Rochester Institute of Technology

Top cybersecurity students across the globe face-off at RIT’s pentesting competition

The Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition brings together the best offense-based cybersecurity students in the world.
Rochester Institute of Technology

World’s best cybersecurity students put to the test at RIT pentesting competition

The world’s best cybersecurity students came together at Rochester Institute of Technology to face-off in the Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition (CPTC) global finals Jan. 18-20. The event ...
Bleeping Computer

Hackers exploit 16 zero-days on first day of Pwn2Own Automotive 2025

On the first day of Pwn2Own Automotive 2025, security researchers exploited 16 unique zero-days and collected $382,750 in cash awards. Fuzzware.io is leading the competition after hacking the Autel ...
Hosted on MSN

Hacking contest kerfuffle over copied rules pits Wiz against ZDI

'Seems like you should at least run that through ChatGPT to reword it' A new hacking contest has caused a social media kerfuffle over allegations of rule copying and plagiarism.… Wiz, the ...
Morningstar

Carnegie Mellon’s Hacking Team Wins Fourth Straight, Record Ninth Overall DEF CON Capture-the-Flag Title

The winningest team in DEF CON’s Capture-the-Flag (CTF) competition history, Carnegie Mellon University’s Plaid Parliament of Pwning (PPP), won its fourth consecutive title, earning its ninth victory ...
St. Cloud Times

St. Cloud State University students take down hackers, get first place at competition

St. Cloud State University's cybersecurity team won the 2025 Minnesota State Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition. The team of eight students competed against nine other Minnesota teams, successfully ...