Join an immersive, scenario-based Capture The Flag (CTF) competition where teams will race against time to prevent a cyber disaster. In this hands-on educational event, students will step into the role of digital investigators tasked with uncovering the truth behind a stolen backdoor exploit in Neuland’s nuclear missile launch system - before it’s sold to a dangerous terrorist group. Over the course of the challenge, participants will solve sequential cybersecurity puzzles covering topics such as digital forensics, password cracking, bruteforce attacks, and SQL injection amongst others. Designed with beginners in mind, this CTF is open to all motivated computer science and cybersecurity students. With expert mentorship from GObugfree professionals, this is your chance to gain practical skills, work as a team under pressure, and dive into the world of ethical hacking in a high-stakes, narrative-driven mission.

Critical infrastructure like energy grids, manufacturing plants, and transportation networks are increasingly exposed to sophisticated cyber threats as digitisation accelerates. The convergence of IT and OT creates new efficiencies - and new vulnerabilities. Join us for an eye-opening session with a special guest from Switzerland National Cyber Security Center (NCSC) exploring real-world cyber intrusions targeting operational technology (OT). We’ll dive into the unique challenges system operators face and examine how governments and industries are working together to protect critical infrastructure from these evolving threats.

Is there a cyber spy among us?

Step into the world of cyber defense and track down an unknown threat in a high-stakes incident response simulation. Work with cutting-edge technology and industry experts to unravel the mystery and stop the breach before it’s too late.

This is more than just a challenge—it’s a consulting simulation, where you'll team up to investigate a cyber incident, analyze evidence, and present your findings like real cyber security consultants.

What’s in it for you?
🔹 Hands-on experience with real-world cyber security challenges
🔹 A chance to work with Eraneos specialists and cutting-edge tools
🔹 A unique glimpse into the life of a cyber security consultant

If you're a student interested in cyber security consulting, this is your chance to step into the role, collaborate with a team, and put your skills to the test.

Join us for "Cyber Security Governance in Global Operations", a unique event with Huawei Switzerland exploring best practices in managing risk and compliance within global organizations. Designed for students eager to see the bigger picture, this session goes beyond technical details to focus on strategic insights and governance challenges in cybersecurity. You will gain valuable knowledge to understand how top organizations navigate complex security landscapes.

We invite you to an exclusive workshop to explore the role of Large Language Models (LLMs) in cybersecurity, where you'll collaborate with industry experts from Julius Baer to address key challenges in applying LLMs to cybersecurity standards, regulations, and policies while evaluating their potential to support architects, information security officers, and application owners in meeting evolving regulatory demands.

Cybersecurity might look scary, complex, and even magical. In a sense, it is! Join our workshop to learn how to protect yourself in your daily life and how to move your first steps in cybersecurity.

Join our workshop to explore the role of AI in Cyber Security! Saskia and Prof. Laskov will guide us through the three faces of AI in network attack detection. We will start from how AI can find applications in cyber security, we'll explore the security of AI itself and finally dive into the use of AI for Offensive Security. 

Dive into the world of web security. Join us for a hands-on session where you'll take turns acting as attackers and security engineers. In the role of a security engineer, you will gain vital skills in identifying and mitigating web threats, while as an attacker you will dissect various strategies to catch up to the defense mechanisms.

In our next Open Port, Josh Aas, co-founder of Internet Security Research Group (ISRG) will join us from the US. We will have the chance to discuss the trade-offs associated with various cryptographic certificate lifetimes, which include the impact on revocation and reliability.

Josh will also provide us with a preview of the plans of Let's Encrypt on certificate lifetimes, as well as some thoughts on what post-quantum support could mean.

Since ChatGPT's launch in late 2022, GenAI has garnered a lot of attention and hype, with major tech players trying to introduce it to their product offerings. The cyber security world is no different, with GenAI already being used by cybercriminals and security teams alike.

Take part in an interactive workshop with cyber security and GenAI experts from Eraneos Switzerland and learn how they meet the GenAI challenges and opportunities of the day.

From the Linux kernel to TLS libraries, HTTP servers and core utilities, the Internet depends on code that is not memory safe. ISRG founding director Josh Aas will join us live from the US to talk about why memory safety is one of the most critical security issues on the Internet, the impact that a lack of memory safety has in critical software and what we can do about it. No prior knowledge is required.

Are you curious about how cyber security is handled at Swiss Post? This interactive Open Port will provide you with insights into cyber security at one of Switzerland's biggest companies! Experts - including Marcel Zumbühl, CISO - will discuss cyber security strategy, OT security, Zero Trust and the importance of bug bounty programs at Swiss Post. No prior knowledge is required.

Today, billions are secured by smart contracts, but multi-million-dollar hacks are still too frequent. At this Open Port, ChainSecurity will share their 5+ years of experience in the field, dive deep into the world of smart contract auditing and uncover the hidden risks associated with decentralized finance (DeFi) applications running on the Ethereum blockchain. This focused workshop is designed for students and aspiring professionals who are interested in learning how to protect our financial future.

Are you interested to learn about cyber security in the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)? This Open Port will be an interactive workshop about the role of the ICRC in cyberspace and its own cyber security infrastructure. No prior knowledge is required.

Curious about the future of physical security infrastructure? Then join us on October 5th for an interactive workshop with Andreas Häberli from dormakaba!

Do you want to learn more about the security and privacy implications of machine learning? Then join us on October 12 with Florian Tramèr for an interactive session, and learn about state-of-the-art research on the darker side of machine learning!

Have you ever wondered what the cybersecurity industry looks like in Switzerland? Then join us on May 18 for an interactive exploration of the Swiss cybersecurity landscape, together with our speakers from the Information Security Society Switzerland (ISSS):

During the session, the Roche Diagnostics Product Security and Privacy team will provide an insight into their work on securing products that range from physical medical devices to cloud-based solutions. Join us to discover more about the scope covered by Roche Diagnostics' Product Security and Privacy team and to jointly solve a CTF challenge with hands-on exercises. Do not forget to bring your laptop!

Do you want to learn more about the security and privacy implications of machine learning? Then join us on May 12 with Florian Tramèr for an interactive session, and learn about state-of-the-art research on the darker side of machine learning!

Have you ever wondered what cyber security research at ETH looks like outside of the computer science department? Then join us for an enlightening session with doctoral students and researchers that do research on cyber security in very different domains and departments (D-GESS, D-ITET, D-PHYS).

Join the MSFPartners team (Monti Stampa Furrer & Partners AG) to learn how to protect a European wind farm owner from cyber security attacks. Explore our client's issue in protecting his wind farms. Gain valuable insights into cyber security for industrial infrastructure (OT security). Talk to practitioners working in international field engagements protecting industrial infrastructure against rogue crooks.

Have you ever wondered what the day of a CISO looks like when a cyber attack occurs? Join us for an interactive journey in the shoes of a Cyber Resilience Director with our two speakers Wolfgang Schurr, Cyber Resilience Director at Richemont (global CISO) and Adrian Marti, Head of Cyber Security & Privacy at AWK Group AG.

On Tuesday, November 30, Cyber Group is proud to invite you to an incident response workshop led by Dr Serge Droz (FIRST, Proton) and Michael Hausding (SWITCH) from the Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST).

Is international cyberspace a legal vacuum? What international law and norms govern it? What role has the UN played in establishing norms for the responsible use of ICTs by States?

Are you curious about how an advanced persistence threat (APT) operates during an ongoing attack? We found more about it with a Red Team member of InfoGuard AG!

How can a Swiss non-profit help companies and researchers worldwide fight malware? Roman Hüssy from abuse.ch explained how the data trove is created, maintained and used.

Josh Aas, Executive Director of Let's Encrypt, joined us for a session on internet security, sharing his insights and experiences of creating a nonprofit organization with the vision to make a secure internet attainable for everybody.

With Dr. Thyla van der Merwe, Cryptography Engineering Manager at Mozilla