Cybersecurity Awareness Communication Challenge

Description

The aim is to raise awareness of cybersecurity through a communication medium. Students from all disciplines can take part (engineers, graphic designers, business schools, teachers, etc.): the ideal is to bring together a wide range of skills and technologies to develop this innovative medium!

Cybersecurity Awareness Communication Challenge
Short Name
CAC

Cybersecurity Awareness Communication Challenge 2026

Timeline
Items
Submission Deadline
UTC+2
Finalists Announced
UTC+2
Competition Starts
UTC+2
Final Presentation and Awards Ceremony
UTC+2
Region
Eligibility

Open to all academics, from high school to doctoral students and university students, this is the only competition that can bring together all levels of study and all fields of study!

Challenge Details

For this year, the theme is data security, GDPR and NIS2 regulation. The goal is to raise awareness in companies and institution so that actions are taken to ensure GDPR compliance and ensure data security. Objective : create an impactful communication medium.
A jury made up of cybersecurity specialists and communication experts will assess the projects on the basis of criteria such as: the innovative aspect of the project, the expected impact on the public, ease of deployment and practical implementation.

Registration Guidelines

Students may be enrolled in different universities/schools in the Europe region (Armenia, EU, Norway, Switzerland and UK). The number of participants per team is not limited.

Submission Guidelines

Each team must provide a pdf document of no more than 4 pages containing a description of the project, the cyber security area targeted, the educational objective and the target audience. The communication material may take the form of a poster, a game, a video, a demo, etc. The format is free.

Awards
1st
First Prize
€500
2nd
Second Prize
€300
3rd
Third Prize
€200
Finalists team will be invited to present the project on 13 November 2026 in Valence, France. Travel grants will be awarded to finalists to help defray travel costs.
Organizers & Judges
Valentin Egloff
Organizer
Email
valentin.egloff@esisar.grenoble-inp.fr