Cyber Camp Grads: Want to Play?

The Oregon Cybersecurity Challenge Cup (OC3) is a free, online Capture the Flag competition held each September. In the HS League, teams comprised of three Oregon students will collaborate to solve challenges in an online platform during a three-hour window on Saturday 9/20/25. You can play from anywhere with a computer and internet connection. Your team will get its own Discord channel for communication. The top three teams will win scholarships and move on to a Championship Round, held the following Saturday. NW Cyber Camp staff will be cheering on our campers! If you are a Cyber Camp graduate who is out of high school, this annual event also features a College Student and Cybersecurity Professional League.

Find all the details and the registration link at https://ocrs.uoregon.edu/oregon-cybersecurity-challenge-cup/

NW Cyber Camp for Teens

Watch this page for updates about the summer of 2026!

In 2025, NW Cyber Camp was available at college campuses across Oregon including in Bend, Corvallis, Eugene, Gresham, Klamath Falls, Oregon City, and Portland. Seven Oregon college campuses were home to NW Cyber Camp, challenging more than 130 high school students to solve a workplace cyber mystery. Students played the role of a Network Analyst at a game design company and followed an anomaly in the network logs to uncover a scheme. The simulation was an engaging way to learn about cybersecurity occupations, discuss ethics, and practice using the OSINT, cryptography and log analysis tools they learned during camp.

Follow up activities for the campers during the 2025-26 school year will include an online Capture the Flag competition and invitations to Table Top Exercises and conferences with cybersecurity professionals.

The weeklong experience provides high school students with a comprehensive introduction to the rapidly growing field of cybersecurity. With hands-on learning experiences, industry guest speakers, and expert instructors and a simulated workplace scenario, NW Cyber Camp is a valuable career exploration and skill building activity for students. Funding was provided by various resources including GenCyber and the Oregon Cybersecurity Center of Excellence, making the career exploration opportunity free to Oregon teens.

THANK YOU FOR HOSTING NW CYBER CAMP!