Agency overview | |
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Jurisdiction | Saudi Arabia |
Headquarters | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
Agency executives |
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Parent department | Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee |
Website | safcsp.org.sa |
The Saudi Federation For Cybersecurity, Programming and Drones (SAFCSP) is a national institution in Saudi Arabia aiming at developing professional skills in the fields of cybersecurity and programming. [1] [2]
SAFCSP is associated with the Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee and governed by the board of directors that is chaired by Faisal Al-Khamisi. [3] [1]
In 2018, SAFCSP organized the Hajj Hackathon event in Jeddah, west of Saudi Arabia, with 2,950 participants from over 100 countries. [4] With this number of participants, SAFCSP broke the Guinness World Record for 'Most participants in a hackathon'. [5]
In 2019, SAFCSP has introduced Bug Bounty, a rewards platform that aims at exploiting the capabilities of individual talents and research to detect and discover vulnerabilities in software and websites of organizations. [6]
Agency overview | |
---|---|
Jurisdiction | Saudi Arabia |
Headquarters | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
Agency executives |
|
Parent department | Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee |
Website | safcsp.org.sa |
The Saudi Federation For Cybersecurity, Programming and Drones (SAFCSP) is a national institution in Saudi Arabia aiming at developing professional skills in the fields of cybersecurity and programming. [1] [2]
SAFCSP is associated with the Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee and governed by the board of directors that is chaired by Faisal Al-Khamisi. [3] [1]
In 2018, SAFCSP organized the Hajj Hackathon event in Jeddah, west of Saudi Arabia, with 2,950 participants from over 100 countries. [4] With this number of participants, SAFCSP broke the Guinness World Record for 'Most participants in a hackathon'. [5]
In 2019, SAFCSP has introduced Bug Bounty, a rewards platform that aims at exploiting the capabilities of individual talents and research to detect and discover vulnerabilities in software and websites of organizations. [6]