Security Summer School

27/07/2026

SSSv13 has come to an end 🔥

👏 Huge thanks go to our partners. Chiefly, Keysight Technologies Romania who has been our partner from day 1 of the Security Summer School, in 2014. Their continued support is a model of perfect collaboration. The, Pentest-Tools, one of the prime cybersecurity company founded in Romania, who is heavily comprised of SSS graduates. Their involvement is key to existence (and expansion) of SSS. CyberEDU.ro, the platform and organization behind so many national cybersecurity contests, also provides the infrastructure for the SSS challenges.

✌ For advertising, logistics, live events, hosting, resources of all kinds and all necessary equipment we are forever indebted to Facultatea de Automatică și Calculatoare, UPB, our home place, part of Universitatea POLITEHNICA din București. And Precis Research Institute Bucharest, where all the events take place, and where all the nice pictures are taken. And Liga Studenților din Facultatea de Automatică și Calculatoare București (LSAC Bucureşti), for their unwavering support and solutions to any requests.

🦾 Lastly, the summer school rests on the shoulders of an amazing team of volunteers: trainers, organizers, content creators, participant support. Thank you, everyone, you are the best!

27/07/2026

Aaaaand, we're done 🙌

After 5 amazing weeks, 172 training hours, 4 tracks, 8 CTFs, 108 challenges, 153 pizzas, many many liters of drinks, lots of sugar, 177 participants, the 13th edition of the Security Summer School reached its ending ceremony 🏆

🫵 As always, and as mentioned at the ending ceremony, if you want to get involved, Discord messages are just a step away. Let's get ready for SSSv14!

09/04/2026

🚀 Au început înscrierile pentru Security Summer School v13!

Ești pasionat de securitate sau vrei să înveți mai mult despre domeniu? 🔐
Te invităm să aplici!

Poți alege unul dintre cele 4 trackuri:
💻 Binary
🌐 Web
🛡️ Forensics
⚙️ Essentials Security

👉 Pentru a aplica, trebuie să rezolvi challenge-urile de calificare pentru trackul ales.

⏰ Deadline: 8 Mai 2026, ora 23:00 (EEST)

📅 Program:
21 iunie – 26 iulie 2026
✔️ 2 sesiuni pe săptămână (4h fiecare)
✔️ format hibrid (Discord + fizic)

🧩 Începe aici:
https://sss-qualifiers-v13.cyber-edu.co/

📚 Detalii:
https://security.cs.pub.ro/summer-school/wiki/

💬 Comunitate & suport:
https://bit.ly/DiscordSecuritySummerSchool

🔥 Mult succes!

09/10/2025

Join the Bitdefender Cybersecurity Grand Prix, a CTF that can give you the chance to attend DEFCON 2026 in Las Vegas.

Registrations are open until Sunday, October 12, 2025. Enjoy!

Full details on the website: https://www.bitdefender.com/ctf

Ai skill-uri de cybersecurity, dar n-ai avut ocazia să le arăți? Acum e momentul: www.bitdefender.com/ctf

Bitdefender lansează Cybersecurity Grand Prix 2025, un circuit național de securitate cibernetică care aduce împreună pasionații de cybersecurity și programare din țară.
Câștigă un loc la cel mai mare eveniment de hacking din lume: DEF CON 2026, Las Vegas, SUA. Bilet, transport și cazare incluse.

Înscrierile sunt deschise până pe 12 octombrie. Află tot ce trebuie să știi pe site-ul de înscriere.

10/09/2025

😍 A brand new hybrid part-time master program taught in English, organized by Universitatea POLITEHNICA din București and Facultatea de Automatică și Calculatoare, UPB as part of the DIGITAL4Security pan-European project.

😎 The best way for newcomers and professionals alike to kick their way in the cybersecurity world and choose among the 8 ECSF (European Cybersecurity Skills Framework)

⏰ Apply by Saturday, September 13, 2025

03/09/2025

Join the hottest, newest, coolest master program in cybersecurity. Fresh out of the oven.

Apply by Saturday, September 13, 2025

👉 https://www.digital4security.eu/our-programme/hybrid-masters/

Suntem încântați să anunțăm deschiderea oficială a programului de masterat "Cybersecurity Management and Data Sovereignty", un program de masterat modern într-un format nou (hibrid) adresat celor care doresc să aleagă dintr-un set extins de opțiuni o carieră în zona securității cibernetice cu accent pe zona de management și leadernship 🚀

Programul are un desfășurător hibrid, cu lecții online și workshopuri practice în persoană la Universitatea POLITEHNICA din București.

Are o plajă foarte mare de opționale, concentrate în jurul a 8 profile ECSF (European Cybersecurity Skills Framework): 8 discipline obligatorii, 15 opționale, posibilitatea de a vă contrui singuri profilul dorit 🎯

Masterul este predat în limba engleză de o echipă cu expertiză diversă din Universitatea POLITEHNICA din București și din consorțiul DIGITAL4 Security 👨‍🏫

Termenul de aplicare este scurt: sâmbătă, 13 septembrie 2025, detalii complete despre aplicare pe site 👇

Vă așteptăm! 🤝

👉https://www.digital4security.eu/our-programme/hybrid-masters/

13/08/2025

Big news from our friends.
🚨 YouniHack 2025 is live. Are you in?

📌 Bucharest, September 27–28
💻 24h cybersecurity hackathon — Attack & Defense format
🎓 For high school & university students into hacking, CTFs, cybersec

It’s not just another CTF. Before the hackathon, you’ll join 4 practical workshops led by real professionals from the cybersecurity world:
🔹 Frontend Security (XSS, CSRF, DOM)
🔹 Backend Security (SQLi, auth bypass, API flaws)
🔹 Web Vulnerabilities (OWASP Top 10 + practical testing)
🔹 CTF Prep (tools, hands-on tasks, team strategy)

⚔️ Then the final war begins:
24 hours of non-stop red vs. blue action, attacks, defense, patching under pressure, on real infrastructure, in teams.

🏆 Accessories, prizes, badges, and real-world experience.
📈 You’ll level up fast, meet new people, and walk away with more than just the ordinary CTF experience.

🔗 Register now: https://younihack.org/
📣 Spots are limited. First come, first hacked.

For more details contact them at:
Email: [email protected]
Instagram:

28/07/2025

SSSv12, the biggest, baddest, most exciting edition of the Security Summer School, has come to an end 🔥

Huge thanks to our partners and sponsors: Facultatea de Automatică și Calculatoare, UPB, Universitatea POLITEHNICA din București, our main partner Keysight Technologies Romania, Pentest-Tools, Precis Research Institute Bucharest, CyberEDU.ro, Antisyphon Training, Black Hills Information Security 🤝

Onward to SSSv13! Stay tuned! 📅

26/07/2025

Goodies for SSS participants, courtesy of Pentest-Tools, Black Hills Information Security and Antisyphon Training 😍

Thanks so much! 👏

26/07/2025

Bunch of goodies for SSS participants from Pentest Tools, Antisyphon Training and Black Hills Information Secueity 😍