CyLab is the university-wide security and privacy institute at Carnegie Mellon University. We coordinate security and privacy research and education across all university departments. Our mission is to catalyze, support, promote, and strengthen collaborative security and privacy research and education across departments, disciplines, and geographic boundaries to achieve significant impact on research, education, public policy, and practice.

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Jul 14

picoCTF aims to close the cybersecurity talent gap

CyLab's picoCTF is working to close the cybersecurity talent gap by introducing the future workforce to the field through its free annual hacking competition and robust learning platform.

Jul 13

Energy and Innovation

Advances in AI mean increasingly sophisticated cybersecurity threats. CMU is well positioned to meet these challenges with innovative solutions spun out of the CyLab Security and Privacy Institute, which coordinates cybersecurity research and education across all university departments.

Jul 12

CyLab researchers set to present their work at PETS 2025

Carnegie Mellon University faculty members and students will share their research at the 2025 Privacy Enhancing Technologies Symposium (PETS). Held annually, the 25th PETS will be a hybrid event taking place July 14-19, with a physical gathering held in Washington, D.C. and a concurrent virtual event.

More news from CyLab Security and Privacy Institute

  • Top-ranked programs

    For the fifth consecutive year, Carnegie Mellon University has earned the top spot in U.S. News and World Report’s Undergraduate Cybersecurity Program ranking

  • World-class faculty

    CyLab comprises of 40 core faculty members and more than 120 affiliated faculty members, fostering collaboration between departments across Carnegie Mellon University

  • Prolific researchers

    CyLab’s researchers have published more than 400 security and privacy research studies in the past five years

  • Champions

    Eight-time DEF CON Capture-the-Flag winners, DARPA Cyber Grand Challenge winners, DEF CON Crack-Me-If-You-Can winners, four-time MITRE Cybersecurity Competition winners

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