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.
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Events & Competitions
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:
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:
Location:Online
Last Updated: 10/20/2025 11:11