Awards 2026

INTRO VIDEO
TITLES & CYBER 4 CHARITY The first-place winner decides which non-profit organization will receive a €500 donation (within one of the participating countries; transfers to third countries are not possible). All winners get a certificate of achievement.
    🏆 "1st Best Champion (Highest Score)": + exclusive offer for 3-week online mentoring and coaching. Requirement: Highest overall score.
    🏆 "2nd Best Champion (Second Highest Score)": + exclusive offer for 3-week online mentoring and coaching. Requirement: Second highest overall score.
    🏅 46× "Best-in-Country Champion": Requirement: Highest score in your country.
    🏅 "1st Best Team": Requirement: Highest total score of all team members.
    🏅 "2nd Best Team": Requirement: Second highest total score of all team members.
    🏅 "3rd Best Team": Requirement: Third highest total score of all team members.
INSTRUCTIONS & RULES
Conditions of participation:
🎓 Enrolled at a university in one of the listed countries.
🎓 Bachelor or Master in IT, Cyber, Digital Forensics, AI or Mathematics or the like.
🎂 Max Age: Young talents only (Maximum age: 26 years at the time of entry).
Registration:
1️⃣ Fill in your REAL data. Fake or incorrect registrations are not qualified.
2️⃣ You will get a Game Link via eMail. Check your spam folder. Contact support at award@eusec.net.
Game Control:
⏯️ START, PAUSE, CONTINUE: To start, open the link in the eMail. To pause, just close the browser or tab. You can pause and return hours or days later to the game. To continue, open the link again. We will add new points to your old score.️ For every PAUSE, you receive a penalty: 0 points for the currently open question (the question is "burned").
⏯️ END or STOP: The game ends when you answer all questions. To stop the game earlier, just close the browser or tab and never open the game again. We will consider only the score until then.
Game Play & Scoring:
📌 One cyber question is displayed after another.
📌 Answer as many questions as you like.
📌 Max. 70 seconds per question.
📌 Questions cover: know-how, understanding, management skills, and more.
📌 4 answer options are provided; you can select only one OR do nothing. Each question gives 0, 1 or 2 points (sometimes 5 points if just do nothing and let the timer expire).
📌 No negative points.
📌 25% bonus: If you answer a question in under 10 seconds.
📌 For ranking, check the leaderboard the next day.
📌 600 questions in total
RULES:
⚠️ NO multiple registrations.
⚠️ Everybody can play only once. You can try again next time.
⚠️ NO screen capture.
⚠️ NO sharing of accounts, emails or answers.
⚠️ Solo work: you must answer personally without help of others > NO group work. To make a team, type in a team name.
⚠️ NO AI (Artificial Intelligence, e.g. ChatGPT).
⚠️ NO automated tools (e.g. Selenium).
⚠️ NO external research (search engines, books or secondary devices).
⚠️ Confidentiality (Non-Disclosure):: Sharing or publishing competition content is strictly prohibited.
⚠️ FAIR PLAY: Do not hack, misuse, manipulate, attempt to bypass, or engage in any malicious activity. We will discover it anyway—you’re only creating unnecessary effort and maybe costs.
⚠️ Ethical Conduct: Violent, illegal or harmful actions may result in legal implications.
⚠️ This is a knowledge based competition, we call to answer our questions only - we do not call to hack something!
⚠️ Zero Tolerance: Any form of cheating may result in a LIFETIME BAN verification process.
ℹ️ Closing the tab during an active node results in the immediate loss of that question.
ℹ️ Potential winners have to attend personally in a short 15-min verification and validation call.
ℹ️ The organizer's decision is final and legally binding.
FAQ & SUPPORT

Support: award@eusec.net



Request a Manual Review or Appeal a Decision
To request a manual review or appeal a decision, please contact us at award@eusec.net. Important: You must send the request from the email address you used to register for the Game. To help us process your request, please use this following template/structure provide the following information in your email:
  • Verification Infos: Your nickname, full legal name, and the authentication code we sent to your email.
  • Subject of Appeal: A brief summary of what you are appealing (e.g., account disqualification, scoring issue, technical error).
  • Requested Action: What specific outcome you are asking us to consider (e.g., reinstatement of your account, review of a specific question).
  • Justification: A detailed, factual explanation that supports your view.

Note: Incomplete requests or requests lacking factual justification may face processing delays or cannot be processed.

We provide a eMail Link with a ready-to-use template:
Click here to draft your Appeal Email

What do I get?
All participants get a 12-Role-report aligned to the ENISA ECSF skill framework. Winners will get a certificate of achievement.
Will my university be published?
No. We will keep your university secret. Your eMail and name is stored encrypted in our database. If you win, you can disclose your universities' name. Your university and your professor can benefit from your achievements. 💪
How will be the donation transferred?
We will transfer the amount of 500€ via bank account.
I am a disabled person and have accessibility issues.
If you face any accessibility issues, please contact us via eMail at award@eusec.net.
My country is not listed?
This is a European contest. Only countries that are generally considered completely part of Europe-geographically or politically-are listed. Some countries lie only partly in Europe or are predominantly in Asia and are therefore not included. Islands are included if they belong to a corresponding EU-country.
Why an official university email?:
This ensures a fair competition, avoids misuse or Bot attacks. Your eMail and name is stored encrypted in our database. It is strictly for verification purposes only. We guarantee that no institutional rankings will be published, and your university's name will never be displayed on the leaderboard. Your identity and academic origin remain confidential. If you win, you can disclose it in the winning ceremony.
I don't have a student email:
You must be a student at a university in one of the listed countries.

Write an eMail to award@eusec.net and provide evidence that you are a student (e.g., copy of enrollment or student ID). After verification, we will send your personal game link manually.
🚀 Internship
1st and 2nd place solo winners receive exclusive offer for a multi-week, compensated internship program.

🧬 Get your 12-Role-report
What is your Cyber-DNA? What role could fit to you? Know your strengths and potential - Know your future. Every player gets a personal skill-report via eMail based on the ENISA ECSF Role Framework.




Play online and get your 12-Role-Report. Answer as many cyber questions as possible.
Answer faster to get more points.

This competition is for enrolled students. Internships, trainee or working student jobs are OK. Please check also: Professional Awards

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Fair-Play Tracking
I explicitly consent to the collection and processing of my behavioral data (e.g., mouse movements, tab switches) and device information by the Fair-Play Tracking to ensure a fair competition. I can revoke this consent at any time (which will terminate my participation). I confirm that I have read the Data Privacy Declaration for this Competition
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