Terrier Cyber Quest 2026 (TCQ 3.0):
The Territorial Army, along with CyberPeace, recently launched the third edition of Terrier Cyber Quest 2026 (TCQ 3.0), a national-level hackathon focused on cybersecurity, defence and digital threats.
Terrier Cyber Quest 2026:
- It is a national-level hackathon focused on cybersecurity, defence, and digital threats.
- It is being organised by the Territorial Army in collaboration with CyberPeace (an Indian non-partisan civil society organisation).
- The competition aims to bring together talent from educational institutions, industry, research organisations, government bodies, and the Armed Forces.
- Participants will work on technology-based solutions to address emerging cybersecurity and national security challenges.
- This year’s competition will be held across three tracks.
- Participants will identify security flaws in simulated critical infrastructure system The challenge will begin with an online Capture-the-Flag round, followed by a live final round.
- AI Kavach track will focus on artificial intelligence and machine learning. Participants will develop solutions for detecting threats, identifying unusual activity, and improving cyber defence.
- Content creators, communicators, and influencers can take part in this track. They will be asked to create digital campaigns on threats such as deepfakes, phishing, online scams, and misinformation.
- The hackathon gives students, technology enthusiasts, and other participants a chance to showcase their skills and work on real-world cybersecurity challenges linked to national security.
- Winners could further get a chance to visit defence establishments and contribute to future cybersecurity initiatives with the Territorial Army.
