Cornell Cybersecurity Club

New Member Intake

We are Cornell University's only student organization for cybersecurity, offering an exhaustive cybersecurity curriculum for both novice and hardened individuals. Topics range from binary exploitation to cryptography, reverse engineering, and more.

All Cornellians are welcome to join.

Everyone at Cornell is welcome to become a CyBear, regardless of their skill level or major. Although no prior experience is necessary to join the club, it may be beneficial during onboarding!

Applications are currently closed.

What's a CTF?

"In cybersecurity, Capture the Flag (CTF) competitions are exercises in which participants, either individually or as part of a team, are challenged to find and exploit vulnerabilities in a system to capture a 'flag' or piece of information" (Filipkowski, 2024, p. 3).

Leading Cornell in Cybersecurity

We are Cornell's haven for ethical hacking enthusiasts.

New Skills Every Week

We host weekly technical workshops for our members to learn new skills and put their knowledge to the test.

Guest Speaker Events

We hold various cybersecurity speaker events each semester with Cornell alumni, field experts, industry professionals, and tech innovators.

Competing in CTFs

One of our greatest purposes is to compete in global hacking competitions known as CTFs. Members compete in practice competitions and real events.

Featured Events

Explore our latest events and see our members in action.

ISTS 2025

Members recently competed at RITSEC's prestigious ISTS cybersecurity competition—Cornell's first appearance at an event of this caliber. Although we faced malware-laden Windows services and lost our minds over DNS issues, the all-underclassmen team gained invaluable hands-on experience defending and managing complex infrastructure under real-time pressure.

NYC Collegiate Security Meetup 2025

Cornell Cyber traveled to Columbia University for the NYC Collegiate Security Meetup, where they connected with peers from NYU, Queens College, and John Jay. The event featured focused discussions on the cybersecurity industry and technical topics, strengthening ties within the growing New York student-security community. We're glad Cornell could make it!

Cybersecurity Enthusiasts

Explore a gallery from prior events.