About SSyC

Secure Systems Challenge (SSyC) is a hybrid national event that combines secure software development and live bug bounty testing in one competition format.

Mission

To create engineers who can build resilient systems, understand adversarial behavior, and improve continuously through real-world security feedback loops.

How It Works

• Developer teams build and deploy production-grade systems.
• Solo bug bounty participants test deployed systems in controlled windows.
• Developers patch and harden based on validated reports.
• Final rankings are calculated from technical performance and quality metrics.

Core Principles

• Fairness and neutral judging.
• Responsible disclosure and safe testing.
• Transparent scoring and rule enforcement.
• Practical engineering over theoretical-only outcomes.