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HACKING
VILLAGE

Our Hacking Village is an interactive and hands-on space within the Barcelona Cybersecurity Congress where participants can engage in various activities related to ethical hacking, security research, and skill development. Are you looking for a space with a practical and immersive experience to enhance your cybersecurity knowledge and skills? Or you want to meet new people and grow your network? That’s the place to be!

This time we will offer you more practical workshops, hacking activities, games and challenges, round tables and debates, so you are able to get the best learning and networking experience. Either you just started your path in cybersecurity, or you’re an expert – it’s time to connect with your peers and share your passion in the unique world of cyber!

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What's in Store

Technical workshops

Engaging and practical exercises, demonstrations, and discussions providing a deeper understanding of specific areas, led by the best cybersecurity experts. 

Discussions

Dynamic debates and idea exchanges, covering various themes like education in cyber, talent development strategies, women’s impact in tech, and other hottest cybersecurity topics.

Talks

Lively presentations and dialogues with inspiring speakers featuring trending subjects and offering insights into the latest developments as well as thought-provoking ideas within the field.

Capture the Flag

Thrilling Capture the Flag competitions lead by top companies like Crowdstrike and CaixaBank, that challenge participants with cybersecurity puzzles and scenarios, providing invaluable hands-on experience.

Bug Bounties

Rewarding competition for encouraging tech enthusiasts to discover and report vulnerabilities in the systems contributing to overall cybersecurity development. 

Networking

Our interactive space facilitates new connections, exchanging insights, and cultivating collaboration with peers and industry leaders.

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ECCC Access 2 Market

Calling all innovative European cybersecurity scale-ups operating with solutions within health and critical infrastructure! This event presents a golden opportunity for you to shine. 🥇

MEET OUR GAMES AND ACTIVITIES!

SECURITY IS THE GAME, BY OPERA

Bug Bounty contest: Play or Hack? (Pre-Registration needed)
During this contest, the participants can try to find vulnerabilities in Opera products and earn up to 10 000 USD as a bounty reward.
 
• Key takeaways: bug bounty is a fun way to learn AppSec
• You need to bring: a laptop with internet access (wi-fi connection will be provided at the venue)
• Level of knowledge: Advanced
• You are: an application security engineer or researcher
• Duration: 3 hours
 
*pre-registration required. Once you have your ticket, you can sign-up for the activity in your private Visitor Area
The City of Cyber Counts (Online and Offline Quest)
Participants in the quest will test their cybersecurity knowledge and learn about the risks and challenges of our digital universe.
• Key takeaways: practice your security assessment skills
• You need to bring: a laptop with internet access (wi-fi connection will be provided at the venue)
• Level of knowledge: Intermediate
• You are: a security enthusiast interested in practical cybersecurity
• Duration: 3 hours
 
*pre-registration required. Once you have your ticket, you can sign-up for the activity in your private Visitor Area
Your Connection is Not Private (Open-Source Intelligence Challenge)
What does privacy mean nowadays? Is it possible to stay private online? What traces do we leave on the internet? Let’s answer these questions together!
 
• Key takeaways: explore and train your analytical skills
• You need to bring: a laptop with internet access (wi-fi connection will be provided at the venue)
• Level of knowledge: Beginner
• You are: definitely interested in privacy topics
• Duration: 1 hour
 
*pre-registration required. Once you have your ticket, you can sign-up for the activity in your private Visitor Area

CyberAttack! Game, by Exhale Global​

CyberAttack! invites participants to put themselves in the role of key organisational functions as the fictitious Trojan Horse Adventures theme park faces a series of attacks against its systems – just as a huge launch is about to take place. Get fresh insight into the importance of team work, leadership and cyber crisis management across functions outside of your own, and adopt a new perspective on how best the cyber security team can support the wider business to minimise disruption in the event of a breach.

*pre-registration required. Once you have your ticket, you can sign-up for the activity in your private Visitor Area

CYBER INVESTOR DAYS 2023

The most promising European cybersecurity start-ups and SMEs will have a chance to pitch their innovative cybersecurity solutions and hold B2B meetings with the leading investors and corporates from Europe and beyond.

COME, LEARN, AND HAVE FUN

Find awe-inspiring activities, workshops, sessions and games at our Hacking VIllage! The ideal place to meet with othe Cybersecurity professionals

10.00-10.15

10.30-11.00

11.00-12.20

11:00-11:10

11.30-12.20

12:30-12:55

 

 

Hacking Village welcome and introductions, agenda of the day

Bug Bounty welcome and start of the competition

Women4Cyber presents Hacking Gender Barriers

Welcome word by Hannah Tufts, Exhale Global/Dasha Diaz, itrainsec

Fireside chat with Eduvigis Ortiz and Saskia Brugman hosted by Hannah Tufts

Evolving Security Threat Landscape: A focus on new adversaries, Valentine Ouaki, Crowdstrike

13.00-13.10

13.10-14.00

14.00-15.00

15.05-15.35

15.40:-16.00

Bug Bounty results

Lunch

Maltego OSINT Investigations Workshop, Carlos Fragosa and Mathieu Gaucheler, Maltego

TBD

TBD

MAY 11

AGENDA HACKING VILLAGE

MAY 11

10.00-10.15

10:15-10.45

11.00-13.00

11:00-11:20

11.20-11.50

12:00-13:00

13.00-13:10

 

Hacking Village welcome , Bug Bounty start

TBD

Hunting Mummy Spider – Capture the Flag by Crowdstrike

Team introduction, CTF goals and rules

Platform training (Falcon Console, hunting capability)

CFT

Q&A and results

 

14.00-14.40

14.45-15.15

15.20-15.50

Digital Wellbeing for cybersecurity professionals workshop, Hannah Tufts, Exhale Global

TBD

TBD