The two-week collegiate competition will challenge computer science and cybersecurity student teams from eight leading universities across the U.S. and the UK. Participants in the inaugural Veracode Hacker Games (March 15-26, 2021) will complete hands-on challenges to find and fix dangerous security flaws in real-world applications. The average total cost of a data breach for a company is nearly four million USD according to IBM. Only 3 percent of US bachelor’s degree graduates have cybersecurity-related skills (National Center for Education Statistics)
Source: https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2021/03/15/veracode-hacker-games/