Florida Atlantic University
Cybersecurity Club
Learn it. Break it. Defend it.
Semester scheduleFall 2026
| Date | Topic | Where | Track | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First meeting: What we do as a club β Officers | CM 22 | general | #4 | |
| Guest speakers: Carl Froggett & Rooke Young β Career trends (5-6) + blue team threats (6-7) | CM 22 Room 125 | learn, network | #5 | |
| Cyber Lab β 10 AM work session, goal: done by October | CM 22 Room 150 | build | #6 | |
| Intro to CTFs - Bring your laptops! β Officers | CM 22 Room 150 | Learn, Compete | #2 | |
| Intro to Linux + Open Lab β Officers | CM 22 Room 150 | Learn | #3 | |
| Cyber Lab β 10 AM work session, goal: done by October | CM 22 Room 150 | build | #7 | |
| Cyber Lab β 10 AM work session, goal: done by October | CM 22 Room 150 | build | #8 | |
| Career Fair Prep β Resume reviews, certs, study resources | CM 22 Room 125 | career | #9 | |
| CyberPatriot Practice Image Day β Started at 6 PM | CM 22 Room 125 | compete | #10 | |
| WRCCDC Invitational #1 β Lab room behind a gated door β arrive on time or wait for an officer | CM 22 Room 150 | Compete | #17 | |
| NCCI Data Center Tour β Arrive 5β5:30, photo ID, business casual | NCCI, Boca Raton | career | #11 | |
| Infrastructure Showcase + Practice Competition β CCDC/NCAE prep Β· lab room behind a gated door β arrive on time or wait for an officer | CM 22 Room 150 | learn | #12 | |
| Guest speaker: Zachary Bright β Red Team Manager @ ADT | CM 22 | learn | #13 | |
| UB Lockdown β registration deadline | CM 22 | Compete | #18 | |
| Horse Plinko CTF (HPCC4) @ UCF β Oct 17β18 | UCF, Orlando | Compete | #19 | |
| Guest speaker: Kyle Ryan β Red Team Manager @ NextEra Energy | CM 22 | learn | NEXT#14 | |
| UB Lockdown | CM 22 | Compete | #20 | |
| Guest speaker: Delia Drumm β Senior Technical Manager @ Microsoft | CM 22 | learn | #15 | |
| WRCCDC Invitational #2 β Lab room behind a gated door β arrive on time or wait for an officer | CM 22 Room 150 | Compete | #21 | |
| Guest speaker: Rod Soto β Splunk, creator of the SFISSA CTF | CM 22 | learn | #16 | |
| CyberForce Competition @ Tinley Park, IL β Nov 13β14 | Tinley Park, IL | Compete | #22 | |
| WRCCDC Invitational #3 β Lab room behind a gated door β arrive on time or wait for an officer | CM 22 Room 150 | Compete | #23 | |
| WRCCDC Invitational #4 β Lab room behind a gated door β arrive on time or wait for an officer | CM 22 Room 150 | Compete | #24 |
Tuesdays, Thursdays 5β7 PM in CM 22. Topics can shift β check Discord.
Announcements from Discord
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https://fau-edu.zoom.us/j/81113971603?pwd=ZLr39FbEbbFdyYeCatJPOHZ99XZL2Y.1
zoom link for today
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u werenβt on the winning team ππ€
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Ucf just insider farming
Till the real troops step in
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π΄ 1. UBLOCKDOWN β URGENT, SIGNUPS CLOSE FRIDAY π Competition: Saturday, Oct 24 If you want in, you MUST sign up by Friday. Spots are capped at two 6-person teams, so drop your name or DM me ASAP. Do not sit on this, once itβs full itβs full. Even if youβre doing Plinko, do this one too. βββββββββββββββ π¦ 2. OPERATION: HORIZONβS EDGE β NCRC-U Collegiate CTF π Oct 19 to Oct 23 | π§βπ» Jeopardy-style CTF (30 hours, all virtual) You can play in teams of 2 to 6. Each person still registers and logs in with their own account, but you work the challenges together as a team. ποΈ The plan: weβre going to form teams and kick this off together at the Tuesday club meeting on the 20th, then keep running it as long as we can. Come through, grab a team, and letβs rack up flags. β οΈ Register TODAY so youβre ready (orientation is the 16th, window opens the 19th). Challenge areas: network recon, web security, credentials, forensics, cryptography, reverse engineering, Windows/Linux. U.S. citizenship required. πΌ Why you should actually do this: I talked to the organizers at the career fair, and people who compete are getting interviews. That is a real opportunity, take it. π Register: https://forms.osi.apps.mil/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=D9fm-kuVEUiStgUw1vhMQ3VG59pVFWZNq32QTUjTerdUM1cxMDNHWVBOUjA3QTBFTE9OR0tWUzNGNS4u&origin=QRCode&route=shorturl βββββββββββββββ π’ 3. CPTC β Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition π Road trip to Augusta, GA β leave Fri Nov 6, compete Sat Nov 7 This is the pen testing competition. Your team acts as a real pen test firm hired to assess a clientβs network, then write a professional report. One of the best things you can put on a resume if you want offensive security or consulting. π₯ Team: 6 players + 2 alternates. We currently need 3 more members and 1 more alternate. If you want to break into pen testing, this is the one. DM me if youβre interested! βββββββββββββββ β Bottom line: DM me with which ones you want in on. UBlockdown is the hard deadline (Friday) so handle that first, and register for the CTF today so we can hit the ground running Tuesday.
soo we won horse plinko gonna come in today and do a quick meeting talking about what we learned and talk about ublockdown We have 2 teams set up for it so if you signed up hope to see you there this saturday at 9 am. We have a guest speaker from nextera (FPL) Kyle Ryan. Hes coming on thursday and is the tech lead for the red team. Very smart guy with a lot to talk about!! dont miss it That ctf we signed up for... uhh idk if i wanna do it im tired but if you signed up do it
first none ucf team to win first π€«
Where to go
- Board Pinned stuff: news, events, gigs, headlines, and who stopped by.
- New? Start here! What the club is, what it offers, and the roadmap from knowing nothing to competing.
- Learn Every subject the club teaches, one section per stage of the roadmap.
- Compete What competing at the club means, and the difference between defense competitions and CTFs.
- Club Lab A shared club environment members are allowed to attack β details still being worked out.
- Projects & Guides Things club members built and wrote β writeups, tools, and wiki pages β and how to add your own.
- Toolbox Curated links, cheat sheets, and the intern training roadmap.
Contact
Email: csc@fau.edu β or message @shaamad, club president, on the Discord.