The European Cyber Security Challenge (ECSC 2021)is the official European cybersecurity competition of ENISA which aims to find, attract and highlight new talents in the field of digital security of information systems and networks.
Athens, April 15, 2021 – Forthe consecutive year, Greece's participation in the major pan-European cybersecurity competition European Cyber Security Challenge 2021 (ECSC21), which will be held from September 28 to October 1, 2021 in Prague, Czech Republic.
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The ECSC 2021 competition is an initiative of the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA ), and is actively supported by the Ministry of Digital Governance. The Greek participation is led by the Department of Digital Systems of the University of Piraeus, headed by Professor Christos Xenakis.
The team that will represent our country in the final this year will consist of 10 people between 15-26 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 that will take place over two days, Saturday, May 22 (from 9:00 AM) until Sunday, May 23, 2021 (ending at 9:00 PM) through the HackTheBox.
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The prerequisites for participation in the ECSC 2021 qualifiers are the age range between 14-26 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 participation form with their details. In the qualifiers, participants will be invited 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 qualifying competition will also be carried out through the cyber training platform HackTheBox, as well as by a team of distinguished cybersecurity experts. Hack The Box is the world's largest growing cybersecurity community. With 500,000 members in less than four years, the platform allows individuals, businesses and universities to improve their skills in the most practical and powerful way. From hundreds of constantly updated virtual hacking labs to a wealth of interactive cybersecurity courses at HTB Academy, Hack The Box is on a mission to upgrade the cybersecurity capabilities of every professional and organization in the world.
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Major contributors to this effort are the Ministry of Digital Governance, as well as the sponsors, who actively support the Greek national cybersecurity team. More specifically:
Diamond Cyber Security Online Platform Sponsor: Hack The Box
Diamond Sponsors: ALGOSYSTEMS, UBITECH
Platinum Sponsors: Quest Group (Info Quest Technologies, Uni Systems), Pylones Hellas
Supporters: NetSquare, TwelveSec
Media Sponsors: Athenian Macedonian News Agency (www.amna.gr), Biztech.gr, Epixeiro.gr, Huffington Post, ICTPlus.gr, IT Professional Security, NetFax, Netweek, SecNews, Spoudazo.gr, Tech Matrix
The national team has its own digital space at www.ecsc.gr where interested parties can be informed about all the details of the competition.
Additionally, follow the Greek team on social media:
- Facebook: Hellenic Team-European Cyber Security Challenge
- LinkedIn: European Cyber Security Challenge – Hellenic Team
- Twitter: Hellenic Cyber Security Team @ECSCGR
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.
