Security Camp 2026 Mini (Hiroshima) Specialist Course

Overview

A selective, students-only course for those aged 25 and under, held by the Security Camp Council and HiBiS at Hiroshima City University's satellite campus. Capped at 20 participants, it packs one day with professional ethics from the Hiroshima Prefectural Police cybercrime division, a lecture on building a TCP/IP protocol stack from scratch, and a log investigation exercise from NRI Secure. By design it gives priority to applicants from the Chugoku region as a stepping stone to the national camp.

Program

• One-day specialist course in a single room (capacity 20, selection by application task)
• Three lectures: cybersecurity and professional ethics (30 min, Hiroshima Prefectural Police), building a mini protocol stack from scratch (150 min, KLab), and a URL filtering log investigation exercise (150 min, NRI Secure Technologies)
• Opening with an introduction to Security Camp, and a closing with a survey
• Participants bring their own PC (virtualization, basic C experience required)
• Details of the separate public lecture have not been released

Foundation

Founded

2004

Founder

Launched under METI and IPA leadership, now run by the Security Camp Council

A program begun in 2004 to identify and develop young information security talent early. It runs a national camp in the Tokyo area once a year plus regional mini-camps, with local universities, prefectural police and industry bodies joining as co-hosts.

Transition

1. 2004 The Security Camp program began
2. 2025 Renamed Security Camp Mini
3. 2026 Applications opened across several regions; the Hiroshima course runs December 5 from 9:00 to 16:30, capped at 20 by selection