May 15 at the Real Intercontinental Hotel the Hacking Challenge 2017 will take place: the event organized by Soluciones Seguras (Safe Solutions), Techday, Radware and Check Point will bring together experts in cyber-security that will compete to hack a corporate website in a simulated environment.
The objective of the event is to help institutions, companies and organizations identify their network’s risks and vulnerabilities and define effective cyber-security strategies.
“ The Hacking Challenge aims to bring together cyber-security experts in a controlled environment where they can test their knowledge and abilities, while participants can watch how the attacks happen and how they can counteract”, explained Eli Faskha, general manager at Soluciones Seguras.

Hacking Challenge is geared towards IT directors and managers as well as cyber-security experts of the public and private sector. The attending public will be able to witness live the silent cyber-attacks that many organizations suffer; the tools used by hackers, the risks of a site that has not been designed properly and the best ways to protect a website.

This event will take place prior to the Costa Rica and Panama Tech Day, organized by IT NOW magazine, and which celebrates ten years this 2017.

Participants and competitors can register through the webpage HackingChallenge.net

There will be important prizes for the winner who will also take the title of “Hacking Challenge Champion 2017”, which was won last year by Rafael Lara.

Organizers also make emphasis in the importance of networking among professionals in this industry as a way to always stay up to date on the latest technology.

This event will also take place in Panama May 24 at the Megapolis Convention Center.