White-Hat Hackers from 88 Countries Compete
The Ministry of Science and ICT announced on July 24 that “CODEGATE,” a security event aimed at discovering white-hat hackers and disseminating the latest security technology trends, was held for two days starting July 23.
The CODEGATE International Hacking Defense Competition, now in its 18th year since launching in 2008, attracted 333 participants from 88 countries in the online preliminaries. Among them, 20 teams from 8 countries in the general division and 20 individuals from 3 countries in the junior division advanced to the finals and competed over two days.
An AI hacker, jointly developed by KAIST and the CODEGATE Security Forum, participated in the finals as an invited competitor, facing off against human white-hat hackers in the competition.
In the general division, the Japanese team “BunkyoWesterns” took first place, while in the junior division, Kim Junwon won the championship. Both received the Minister of Science and ICT Award and prize money.
For the second consecutive year, the Black Hat Training Coach Team from the United States led security technology training sessions at the event.
The keynote address was delivered by Kim Taesu, Vice President of Security Research at Microsoft US, while Michael Gronager, co-founder of Chainalysis and CEO of Gray AI, along with other domestic and international security experts, gave presentations on AI, cybersecurity, and responses to digital crime.
At the open talk session chaired by KAIST Professor Kim Yongdae, domestic and international experts gathered to discuss “Cybersecurity in the Age of AI.”
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In his welcoming remarks, Choi Woo-hyuk, policy chief for Information Protection and Network Policy at the Ministry of Science and ICT, stated, “To become one of the world’s top three AI powerhouses, a robust cybersecurity foundation is essential,” adding, “We will nurture key security talent to lead the AI era and respond to increasingly sophisticated cyberthreats.”
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