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UNC Charlotte · Collegiate Cybersecurity

Defending Networks,
Training Leaders.

The 49th Security Division develops UNC Charlotte's next generation of cybersecurity professionals through nationally competitive cyber defense teams, offensive security training, and a six-week bootcamp for students new to the field.

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Program at a glance

2024–2026
Place, 2025 Army National Guard CTF
1st
Top-tier national & regional finishes
7
Consecutive competitive seasons
3
Students in our six-week bootcamp
40+

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Competition Record

Proven Under Pressure

Our teams compete against top collegiate programs nationwide, from capture-the-flag events to CCDC, where students defend live enterprise networks against professional red teams.

  1. 2026

    • Top 5

      National Guard Minuteman

      2026 season

    • Top 10

      SECCDC Regional

      2026 season

    • Top 3

      SECCDC Qualifier

      2026 season

  2. 2025

    • 1st Place

      Army National Guard CTF

      2025 season

    • Top 20

      DOE CyberForce

      2025 season

  3. 2024

    • Top 10

      SECCDC Regional

      2024 season

    • Top 5

      SECCDC Qualifiers

      2024 season

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Programs

How We Train

From a dedicated CCDC prep class to a six-week bootcamp for beginners, members get hands-on practice with the tools and techniques used in industry.

CCDC & Defensive Infrastructure

Our CCDC team prepares through a dedicated CCDC prep class, practicing how to harden, monitor, and keep business services running under attack.

  • Active Directory hardening
  • Windows & Linux administration
  • Wazuh SIEM
  • Splunk
  • Incident response

Offensive Operations & CTFs

Members learn how systems fail so they can defend them, through jeopardy-style and attack-defense CTF play.

  • Web application security
  • Reverse engineering
  • Binary exploitation
  • Memory analysis

Six-Week Bootcamp

A beginner-focused bootcamp that brings 40+ students into cybersecurity over six weeks.

  • Intro to Networking
  • Intro to Linux
  • Web Exploitation
  • Intro to Operational Technology
  • Intro to OSINT

Industry Speakers

We bring in speakers from industry to share how security work is done in practice.

Coming Soon

The Bootcamp Blog

We're turning our six-week cybersecurity bootcamp into an open blog, with write-ups from each session so our training is available to anyone learning the field.

In development
  • Bootcamp

    Intro to Networking

  • Bootcamp

    Intro to Linux

  • Bootcamp

    Web Exploitation

  • Bootcamp

    Intro to Operational Technology

  • Bootcamp

    Intro to OSINT

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Leadership

2026–2027 Officers

The student leaders responsible for the club's competition teams, programs, and partnerships.

  • Matthew Hampton

    President

  • Connor Drake

    Internal Vice President

  • Hunter Korff

    External Vice President

  • Henry Shearer

    Treasurer

  • Taylor Stewart

    Secretary

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