• Students are invited to participate in various operational cybersecurity exercises organized by the DGA and other entities. These one-day events take place at the regional or national level, and participants receive a certificate at the end. For informational purposes, links to events from previous academic years are provided below :

    European Students Challenge for Cyber Defence and Cyber Security in november

    • European  Cyber Week : edition 2026 scheduled from 16 to 19 november 2026 here
    • CTF 2026 coming soon
    • For information, the context of the CTF 2025 is described here

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

    DEFHACK

    • The C2PO (Cyber Operational Preparation Center) organized this major exercise which aimed at training the joint cyber defense chain.
    • A total of 14 higher education institutions are involved, among them IMT Atlantique.
    • The date of this year's edition will take place on October 7, 2026 (limited number of places). 
      • Purposes
        • deploy a crisis unit within the Cyber Operations Command
        • deployment of operational teams from the headquarters, directorates and departments of the Ministry of the Armed Forces to identify the networks and systems that have been attacked
      • Example scenario
        • In a fictional international context, simulate cyber threats and attacks and implement defense measures across multiple sites with different themes.
      • Looking back at some past editions here and here

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     

    CTF'Hacklantique

    A CTF (Capture the Flag) is a team game based on cybersecurity. Each team must complete challenges by exploiting IT vulnerabilities to find a flag, which earns them points depending on the challenge's difficulty..

    View the teaser for the 2023 event here : https://youtu.be/lDMwbK-lb2A