by Keren Setton

JERUSALEM, Oct. 4 (Xinhua) -- With years of experience in the cyber-security industry, Israeli entrepreneur Doron Amir believes the solution to the growing threats will not come only from experts in the field, but rather from code developers and programmers.

Together with his business partners Guy Anish and Dmitrii Rubinov, Amir established CyTaka, a cyber security firm behind a new platform for developers where they can make money by taking on cyber security challenges.

With the look of a gaming app, there are different levels of competition. The more complex the challenges they take on and succeed, the greater the reward is.

As a user progresses with the challenges, he can make more money from every successful crack. From 1 to 250 U.S. dollars, a participant can make thousands of dollars a month as he or she moves forward.

The challenges are created by a community of 10,000 cyber experts, mainly Israelis, ranging from students, employees in cyber security firms, and former soldiers serving in the cyber units.

The app also offers jobs. Professional users can take on high-level challenges posted by cyber security firms. If they succeed, they will be considered for positions in those firms.

There is reportedly a global shortage of cyber security workers, with the demand surpassing the supply all over the world.

"I want as many programmers as possible and turn them into cyber experts for a safer world," Amir said. "Cyber security has become much more personal and civilian and has been gradually separated from the military sphere."

As the threats of cyber attacks increase, more people need defense.

According to Amir, the traditional process of training cyber security experts is lengthy and localized. His solution is to tap the potential of the large existing pool of programmers. If they learn the basics of cyber security, their new codes will be less permeable to attacks, and software will then be safer.

A total of 10 contestants from Israel participated in a final competition last week held in Tel Aviv. The first prize worth 25,000 dollars was given to an 18-year-old who excelled throughout the coding competition. It was the third such competition that was held. Once a month, a final will be held at a different location.

Next month, CyTaka is planning a large event in Dubai. The prize will be 1 million dollars. Amir hopes the competition would be held in as many countries as possible.

"This is beyond trade and profit," he said, voicing his expectation that participants from around the world would become part of his newly founded coding community. Enditem

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