{"id":1564,"date":"2025-01-16T05:01:59","date_gmt":"2025-01-16T05:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/2025\/01\/16\/meity-launches-cyber-security-grand-challenge-2-0-with-%e2%82%b96-85-cr-prize-pool\/"},"modified":"2025-01-16T05:01:59","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T05:01:59","slug":"meity-launches-cyber-security-grand-challenge-2-0-with-%e2%82%b96-85-cr-prize-pool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/meity-launches-cyber-security-grand-challenge-2-0-with-%e2%82%b96-85-cr-prize-pool\/","title":{"rendered":"MeitY Launches Cyber Security Grand Challenge 2.0 with \u20b96.85 Cr Prize Pool"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/p>\n<h1>Cyber Security Grand Challenge 2.0 Launched by the Government<\/h1>\n<h2>Key Highlights<\/h2>\n<p>The government has launched the &#8216;Cyber Security Grand Challenge 2.0&#8217; (CSGC 2.0), a new initiative aimed at promoting innovation in the field of cyber security. The challenge offers a total prize money of \u20b96.85 crore, more than doubling the amount from \u20b93.2 crore in the first edition.<\/p>\n<h2>What is Cyber Security Grand Challenge 2.0?<\/h2>\n<p>The Cyber Security Grand Challenge 2.0 is a competition that encourages innovators, startups, and budding entrepreneurs to develop innovative solutions in various areas of cyber security, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>API Security<\/li>\n<li>Data Protection<\/li>\n<li>Wearable Privacy<\/li>\n<li>Clone App Mitigation<\/li>\n<li>AI Threat Detection<\/li>\n<li>Biometric Security<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Benefits of Participating in the Challenge<\/h2>\n<p>The initiative provides mentorship, capability-building, and market access to participants, aligning with the goals of Digital India, Atmanirbhar Bharat, and other national initiatives.<\/p>\n<h2>Registration Details<\/h2>\n<p>Registration for the challenge is now open until February 14. Participants can submit their innovative solutions and register for the challenge on the official website.<\/p>\n<h2>Download the ETCISO App<\/h2>\n<p>To stay updated with the latest news and articles on cyber security, download the ETCISO App from the Play Store or App Store.<\/p>\n<h3>Features of the App<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Get Realtime updates<\/li>\n<li>Save your favourite articles<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Download Links<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Play Store: <a href=\"https:\/\/ciso.economictimes.indiatimes.com\/app\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ciso.economictimes.indiatimes.com\/app\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/ciso.economictimes.indiatimes.com\/app<\/a><\/a><\/li>\n<li>App Store: <a href=\"https:\/\/ciso.economictimes.indiatimes.com\/app\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ciso.economictimes.indiatimes.com\/app\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/ciso.economictimes.indiatimes.com\/app<\/a><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Scan to Download App<\/h3>\n<p>Scan the QR code below to download the ETCISO App.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"download-icon desktop-view\">\n    <i\/><br \/>\n    <span class=\"scan-text\">Scan to download App<\/span><br \/>\n    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"90\" height=\"90\" src=\"https:\/\/st.etb2bimg.com\/Themes\/Release\/theme4\/images\/bar-codes\/ciso_barcode.png?mod=2806\" alt=\"\"\/><br \/>\n    <span class=\"border-bottom\"\/><br \/>\n<\/figure>\n\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/ciso.economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/cybercrime-fraud\/meity-launches-cyber-security-grand-challenge-2-0-with-6-85-crore-prize-pool\/117285700\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Source Link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cyber Security Grand Challenge 2.0 Launched by the Government Key Highlights The government has launched the &#8216;Cyber Security Grand Challenge 2.0&#8217; (CSGC 2.0), a new initiative aimed at promoting innovation&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":1565,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1564","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cybercrime-fraud"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/01\/meity-launches-cyber-security-grand-challenge-2-0-with-6-85-crore-prize-pool.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1564","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1564"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1564\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1565"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1564"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1564"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fusionmindlabs.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1564"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}