encouraging more Malaysian undergraduates
to venture into the field of IT security through education.

The lecturer in-charge for team N2L and The Bounty Hunters are respectively
Dr. Manmeet Mahinderjit Singh (as well as the F-Secure USM Coordinator)
and Assoc.Prof Dr.Azman Samsudin from the School of Computer Sciences.

Out of 57 teams that sat for the qualifying test in the F-Secure Security competition,
9 teams qualified and were selected for the Semifinal.
N2L and The Bounty Hunters were two groups from USM that had succeeded into the Semi-Final.

The finale challenge featured a jeopardy-like course comprising different categories
and levels that tested the participants’ hands-on skills and knowledge.
All three teams were given three laptops each and they were required to complete each tasks
within the fastest time and the one with the highest score is then crowned the champion
of the 2014 F-Secure Inter-Varsity IT Security Competition.

After a two-hour intense battle, the champion walked away with three MacBooks worth RM5, 000 each.
The 1st runner-up, team The Bounty Hunter received three Microsoft Surface Tablets worth RM2, 000 each
and the 2nd runner-up, team Xposure walked away with three smart-watches worth RM500 each.
In addition, all three participating teams were also presented with 1-year
premium F-Secure Internet and Mobile security protection.
N2L team from University Sains Malaysia was cheering loudly when they were announced as the winner
for the competition. Being final year students majoring in Computer Science,
this first timer was made of Lim Yen Sheng (24), Lee Chi Ngan (23) and Law Jia Jge (23).
“We are overjoyed when the result was announced as we never saw it coming,”
Lim said. Lee added, “We are glad to have strategized well throughout the competition
by assigning one another to be fully prepared on our core strengths as well as to push our limits to overcome our weaker subject areas”.

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