UPS students took part in an international event on cybersecurity organized by The Hampton Roads Women in Technology group, located in Virginia, USA. The event was held on August 14th with 18 participating teams. 

UPS came in second, the team was made up by Doménica Merchán, Tatiana Cárdenas, Tracy Cárdenas, computing students; and Sofia Mejia, mechatronics student. They were supported by professor Jennifer Yepez.

The Capture the Flag challenges are cybersecurity competitions designed to challenge participants to solve computer security problems and defend computer systems by finding the "flags".

The competition is done in teams and can last hours or even days. This year's event lasted two hours. The challenges in the competition were held in English and considering it was the first time students took part in this type of competition, their participation was notable.