Students from ASEAN member countries and Japan were recognised during a prize presentation ceremony for the 2024 ASEAN-Japan Cybersecurity Video Competition, held during the 17th ASEAN-Japan Cybersecurity Policy Meeting in Singapore recently.
Student from Asia Pacific University, Malaysia Yew Choon Yuen was awarded first place with a video titled ‘Inside the Mind of a Hacker: A Cybersecurity Journey’, winning a cash prize of USD2,000. Director of Policy and International Cooperation from National Cyber Security Agency, Malaysia Shariffah Rashidah Syed Othman accepted the award on their behalf.
Second place went to Myanmar with the video titled ‘Social Media Safety’, highlighting the dangers of sharing private information online. The video was made by a student from National University of Arts and Culture (Mandalay) Myat Shwe Sin Hmue, who won a cash prize of USD1,500.
Third place was awarded to Thailand with the video titled ‘Just Fun’, depicting the risks and impacts of cyberbullying. A cash prize of USD1,000 was awarded to Pongsakorn Saeaueng from The Pattaya Redemptorist Technological College for People with Disabilities. Accepting the award on behalf of the student was Secretary General of National Cyber Security Agency, Thailand Air Vice Marshal Amorn Chomchey.
Now in its second year, the competition is an initiative by Cyber Security Brunei (CSB) as Brunei Darussalam is the lead for the joint awareness-raising collaborative activity in the ASEAN-Japan Cybersecurity Cooperation.
Member countries each submitted a video made by students to convey cyber safety messages.
In September, CSB hosted the judging event attended by representatives from the ASEAN member countries and Japan diplomatic missions who served as judges. The judge from Brunei was a representative from the Brunei Cyber Security Association (BCSA).
The judges reviewed all the submitted videos and awarded scores based on the clarity of the cybersecurity message, creativity and quality of the video.
All 10 submitted videos were showcased during the 17th ASEAN-Japan Cybersecurity Policy Meeting in Singapore. Interim Commissioner of CSB Shamsul Bahri bin Haji Kamis presented the awards.
