Ninety hackers from seven countries including China, Japan, Poland, Russia, South Korea, Taiwan, and the United States gathered together at Japan’s Security Contest (SECCON) 2014 held in Tokyo.The objective of the contest is to encourage young Japanese engineers toexplore the field of cyber security. One of the event highlights is hacking six virtual servers to unlock keywords stopping cyber attacks.
Yoshinori Takesako, head of the organizing group said that the event aims to use young talents for a better cause. SECCON is supported by several government agencies, technology companies and experts who aim for a better cyber field in Japan.
Source: GMA Network