Each year, Pitt Cyber, in partnership with Pitt Digital, hosts the Air Force Association CyberCamp. This week-long camp is free and open to high school students and teaches cybersecurity principles, skills, and future career opportunities.
The CyberCamp and its commitment to building a strong pipeline of cybersecurity professionals was highlighted recently by the White House.
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The camp is designed for a range of technical skill levels, including introductory digital literacy, and is focused on systems security and cyber ethics. Taught by cybersecurity professionals from the University of Pittsburgh and elsewhere, students learn in-demand skills like cyber hygiene, Windows and Ubuntu system administration, and more. The camp concludes with students competing to find and fix vulnerabilities in a virtual machine environment.
The camp will be held Monday-Friday, June 22-26, 2026 from 9 AM - 1PM on the University of Pittsburgh main campus and includes the opportunity to hear from and interact with cyber professionals during classroom time, panels, and other events.
The Standard and Advanced Camps run concurrently. If you are unsure which is right for you, please visit our FAQ page.
New for 2026: Pitt Greensburg Campus Location
Thanks to support from EQT Foundation, we're excited to expand CyberCamp access by offering a Standard Camp classroom at the University of Pittsburgh's Greensburg campus. This new location provides students in the Greensburg area and surrounding communities with the opportunity to participate in CyberCamp closer to home while receiving the same high-quality cybersecurity education. The Greensburg Standard Camp will run concurrently with our Oakland campus sessions: June 22-26 from 9 AM - 1 PM. More information coming soon.
If you have additional questions about the CyberCamp, visit our FAQ Page or email the camp director at afacamp@pitt.edu.
Pitt Cyber is pleased to offer another session of the 3-day Advanced CyberCamp 2.0 for high school students. The free program will focus on advanced cybersecurity tactics, including hands-on exercises and instruction led by Pitt School of Computing and Information Teaching Associate Professor Ahmed Ibrahim.
The session is separate curriculum from the traditional CyberCamp yet runs concurrently from Monday June 22 - June 24 from 9:00 AM-1:00 PM in person on Pitt’s main campus.
Participation Requirements:
- To participate in Advanced CyberCamp 2.0 pilot, you must have previously attended both our Standard and Advanced CyberCamp.
- Must be a rising sophomore through graduating senior in high school.
The topics covered include the following:
- Introduction to CTFs (www.pittctf.com)
- Web-application attacks
- Social Engineering Hands-on (PCR)
- Reconnaissance and Enumeration using nmap (Hands-on)
- Offline Password Cracking (Hands-on)