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picoCTF - CMU Cybersecurity Competition

 Generated on March 09 2026 20:54 PM

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picoCTF - CMU Cybersecurity Competition

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picoCTF is a free computer security education program with original content built on a capture-the-flag framework created by security and privacy experts at Carnegie Mellon University.

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title picoCTF - CMU Cybersecurity Competition
description picoCTF is a free computer security education program with original content built on a capture-the-flag framework created by security and privacy experts at Carnegie Mellon University.
type website
url https://picoctf.org/
image https://picoctf.org/img/logos/picoctf-logo-og.png
image:height 600px
image:width 600px

Headings

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  • [H1] picoCTF
  • [H1] Teachers Summer Camp
  • [H1] Blog Post: What I Wish More People Knew About AI in Cybersecurity
  • [H1] Online Lecture Series Released
  • [H1] Current Event: picoCTF 2026
  • [H1] picoCTF is for everyone
  • [H1] Support Free Cybersecurity Education
  • [H2] Introducing the picoGym
  • [H2] Current Event
  • [H2] Our Sponsors
  • [H3] The free, fun way to learn and practice cybersecurity.
  • [H3] picoCTF for GenCyber Teacher Program 2024 will be hosted in-person at CMU in June 2024.
  • [H3] Watch our monthly YouTube lecture series on intro cybersecurity principles.
  • [H3] March 9 to March 19, 2026
  • [H3] picoCTF 2026
  • [H4] by Supriti Vijay
  • [H4] Through picoCTF, learners can:
  • [H4] Learn
  • [H4] Practice
  • [H4] Compete
  • [H4] Visualize
  • [H4] Through picoCTF, teachers can:
  • [H4] Facilitate
  • [H4] Play
  • [H4] Timeline
  • [H4] Eligibility
  • [H4] Latest News
  • [H4] REGIONAL SPONSORS
  • [H4] BASE SPONSORS
  • [H4] Development of the picoCTF platform was made possible by generous gifts and grants from:
  • [H4] DDoS Protection Solutions generously provided by:
  • [H4] Challenge resources provided by:
  • [H4] Web design resources provided by:
  • [H5] © Carnegie Mellon University 2026 Use of this site is governed by the Privacy Statement and Terms of Service.

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picoCTF: High School Hacking Competition External Passing Juice
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picoctf 17
cybersecurity 10
picogym 8
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competition 5

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