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 | ||
| Guest speakers: Carl Froggett & Rooke Young β Career trends (5-6) + blue team threats (6-7) | CM 22 Room 125 | learn, network | ||
| Cyber Lab β 10 AM work session, goal: done by October | CM 22 Room 150 | build | ||
| Cyber Lab β 10 AM work session, goal: done by October | CM 22 Room 150 | build | NEXT | |
| Cyber Lab β 10 AM work session, goal: done by October | CM 22 Room 150 | build |
Tuesdays, Thursdays 5β7 PM in CM 22. Topics can shift β check Discord.
Announcements from Discord
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The new official site is finally up! There is also a new page, the /Board. It is one place where you can keep updated with club ongoings, job and internship opportunities available to the club. As well as various cybersecurity news and a guestbook you can sign and leave a message :D (not implemented, soonβ’) https://csc.fau.edu/index.html https://csc.fau.edu/board/index.html
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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: π Thursday | 5β7 PM | CM22 Room 125 Two industry guests joining us this week: 5β6 PM β 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. 6β7 PM β 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 β stay tuned. π§ 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 β if you want to help out before the meeting starts, ping me in Discord and I'll get you added. π SFISSA Hack-The-Flag | Sept 18β19 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? π Volunteer Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSei-RDtxQ-Av6f5DQpZaMRcO586Rpdho_R3tpyZsEtC8M9xhw/viewform ποΈ Club Village Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdPXRz0UIj_8PqnYvJ9LkrZtch3wSpCS1Suaa8Cg1XKVUfL7g/viewform π 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!
https://fau-edu.zoom.us/j/81113971603?pwd=ZLr39FbEbbFdyYeCatJPOHZ99XZL2Y.1
zoom limk for the meeting join up!
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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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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 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.