About ECSC
WHO WE ARE
The European Cyber Security Challenge is an initiative by the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) and aims at enhancing cybersecurity talent across Europe and connecting high potentials with industry leading organizations. Here you have the opportunity to face all the complex challenges from the previous years, to upgrade your skills, to train and maybe to prepare yourself for the next ECSC.
OUR GOALS
Cybersecurity
The goal of the ECSC is to place cybersecurity at the service of humankind, with a view to promoting a peaceful society concerned with the preservation of democratic values, freedom of thought, dignity and critical thinking
Collaboration
The ECSC promotes friendly relations between attending countries, officials and players. Every person and organisation involved in ECSC is obliged to observe the Statutes, regulations and the principles of fair play
Women in Cyber
With its mission to address the shortage of cybersecurity talent in Europe, the ECSC is also concerned with gender diversity. As a well-established platform, the ECSC is an opportunity to attract more women to the cyber profession. Read more about the ECSC and how it serves as an enabler for achieving a more balanced cybersecurity workforce in the whitepaper on Women in Cybersecurity produced by Deloitte
Transparency
The ECSC provides the necessary institutional means to promote transparency and fairness of the competition between participants and to resolve any dispute that may arise between players
Policy
The ECSC is promoted by the European Commission and in a broader sense falls within the overall context of the EU’s Cyber Security Strategy, and the NIS Directive which together with the European Agenda on Security provide the overall strategic framework for the EU initiatives on cyber security and cybercrime
Degree in Cyber Security
The ECSC promotes the development of the cybersecurity experts of the future. Young talents are encouraged to use the ENISA’s Cybersecurity Higher Education Data Base to make informed decisions on the variety of possibilities offered by the EU higher education in cybersecurity