Ready? Set? Jeopardy! The qualification for this this year’s Austria Cyber Security Challenge (ACSC) is just around the corner.

We will start this year’s challenge with a kick-off event in Vienna, where you can meet the organizers and other participants. It will also be available for those of you who can’t make it in person. CTF Challenges will run for over two months, released in two waves: March 1 and April 1, 2026, and are held in cooperation with our German and Swiss counterparts. You can solve any challenge at any time during the qualification period (March 1 – May 1). That means even the very first challenge can be submitted in the last minutes before the deadline!

You can find all details about the ACSC and the kick-off on the official ACSC website.

ABOUT

The ACSC is a Capture The Flag (CTF) competition for (young) talents in the field of cybersecurity, organized by Cyber Security Austria. It’s an ethical hacking initiative where people from all over Austria put their know-how to the test in two age groups and one open category. But it’s not only about the competitions: The young hackers find like-minded people and peers among themselves, as well as contact with mentors, trainers, and potential employers. The ACSC is organized with support from the Federal Chancellary, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the Ministry of Women, Science and Research, and the Austrian Armed Forces.

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