It's organized by the Computer Incident Response Center Luxembourg (CIRCL), the country's CERT for the private sector, communes and non-governmental entities.

[2] Where other conferences often provide day-long training sessions, Hack.lu chooses a different model by filling its first few days with workshops,[3] enforcing a strong focus on practical things.

The aim of the convention is to make a bridge[4] of the various actors in the computer security world, by discussing and presenting on topics like computer security, privacy, information technology and its cultural/technical implication on society.

In recent years FluxFingers[5] from Ruhr-University Bochum are the event organizers, for the 5th time in 2014.

But only teams who have one person physically present will be able to claim for prize.