The United States joins ECSC 2026 as a guest country. The US Cyber Team will meet the other delegations in Bochum for competition, learning and exchange. US Cyber Games https://ecsc2026.de #ECSC2026
ECSC
Technology, Information and Media
European Cybersecurity Challenge 2026 in Bochum, Germany
About us
The European Cybersecurity Challenge (ECSC) is Europe’s annual cybersecurity championship, bringing together national teams of 10 young talents (aged 14–25) for on-site Capture-the-Flag (CTF) competitions, networking, and skills development. It is an ENISA and ECCC -supported initiative, promoted by the European Commission and EU Member States, and contributes to Europe’s broader cybersecurity skills and capacity-building objectives. Operational governance is provided by the ECSC Steering Committee, with one official representative from each participating EU/EFTA country, while an Executive Committee (ExeCom) runs day-to-day activities on behalf of the Steering Committee; Across its ecosystem of national qualifiers and related training activities, ECSC has grown into one of Europe’s most impactful cybersecurity capacity-building efforts, reaching tens of thousands participants across Europe every year
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https://ecsc2026.de
External link for ECSC
- Industry
- Technology, Information and Media
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Bochum
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2014
- Specialties
- CapacityBuilding, Talents scouting, CyberSecurity Skills, and CyberRessillience
Locations
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Get directions
Bochum, 44787, DE
Employees at ECSC
Updates
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Croatia will join the ECSC community in Bochum. Croatia will join national teams from across Europe for the competition in Bochum. CARNET - Croatian Academic and Research Network https://ecsc2026.de #ECSC2026
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Meet Allan from Team Sweden. In our next pre-competition participant story, Allan looks ahead to ECSC 2026 in Bochum. Swedish National Hacking Team (SNHT) #ECSC2026 #TeamSweden #Cybersecurity
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Romania now takes the spotlight in our country series. For Romania, the week will combine competition with learning and new connections. Team Romania - European Cyber Security Challenge https://ecsc2026.de #ECSC2026
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Czechia is coming to Bochum for this year’s challenge. Teams will test their skills in Bochum, with Czechia joining the participant field. https://ecsc2026.de #ECSC2026
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You found a vulnerability. Can you explain it well enough for a teammate to fix it? In an attack-and-defence competition, finding the flaw is only the beginning. Someone needs to understand what went wrong. Someone else may need to build and test the fix without breaking the service. Meanwhile, the other teams keep attacking. That makes sharing what you know part of the technical work. At ECSC, young people practise this together. They learn to turn an individual discovery into a solution their whole team can rely on. https://lnkd.in/ebUZ_qea #ECSC2026 #Cybersecurity Photo: ECSC 2024
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Armenia will take part in ECSC 2026 as a guest country. We look forward to welcoming the Armenian delegation to the competition in Bochum. Information Systems Agency of Armenia (ISAA) https://ecsc2026.de #ECSC2026
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Switzerland joins the ECSC participant-country line-up. Switzerland will be part of five event days built around technical skills, teamwork and exchange. Swiss Hacking Challenge https://ecsc2026.de #ECSC2026
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Sweden will be present for the competition and exchange in Bochum. The team from Sweden will take on practical challenges and learn from its peers. Swedish National Hacking Team (SNHT) https://ecsc2026.de #ECSC2026
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Portugal takes its turn in our delegation series. In Bochum, Portugal will meet teams from across Europe for competition and exchange. Cybersecurity Challenge PT https://ecsc2026.de #ECSC2026
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