Press Release RISE Digital Pakistan Ignite Cyber Security Hackathon Workshops 2023
It is humbly shared the closing ceremony glimpses of the Project Digital Pakistan “Cyber
Security Hackathon hands-on workshops 2023” all over Pakistan. The Project was sponsored and
executed by the Ministry of Information Technology and Ignite with the help of their partners,
Riphah International University Islamabad, Air University Islamabad, EC Service Pvt, and MGRT
Pvt. Riphah Institute of Systems Engineering (RISE), Riphah International University, Islamabad, was
a partner in this project. Senior Lecturer Komal Batool and Mr. Humayun conducted the Hackathon
sessions at different universities (BUITEMS Quetta, IBA Sukkur) in Pakistan. This included the live
hacking sessions, and students were challenged to complete the CTFs. Additionally, Riphah Institute
of System Engineering (RISE) was to develop the training content for this mega project and provide
trainings to participants in the “Cyber security Hackathon Hands on Workshops”.
The closing ceremony was held at Air University Islamabad on 22nd November 2023—Dean
Faculty of Computing, Prof. Dr Muhammad Zubair, Prof. Dr. Saad Zafar and the Manager Security &
Compliance, Mr. Obaid Ur Rehman, participated in this closing ceremony with other respected faculty
members and staff. The event was covered by the team of Riphah, Max Media Production from ETB.