Cyber security competitions - the status in Europe : recommendations for a pan-European approach

This report focuses on analysing the current situation concerning cybersecurity challenge competitions in Europe. The experience gathered will be the basis to develop a pan-European competition on cybersecurity. The European Cyber Security Challenge Competition 2015 is set to be the result of a public-private partnership that comprises of capable players aiming at improving the ICT educational approach that digital citizens in Europe receive. This report provides a general overview of existing cyberchallenge competitions in Member States. It also outlines a roadmap for a future pan-European cyberchallenge competition. The first part presents the experience of five countries. The second part comprises of a short 'how to' guide containing the steps in organising a challenge. The third part goes into more detail on concrete developments concerning a pan-European challenge. The fourth and final part contains several recommendations that should be taken into account. Graphics providing additional content can be found in annex.