Resources
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In addition to City College courses and activities, there are a number of external events and competitions that can provide excellent experience for cybersecurity practitioners and those interested in getting into the field. The partial list below highlights some that might be of interest.
Cybersecurity Data & News
Upcoming Events & Competitions
Facebook Capture the Flag Competition
A Capture the Flag (CTF) event is a computer security competition that encourages players to solve security puzzles in a safe and controlled environment. The goal of these events is to further the education of security professionals and to promote Facebook's security culture. CTFs typically consist of challenge "levels" that represent real security issues found in networks and systems.
Organizer(s):Facebook
Deadline:October 21, 2023
Website: Link
Location:Online
DEF CON
DEF CON (also written as DEFCON, Defcon or DC) is one of the world's largest and most notable hacker conventions, held annually in Las Vegas, Nevada. The first DEF CON took place in June 1993 and today many attendees at DEF CON include computer security professionals, journalists, lawyers, federal government employees, security researchers, students, and hackers with a general interest in software, computer architecture, hardware modification, conference badges, and anything else that can be "hacked".
Organizer(s):DEF CON Communications
Deadline:March 15, 2023
Website: Link
Location:Las Vegas
Cyber Quest
Cyber Quests are a series of fun but challenging on-line competitions allowing participants to demonstrate their knowledge in a variety of information security realms. Each quest features an artifact for analysis, along with a series of quiz questions. Some quests focus on a potentially vulnerable sample web server as the artifact, challenging participants to identify its flaws using vulnerability analysis skills.
Organizer(s):Counter Hack Challenges
Deadline:January 29, 2023
Website: Link
Location:Online
Southeast CPTC
The Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition (CPTC), has grown from one region (ten teams) to five regions (fifty teams) including an international region as well. The CPTC provides a vehicle for up and coming cybersecurity student teams to build and hone the skills required to effectively discover, triage and mitigate critical security vulnerabilities. This competition is unique in offering a simulated environment that mimics real world networks.
Organizer(s):Rochester Institute of Technology
Deadline:October - TBD
Website: Link
Location:New York
CSAW AI vs. Humans Hardware Security Challenge
AI vs. Humans is a hardware security challenge contest co-located with CSAW 2022 for defeating artificial intelligence (AI)-based tools developed for hardware security. In the competition, participants can play the role of a defender, attacker, or both. The objective for the attacker is to inject stealthy hardware Trojans that evade state-of-the-art AI-based detection tools.
Organizer(s):CSAW
Deadline:November
Website: Link
Location:Online
Last Updated: 04/20/2025 20:22