Cyber Security

Offensive and defensive security, forensics, and the long tradition of breaking things to understand them. Augusta is a cyber hub — this track plugs members into that ecosystem.

Projects

1 total

Active

Example Cyber Project

Replace with a real security or tooling project. Mention the problem, the approach, and the status.

Reverse EngineeringGhidra

Details

Tools we use

Kali Linux

Operating System

The go-to distribution for penetration testing. Runs bare-metal, in a VM, or via WSL on Windows.

Wireshark

Network Analysis

Industry-standard packet analyzer. Used in our intro-to-networking labs.

Ghidra

Reverse Engineering

NSA-developed, open-source reverse engineering framework. Used in CTF binary exploitation challenges.

TryHackMe

Training

Guided cyber security learning paths and labs. We recommend starting here if you are new to security.

Upcoming events

Aug 28 Fri

General Interest Meeting — Fall Kickoff

First meeting of the semester. Introduction to ACM, upcoming events, and pizza.

6:00 PM Allgood Hall N204 August 28, 2026

Sep 17 Thu

Capture-the-Flag Training Night

Hands-on CTF practice covering web, forensics, and reverse engineering challenges. Bring a laptop.

7:00 PM Cyber Institute, Room TBD September 17, 2026