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Cyber Camps

State-Wide Cybersecurity CTF

Compete against other Utah students in the first BYU State-wide Capture the Flag Competition

The BYU Cybersecurity Youth Summer Camp Program has provided Utah students with hands-on cybersecurity learning experiences since 2015. A fixture of the camps has been the Capture the Flag Competition. In conjunction with the State of Utah and Gen-Cyber, BYU Cybersecurity Youth camps will be hosting a state-wide Capture the Flag competition.

Fall 2022's CTF is an individual CTF for K-12 students in Utah of all grade levels and teachers of all grade levels. Prizes will be awarded to pre-college students and K-12 teachers.

Dates: November 14-18, 2022

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity is a necessary field in this day and age. With the rate of data breaches increasing every year and computers becoming a standard part of the world, securing them from threats and harmful manipulation becomes only more vital as time goes on. However, with technology growing at an exponential rate, the need for security education expands. Additionally, as the complexity escalates, the amount of time necessary to become competent increases as well.

Many are introduced to cybersecurity at college or afterwards as their job may demand it. However, to address this growing demand, there needs to be a way for people to discover the field in their youth. This competition is aimed at showing students a glimpse of cybersecurity and giving them the tools to understand how they can become professionals in the field.

Sign-up steps:

  1. Utah students and teachers should register an account at byu.ctfd.io, under the register tab.

History

BYU hosted its first K-12 CTF in March of 2022. It was a school-level competition run by Information Systems Student Eric Louis.