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 — Officers | CM 22 | general | ||
| Guest speakers: Carl Froggett & Rooke Young — Career trends (5-6) + blue team threats (6-7) | CM 22 Room 125 | learn, network | TODAY | |
| Cyber Lab — 10 AM work session, goal: done by October | CM 22 Room 150 | build | TODAY | |
| Cyber Lab — 10 AM work session, goal: done by October | CM 22 Room 150 | build | ||
| Cyber Lab — 10 AM work session, goal: done by October | CM 22 Room 150 | build |
Tuesdays, Thursdays 5–7 PM in CM 22. Topics can shift — check Discord.
Announcements from Discord
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First off, thank you to everyone who came out to our first meeting. It really means a lot! we're building something real here and it starts with you showing up. Here's everything coming up: 📅 Thursday | 5–7 PM | CM22 Room 125 Two industry guests joining us this week: 5–6 PM — Carl Froggett, CISO/CIO at Deep Instinct and former CISO at Citi, is coming in to talk career trends, job insights, and 30+ years in the field. This one is not one to miss. 6–7 PM — Rooke Young from Arete Advisors walks us through the blue team side of the industry with some insight on recent threats. I'll be dropping the Zoom link in Discord before the meeting — stay tuned. 🔧 Cyber Lab | Starting Today (Thursdays) at 10 AM | CM22 Room 150 We're starting work on the cyber lab tomorrow morning. Goal is to have it done by October. We'll be working on it every Thursday — if you want to help out before the meeting starts, ping me in Discord and I'll get you added. 🏆 SFISSA Hack-The-Flag | Sept 18–19 SFISSA sent over our codes. Use these at checkout on https://www.sfissahtf.com: FAU Students/Faculty/Staff: FAUHTF26 (free admission + helps track FAU attendance) SFISSA Members: SFISSAAGENTS26 (free admission) Returning CTF contestants from last year: HTF26CTFPlayers25 (100% off) Want to volunteer or represent the club at a village? 🙋 Volunteer Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSei-RDtxQ-Av6f5DQpZaMRcO586Rpdho_R3tpyZsEtC8M9xhw/viewform 🏕️ Club Village Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdPXRz0UIj_8PqnYvJ9LkrZtch3wSpCS1Suaa8Cg1XKVUfL7g/viewform 📚 Resources Two things I highly recommend if you're trying to get into cyber or prep for competitions: UCI Irvine Cyber Bootcamp (free, highly recommend): https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1vxvuqwHb7-5-OxNGUOANXyeEsf_eM2zd CyPat competition prep guide: https://cypat.guide Security+ Practice Quiz (SY0-701): https://secquizmaster.pythonanywhere.com/sec Google Cybersecurity Certificate (free via FAU): https://www.coursera.org/programs/florida-atlantic-uni-google-learning-program-aacys
photo of us!
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Test site is up for our new website/wiki check it out here: https://fau-cyber-wiki-test.necoconeco.net/index.html
There are resources here that can help you with figuring out where to go and what to do if you are new - highly recc everyone checking out https://fau-cyber-wiki-test.necoconeco.net/learn/ai/index.html for catching up to the new era
It's not meant to be a definitive place, but somewhere you can reference and look at
Future comps and meetings will also be posted here
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The Cyberclub from UCI irvine is doing a CCDC training as well and its already on going so if you want to locked start now!
welcome back to the FAU Cybersecurity Club! 🦉💻 We're kicking off the semester strong and have a packed first week lined up. Whether you're brand new or coming back, this is the week to show up. 📅 Tuesday, September 1 | 5–7 PM | CM22 Room 125 Our first general meeting! We'll be covering who we are, what we've accomplished, what's coming this semester, labs, and most importantly — job opportunities we have lined up for members. Come ready to get plugged in. 📅 Thursday, September 3 | 5–7 PM | CM22 Room 125 We're going deep on cybersecurity careers — what roles exist, what skills they require, what they pay, and how to figure out what path is right for you. At 6 PM we'll have a special guest — Rooke from Arete Advisors — coming in to walk us through the blue team side of the industry. You do not want to miss this. All skill levels welcome. No experience needed to show up. 🔗 https://linktr.ee/faucyberclub Drop a 🦉 if you're coming! Meeting Location will be in the Channel and our Zoom link for meetings will be in our linktree!
Hey just a reminder that we meet today. Heres our Zoom link for meetings and this meeting will be recorded. 5-7PM In CM22 (Building behind the library) Room 125 https://fau-edu.zoom.us/j/81113971603?pwd=ZLr39FbEbbFdyYeCatJPOHZ99XZL2Y.1
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 — details still being worked out.
- Projects & Guides Things club members built and wrote — writeups, tools, and wiki pages — and how to add your own.
- Toolbox Curated links, cheat sheets, and the intern training roadmap.
Contact
Email: csc@fau.edu — or message @shaamad, club president, on the Discord.