Sponsors
These amazing companies and organisations support the Swiss Hacking Challenge. Please check them out!
Gold Sponsor
HSLU
At HSLU, we are committed to offering a flexible and customizable curriculum that meets the needs of all our students. You can choose from a wide variety of courses and specializations to create a program that fits your interests and career goals. Whether you are interested in ethical hacking, digital forensics, or cyber security management, we have the courses and resources you need to succeed! Apply now and start your journey towards a successful career in cyber security!
Silver Sponsors
Compass Security AG
Compass Security is headquartered in Rapperswil-Jona and located in Basel, Bern, Zurich, Berlin and Toronto, specializing in security assessments and forensic investigations. We carry out attack simulations, vulnerability assessments and technical security reviews for our clients, enabling them to raise defences. Moreover, Compass provides Managed Bug Bounty as well as Managed Detection and Response services to its customers. Compass crew members regularly contribute and present at renowned Swiss and international conferences. Collaboration with universities in Bern, Lucerne, Rapperswil and Winterthur enable Compass to perform field research.
Cybercon
Cybercon is a consulting company that operates fully within Switzerland and provides services for our customers in the defence, financial and healthcare sectors. Our mission is to strengthen Switzerland's independence in cyberspace by educating about threats and actively contributing to our collective defence. Our capabilities include building and operating Mission Critical Systems, develop Cyber Defence capabilities with our customers and provide a wide range of trainings.
ICT-Berufsbildung Schweiz
ICT-Berufsbildung Schweiz (ICT Vocational Training Switzerland) is the national organisation for the rapidly growing occupational area of ICT and is championing the subject of ICT skills in vocational training. The association is responsible for the Swiss professional certificates in informatics and mediamatics (media and technology) and is the examining body for the Federal Diplomas of Higher Education in cybersecurity, application development, platform development, business informatics, digital collaboration and mediamatics, as well as the Advanced Federal Diplomas of Higher Education for Information Security Managers and ICT Managers. ICT-Berufsbildung Schweiz is supported by 9 national industry and professional associations, as well as 17 regional ICT vocational training associations.
Swiss Post
Information security at Swiss Post: The same principle that has long since applied to physical postal items also plays a key role in digital data processing at Swiss Post, namely ensuring the highest possible level of security and discretion when handling customer data. Both technological developments and cyber threats are analyzed on an ongoing basis. The detection of vulnerabilities at an early stage allows a response to be made quickly, before a risk to the stored data arises. Moreover, Swiss Post Group is also a pioneer for bug bounty hunting since 2020. Swiss Post operates its own two data centers in Switzerland, which provide a first-class hosting environment for data and which are protected by several layers of security.
SIW
As a Swiss Certified Cyber Security Specialist, you are capable of proactively protecting existing systems, detecting security incidents, and addressing them. Additionally, you plan security solutions and implement them. The Swiss certification exam is conducted annually in November by the national organisation ICT-Berufsbildung Schweiz.
Swisscom
We are serving the Swiss market as the country's leading telecoms and one of the leading IT companies. Thus, we are actively driving digitalization and networking, and tapping new paths for our customers and our employees. We do not know how the future is going to look like, but we definitely have the opportunity to shape it. To do so we are and act trustworthy, committed and curious. In a networked, digitised world, we create security for our employees, partners and customers. To protect them, we use state-of-the-art technologies, build on our comprehensive infrastructure and embrace a consistent security culture. We MAKE the digital world more secure - we don't just talk about it, we do it too. Nevertheless, we remain realistic and are aware that a secure networked world is not a state of affairs, but rather a journey. Are you ready to work with us to make IT more secure? We are looking forward to hearing from you!
Zurich University of Applied Sciences
ZHAW is one of the leading universities of applied sciences in Switzerland. Teaching, research, continuing education and other services are both scientifically-based and practice-oriented. Cyber Security is an integral part of our Bachelor degree in Computer Science and in our Master's programme in Information and Cyber Security, you gain a robust set of practical skills vital for navigating the Information and Cyber Security landscape. From building a strong foundation in cybersecurity basics to hands-on experience in ethical hacking, you become skilled in crafting and operating secure systems. With insights into applied research, you become a cybersecurity professional that is well-prepared to tackle the challenges of todays swiftly evolving digital landscape.
Bronze Sponsors
InfoGuard
InfoGuard is a leading and innovative Swiss company providing comprehensive cyber security, cyber defence and network solutions. Our competencies include innovative Cyber Defence, CSIRT and Managed Security Services from our ISO 27001-certified Cyber Defence Center in Switzerland as well as professional services in the area of consulting, penetration testing, audit, architecture and integration of leading security, network and cloud solutions. More than 230 security specialists in Zug, Bern, Munich and Vienna provide information security at more than 400 enterprise customers in Switzerland, Germany and Austria.
OST - Ostschweizer Fachhochschule
OST is the region's educational hub. Studying computer science at OST offers maximum flexibility: you can choose between specializations (e.g. cybersecurity) or create your own tailor-made curriculum and study it part-time or full-time on our beautiful campus in Rapperswil-Jona on the shores of Lake Zurich. In addition to a strong foundation in computer science and engineering, our cybersecurity specialization teaches you about cyber defense, network and IoT security, platform security, incident response, and more. Get hands-on experience in our hacking lab, which is also used for training in the Swiss Army's "Cyber-Lehrgang".
Zurich Information Security & Privacy Center
The goal of Zurich Information Security Center (ZISC) is to bring academia and industry together to solve the information security challenges of tomorrow. ZISC is an industry-funded research center of ETH Zurich where PhD students and senior researchers perform academic research under the supervision of ETH faculty members.
CISO Summit
The Swiss CISO Summit facilitates the exchange of current security challenges and opportunities between security executives, managers, and thought leaders in Switzerland. Each summit addresses a current hot topic. The strategic dialog and the subsequent discussions are inspired by a keynote speech from well-recognised national and international speakers. The moderated and guided discussions in groups of 8-10 top level executives and professionals share views, experiences and strategies.
Want to support young cyber security talents?
Do you like the Swiss Hacking Challenge? We have several sponsoring opportunities.
Please reach out to us via one of the ways listed on the Organisation page and we will gladly send you the sponsoring flyer with further details.