about the hackday

what is the hackday?

HackDay is a cybersecurity challenge open to all students in higher education, created in 2022 by the associative Internet operator OpenGate of the ESIEESPACE association and the company SIFARIS.

challenges

Numerous challenges are proposed, allowing the participants to make their neurons boil, in order to reach the flags and to accumulate the most points.

conferences

During a whole day, security experts are invited to share their themes and their latest discoveries with an informed public.

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the hackday in two Stages

Virtual qualification stage

The team qualification stage, composed of 4 to 6 students, takes place on a dedicated platform, allowing teams to qualify anywhere in the world.

Final of the challenge in presential

The 25 teams having solved the greatest number of challenges and having collected the most points will reach the final which will take place at ESIEE Paris during 24 hours.

photo de la finale du challenge hackday

numerous conferences

photo de l'amphithéâtre des conférences du hackday

a variety of themes

During one day, a large number of conferences and a wide range of topics are offered by security experts and researchers specialised in the digital field.

open to the public

All conferences are open to participants and the public free of charge and will also be broadcast live via various free streaming platforms.

Specials thanks

HackDay is entirely organised by a team of volunteers, mobilised to offer students and visitors from all over the world a free challenge and conferences on the theme of cybersecurity. We would like to thank all these volunteers, ESIEE Paris students, members of the ESIEESPACE association, members of the *Nix computer club, partner collaborators, independent collaborators, and mores… for their involvement in HackDay.