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Hands-On Learning
Practice cybersecurity by solving real challenge-style problems instead of learning only from theory.
University of New Brunswick Cybersecurity Club
Learn. Break. Defend. Capture the flag.
UNB Cybersec is the University of New Brunswick student cybersecurity community built around hands-on learning, Capture The Flag competitions, weekly practice sessions, writeups, mentoring, and collaborative security challenges.
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UNB Cybersecurity Club
$ cat mission.txt
Provide students with a safe, legal, and hands-on environment to learn cybersecurity.
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ctf/ practice/ writeups/ cotw/
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UNB Cybersecurity Club
$ cat mission.txt
Provide students with a safe, legal, and hands-on environment to learn cybersecurity.
$ ls activities/
ctf/ practice/ writeups/ cotw/
$ echo "ready?"
ready.
CTF CompetitionsSolve challenges and capture hidden flags
Weekly PracticeHands-on sessions with other students
WriteupsLearn from solved challenges and techniques
Challenge of the WeekKeep sharpening your skills between meetings
About the Club
A student community for practical cybersecurity learning.
The UNB Cybersecurity Club gives students a positive, safe, legal, and fun place to build real technical skills through collaborative security challenges, CTF competitions, mentoring, and regular practice.
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Safe & Legal Environment
Build offensive and defensive security skills inside controlled challenges designed for learning.
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Student Community
Work with other UNB students, share techniques, ask questions, and improve through teamwork.
Capture The Flag
See Challenge Categories
Hack the challenge. Find the flag.
Capture The Flag competitions are cybersecurity events where participants solve technical challenges to uncover hidden flags. A flag might be buried in a file, database, web application, source code, network service, or another intentionally vulnerable target.
✓Work individually or collaborate with teammates
✓Practice offensive and defensive cybersecurity concepts
✓Compete against university and security teams
✓Learn by solving practical technical problems
Shell We Hack?
The UNB academic CTF team competes under the name “Shell We Hack?” on CTFtime.
Team TypeAcademic / University of New Brunswick
ActivityCTF events, qualifiers, national competitions, online security challenges
Community GoalBuild skill through competition, experimentation, and shared learning
Practice & Community
Learn together every week.
The club historically promoted weekly in-person meetings, community channels, challenge writeups, statistics, and recurring security exercises for students who wanted consistent practice.
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Weekly Meetings
Regular in-person practice sessions in Head Hall gave students time to solve challenges, collaborate, and learn from each other.
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Challenge Writeups
Writeups document how challenges were solved and help other members understand tools, techniques, and reasoning.
COTW
Challenge of the Week
Recurring challenges help members keep practicing outside formal meetings and explore new security topics.
Cybersecurity Topics
Explore the skills that appear in CTFs.
UNB Cybersec’s community and public materials cover a broad range of challenge categories commonly seen in cybersecurity competitions.
Web ExploitationFind flaws in web applications and services.
Reverse EngineeringUnderstand programs, binaries, and hidden behavior.
CryptographyBreak, analyze, and reason about ciphers and protocols.
ForensicsRecover evidence from files, memory, traffic, and artifacts.
OSINTUse open sources to discover and verify information.
Binary ExploitationStudy memory corruption and vulnerable programs.
Cloud SecurityExplore modern infrastructure and cloud attack surfaces.
Networking & ScriptingAutomate tasks and understand network services.
Frequently Asked Questions
New to UNB Cybersec?
Do I need cybersecurity experience before joining?
No. The club is designed as a place where beginners and experienced students can learn together, practice security skills, and grow through hands-on challenges.
What is a Capture The Flag competition?
A CTF is a legal cybersecurity competition where participants solve intentionally vulnerable technical challenges and search for hidden flags.
What do club members practice?
Topics include web exploitation, reverse engineering, cryptography, forensics, OSINT, binary exploitation, cloud security, scripting, networking, and related cybersecurity skills.
Does the club publish writeups?
Yes. The former website prominently linked to writeups alongside club registration, Discord, Instagram, statistics, and Challenge of the Week resources.
Where did the club meet?
The old homepage stated that weekly meetings were held in person on Thursdays in Head Hall from 6:30pm to 8:00pm.
Interested in cybersecurity?
Join the UNB Cybersecurity Club community, learn through real challenges, practice with other students, and build experience one flag at a time.