Cybersecurity Activities for Students

Current Events for Students

2026 National Cyber and AI Virtual Career Fair
The National Cybersecurity Virtual Career Fair (VCF) platform is an online space where job seekers and employers connect through live chats, video calls, and digital booths. It replicates the experience of an in-person career fair, but from anywhere with an internet connection. The virtual career fair is open to all students, faculty, and alumni of CAE institutions.
Date: September 22, 2026
Register for the National Cyber and AI Virtual Career Fair

USDA Cybersecurity Expo 2026
The theme for the 2026 Expo is The Future at Risk: Proactive Defense for Emerging Threats. This year’s virtual event will bring together industry leaders, security professionals, and innovators to explore the evolving challenges, emerging risks, and future opportunities. Areas of focus will include the impacts of AI on security operations, the modernization of ATO processes, and advancements in postquantum cryptography. The Expo is open at no cost to students.
Date: October 6 – October 7, 10:30 AM–4:00
Register for the USDA Cybersecurity Expo

CyberSafe Communities Internship
Carolina Cyber Network
Date: Fall 2026

Additional Resources

• National Cyber League
• NCAE Cyber Games
• Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition
• PicoCTF

Events Archive

National CyberWatch Center – Remote Internship Opportunity
Accepting applications starting February 13, 2026. The internship starts May 31, 2026.

Minutemen Cyber Cup 2026
Capture-the-flag hosted by the North Carolina National Guard. It will be held in Greensboro.
Date: April 11, 2026

NCAE Cyber Games (February – April 2026)
NCAE Cyber Games is a cyber security competition for college students who have never participated in a competition or hackathon before.

Cyber Defense/SOC Analyst Internship (Spring 2026 Term)
Students will gain hands-on experience in key areas of Security Operations Center (SOC) work, using both commercial and open-source tools for monitoring, scanning, scripting, and penetration testing. Interns complete 160 hours of remote work for the semester, with a maximum of 20 hours per week.

Hack the Box – CTF Event
Carolina Cyber Network
Date: November 14, 2025

Carolina Cyber Network – Fall 2025 Convening
Date: September 25, 2025

• Workshop: Breaking In:  Advice from Early-Career Cyber Pros
  September 25, 2025, 1pm-1:50pm
• CCN Cyber Career Fair
  September 25, 2025, 1pm-4pm

National Cyber League
Date: Fall 2025