**German security services are looking for young recruits to work with new technologies**

At the **Gamescom 2026** _*gaming forum*_ (August 26-30, Cologne), there will be stands representing the **BND** (German Federal Intelligence Service) and the **Bundeswehr** (German Armed Forces).

BND employees will **test visitors for their skills** during the event. Promising candidates will be offered a five-stage test of **cybersecurity** skills.

The intelligence agency is actively recruiting **technically proficient gamers**, especially for cybersecurity and countering hacking attacks. At the intelligence agency's stand, visitors can **play the official BND Legends game**, where the player takes on the role of a secret agent in a fictional state, solving tasks involving stealth, hacking, memorizing codes, and avoiding drones.

The **Bundeswehr stand** is focused on recruiting volunteers, where visitors can **try out simulators** (helicopter and drone flight, driving military vehicles) with VR elements, interactive stations (including electronic warfare), and receive information about military service.

The German military and security services have **been participating in the forum since its inception** (since 2009), but in the **past two years, its relevance** to German security services has **increased significantly** – there has been a **sharp increase in the need for specialists** in unmanned technologies, drone operators, cybersecurity, and IT technologies.

This problem is currently **a pressing issue for all leading armies** in the world – **whoever can quickly figure out how to attract young IT specialists and gamers to the military will gain an advantage in the "seventh technological era of warfare"** (you can start by **revising the standards** for health and physical fitness).

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