JEDDAH: The winners of the Cyber Saber Hackathon were announced in Riyadh. They received their awards from Nouf Al-Rakan, CEO of the Saudi Federation for Cyber Security, Programming and Drones (SFCSPD).
First place went to a team called Blackfoxs from the Islamic University, with CyberKAU from King Abdul Aziz University in the second spot, and SEU1 from Saudi Electronic University third.
Al-Rakan said: “The hackathon searched for talents through forums and competitions, which is in line with one of the Kingdom’s Vision 2010 goals, regarding the discovery of talents and their development.
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Cyber Saber Hackathon winners announced in Riyadh
Cyber Saber Hackathon winners announced in Riyadh
- First place went to a team called Blackfoxs from the Islamic University
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