UMD CSEC
University of Maryland Cybersecurity Club
University of Maryland Cybersecurity Club
Welcome to UMD's Cybersecurity Club (UMDCSEC)! We are a group of passionate students with a love for cybersecurity. We regularly host a variety of technical and non-technical talks, hands-on workshops, and participate in cybersecurity capture the flag (CTF) competitions. In addition, we organize an annual competition, UMDCTF. Learn more about us
Take a look at who used to run the club: Former Officers
You can join the club by visiting our TerpLink Page, which will give you access to a Discord invite, where most of our communication occurs.
Nope! Everyone is welcome to our meetings and you are free to pick and choose which ones you come to!
Absolutely none! We are open to students from all disciplines and status at UMD. We are here to learn from one another and have a good time!
Meetings will be held on Thursdays from 5-7 in PHYS4311 (ACES North) unless otherwise specified. We will have both lectures and workshops for you to participate and get hands-on experience with. Be sure to pay attention to the Discord for all updates.
Yes, all meetings are in-person, but you can also join online. We do post our slides on Discord, so if you are unable to attend a meeting, don't worry. All the resources will be on Discord.
Every weekend, members of the club participate in jeopardy-style CTF competitions. Every year we compete in MACCDC, which is a collegiate attack-defense competition.
Every spring, we host UMDCTF by gathering challenge developers within our community and hosting a great competition. In the past, the competition would run for 8 hours on a Saturday during the school year held in the ESJ building on campus. Be on the lookout for CTF2026, because you won't want to miss this opportunity!
