Hacking @ UIUC

SIGPwny is a student-run organization at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign focused on information security and privacy.

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SIGPwny members concentrated on solving challenges during a CTF
Two SIGPwny members solving Fall CTF 2023 challenges

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What We Do

As the cybersecurity club at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, our mission is to teach students cybersecurity through meetings, competitions, and research.

We're Beginner-Friendly

We believe cybersecurity should be accessible to all, so we teach everything from the ground up. Our club content is designed to be approached by anyone, regardless of skill, major, or experience.

Learn

  • Meetings

    Attend our weekly meetings to learn different skills in cybersecurity, such as binary exploitation and cryptography.

  • Pwny CTF

    Practice skills learned in meetings by solving challenges on our own "Capture the Flag" (CTF) platform! Challenges award points which can be used to progress through the club.

Compete

  • CTF Team

    Compete in "Capture the Flag" events run by other teams to hone skills such as reverse-engineering and web hacking.

  • Purple Team New!

    Learn red-teaming (offensive) and blue-teaming (defensive) skills to secure systems and networks.

  • Embedded Team

    Learn about embedded systems and hardware hacking through competitions such as eCTF and CSAW ESC.

Build

  • UIUCTF

    Help run our premier CTF event for the international security community, UIUCTF! Gain experience building infrastructure and developing challenges.

  • Fall CTF

    Help create our annual Fall CTF event for UIUC students! Gain experience with event management, challenge development, and infrastructure.

Learn how to hack!

Join SIGPwny on Discord today to start learning cybersecurity.

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