We are responding to the needs of the times, and the date of the qualifiers of the Greek team that will represent us at the European Cyber Security Challenge (ECSC 2020) is changing and will take place on April 25-26.
Athens, March 26, 2020 – We are responding to the needs of the times, and therefore the date of the qualifiers of the Greek team that will represent us in the European Cyber Security Challenge is changing and will take place on Saturday, April 25 (from 9:00 a.m.) and Sunday, April 26 (ending at 11:59 p.m.) (instead of April 4-5, 2020) through the HackTheBox.
For the 5th consecutive year, Greece is participating in the major pan-European cybersecurity competition European Cyber Security Challenge 2020 (ECSC20) , which will be held this year from 3 to 7 November 2020 in Vienna, Austria. The competition is an initiative of the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity ( ENISA ), and is actively supported by the Ministry of Digital Governance. The Department of Digital Systems of the University of Piraeus , headed by Professor Christos Xenakis, is responsible for the Greek participation
The team that will represent our country in the final in Austria this year will consist of 10 people between 14-25 years old, students, professionals and non-professionals, hackers, security researchers, but also simple fans of digital security. The final 10 will emerge after the end of the training sessions in early September and will consist of those who stand out with their performance in the qualifying competition.
The prerequisites for participation in the qualifiers are the age range between 14-25 years and Greek citizenship. To participate in the qualifiers, interested parties must register on the ECSC CTF platform through https://ctf.hackthebox.eu and fill out the form with their details. In the qualifiers, participants will be asked to solve exercises - challenges in the following thematic areas: Pwn, Crypto, Web, Forensics, Reversing, PPC, Blockchain. The preparation of the expanded team that will emerge from the qualifier competition will also be carried out through the HackTheBox, but also by a team of distinguished experts in cybersecurity.
The national team has its own digital space at www.ecsc.gr where interested parties can be informed about all the details of ECSC 2020.
Additionally, follow the Greek team on social media:
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LinkedIn:European Cyber Security Challenge – Hellenic Team
Twitter:Hellenic Cyber Security Team @ECSCGR
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About the European Cyber Security Challenge
The 1stcompetition was held in October 2015 in Lucerne, Switzerland, with the participation of 6 teams from EU member states and European Free Trade Association countries. In the digital age, information security is a key priority, at a global level. This is due to the special role that information plays in modern society, economy, production and geopolitical relations. Taking into account that attacks targeting information are constantly increasing, aiming both at profit and at destabilizing basic structures, digital security should be ensured and evaluated in every sector and activity, daily. This requires better organized structures, greater investments, but, above all, properly trained human resources. Holding competitions such as the ECSC is the appropriate basis for the education of people and especially young people, who with their knowledge and talent will constitute the shield of the digital society.
