We are thrilled to announce this year’s CyberRace, a collaboration between the McLaren Racing Team and Cisco.
It’s a unique opportunity for your students to acquire job-ready cybersecurity skills and for your Academy to gain the opportunity to represent your country at a European Cybersecurity Competition!
Participate in this year’s CyberRace Learn-a-Thon by creating one or any combinations of the following courses on NetAcad.com in Endpoint Security, Introduction to Cybersecurity, Introduction to IoT and Digital Transformation, Networking Basics, Network Devices and Initial Configuration, Network Defense or Junior Cybersecurity Analyst Career Path Exam. The top three Academies from each country will have the honor of representing their nation at the upcoming European Cybersecurity Capture the Flag Final!
Additionally, the top 20 academies in the competition will receive prizes and students will have the chance to learn Cybersecurity through the McLaren Racing Team’s Cybersecurity solutions in Formula1 racing. The Final will be divided in two stages: The Sprint and the Grand Final, all based on the Capture the Flag format.
Before registering to participate in the Learn-a-Thon, please read the terms and conditions and watch this overview video to help you get started. Additional details are also available in these resources to help educators get started.
Learn-a-Thon begins
European Cybersecurity Competition
Length of Learn-A-Thon
Participate in the Learn-a-Thon from the 17th of October until the 29th of November 2024
European CyberRace Courses
Explores cyber trends, threats and staying safe in cyberspace. Multiple activities and quizzes engage students and reinforce learning.
Introduction to IoT and Digital Transformation
Junior Cybersecurity Analyst Career Path Exam
Benefits of Cybersecurity
Teaches entry-level cybersecurity concepts and topics, including security principles, network security and endpoint security concepts, threat intelligence, vulnerability assessment and risk management, and incident handling.
Free to join
The cost to join the Learn-a-Thon is free.
In-Demand Skills
When you teach cybersecurity, you provide your students with valuable skills companies continually seek from professionals that can protect and defend an organization’s network. Entry-level job roles include Cybersecurity Technician, Cybersecurity Analyst, and Tier 1 Support Desk.
Level
Introductory
Learn-A-Thon Timeline
Awards
Cisco European CyberRace Prize Kit will be awarded to the Top 20 academies. Totals are based on the number of student participants, student completions and Junior Cybersecurity Analyst Career Path badge enrolled in the qualified Learn-A-Thon courses on www.netacad.com that were registered for the competition. For participants that registered multiple qualifying classes, we will calculate the total sum of all qualified activities in all registered classes. Only one prize per academy will be awarded.
How Academies Join the Learn-A-Thon
Registration
The Learn-A-Thon is open to NetAcad Academies in the European Union, United Kingdom, Ukraine, Norway, Switzerland, Serbia, Moldova, Montenegro, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, North Macedonia or Faroe Islands who can host the event over a six-week period virtually or on campus.
Promotion
Download these files to promote Cybersecurity Learn-A-Thon in your academy.
The top three academies for each country competing in the European CyberRace Learn-a-Thon will have the honor of representing their nation at the upcoming European Cybersecurity Capture the Flag Final. Academies will each select four students to participate in the Final and compete to become a European Cybersecurity Champion!
The Final will be divided in two stages: The Sprint and the Grand Final, all based on the Capture the Flag format.
Capture the Flag Timeline – The Final
