Cyber 360° Spark Challenge

Event description

  • Free
  • Professional and career development

Google and ASU Enterprise Technology invite Sun Devil students with experience in computer science to compete in the Cyber 360° Spark Challenge and innovate solutions to cybersecurity threats through hands-on learning and collaboration. In this 24-hour hackathon, collaborate in teams, choose one of three cybersecurity challenge tracks and pitch solutions to our expert jury panel for grand prizes! All teams benefit from expert-led workshops, professional security toolkits, and mentorship from Enterprise Technology. Full track details revealed at the kick off on Oct. 2, register for details!

In this 24-hour hackathon, collaborate in teams, choose one of three cybersecurity challenge tracks and pitch solutions to our expert jury panel for grand prizes! All teams benefit from expert-led workshops, professional security toolkits, and mentorship from Enterprise Technology. Full track details revealed at the kick off on Oct. 2, register for details!

Team requirements

  • Teams must include 3-4 graduate or senior undergraduate students 
  • Experience in Python, GenAI, software engineering or AWS Cloud required per team

Learn and apply skills in

  • Cybersecurity incident response,IoT device hardening, social engineering defense
  • Collaborative rapid prototyping
  • Lightning round pitching and demos

Prize pool

  • $2,000 | first place team
  • $1,000 | second place team
  • Plus Digital credentials and Sun Devil Ice Hockey tickets courtesy of Enterprise Technology

Event contact

Olivia Herneddo
Date

Friday, October 3, 2025

Oct. 2, 5:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. | Challenge kick off(Zoom)
Oct. 3, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. | Live Challenge, Creativity Commons
Oct. 3,5:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. | Finale and awards, Creativity Commons


Time

9:00 am8:00 pm (MST)


Location

Creativity Commons

Cost

Free