European Cyber Security Challenge (ECSC) 2018

The ECSC is an initiative of multiple European countries supported by the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) that aims at engaging cybersecurity talent across Europe and connecting high potentials.

The 2018 edition of the competition, that will take place from 15 to 17 October 2018 in London, United Kingdom, is expected to be attended by 17 countries, Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Liechtenstein, Norway, Poland, Romania, Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom

The growing need for IT security professionals is widely acknowledged worldwide. To help mitigate this shortage of skills, many countries launched national cyber security competitions targeting towards students, university graduates or even non-ICT professionals with a clear aim to find new and young cyber talents and encourage young people to pursue a career in cyber security. The European Cyber Security Challenge (ECSC) leverages on these competitions by adding a pan-European layer.