CyberWars
The programme is an intensive, in-person experience in Vila Nova de Gaia focused on creating new cybersecurity startups directly connected to real market needs, not abstract theory.
Over five immersive days, participants visit cybersecurity and infrastructure organisations, tackle concrete business challenges, and work side by side with international mentors to design solutions for European and Brazilian companies.
Each team develops an initial prototype and a validation plan with pilot customers, aligning technical innovation with clear business impact and startup creation within the Porto-Gaia ecosystem.
The programme is designed around three fundamental objectives:
Real-Market Cybersecurity
Ground learning in current threats, frameworks, and real incidents with technical visits and hands-on risk mapping.
Startup Creation & Validation
Build solutions around three central challenges, define target customers, and plan validation with pilot companies.
Crisis & Resilience Mastery
Develop capabilities in incident response, forensics, and orchestration of cyber crises with business and regulatory focus.
A transformative five-day experience that connects cybersecurity expertise with entrepreneurship, guiding teams from problem definition to prototype and market validation in the Porto-Gaia ecosystem.
Methods & Outcomes
Interactive sessions combining theory and practice, including pentesting, cloud and IoT security, crisis simulations, real business challenges, panels with cybersecurity founders, and project-based work developed in parallel with mentor support. All materials and project documents are shared via collaborative online tools.
Why You Should Join
- Work in Vila Nova de Gaia with international mentors and experts on concrete cybersecurity problems from companies.
- Choose one of three core challenges: third-party risk, IoT/OT integrity, or orchestration of cyber crises.
- Develop a functional prototype or proof of concept and a clear initial business model.
- Present your solution, prototype, and validation plan with pilot customers in a final pitching session.
We Welcome
Diverse profiles and maturity levels connected to cybersecurity and entrepreneurship:
- Founding teams in the idea or early stage of cybersecurity startups.
- Information security professionals in cloud, infrastructure, networks, or secure development.
- Advanced students in technical or management courses with a clear interest in entrepreneurship.
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