Opportunity brief
Overview
- Seven days. Seven missions. One final CTF. Learn cybersecurity from zero through practical labs, challenges, expert content, and exciting rewards — completely free.
About Cyber Week
- Still wondering whether cybersecurity is the right career for you?
- Stop guessing.
- HackoSquad Cyber Week 2026 is a free, seven-day online cybersecurity experience created for complete beginners, students, and anyone ready to explore a career in cybersecurity.
- From 19–26 September 2026, you will learn essential cybersecurity concepts, complete practical missions, explore real attack and defense scenarios, and compete in a final Capture the Flag challenge.
- No previous cybersecurity experience is required.
- You only need curiosity, consistency, and the courage to try.
Why You Should Join
- Learn cybersecurity from the beginning
- Complete seven practical missions in seven days
- Experience beginner-friendly cybersecurity labs
- Safely hack your first practice website
- Learn to identify and investigate attacks
- Explore both offensive and defensive security
- Discover which cybersecurity career path suits you
- Compete in the final live CTF
- Win prizes, vouchers, coupons, and partner rewards
- Earn a certificate after meeting the completion requirements
- Showcase a useful project, tool, script, or research work
- Learn through content contributed by cybersecurity partners
Project Showcase
Built a project, tool, script, or research work that deserves an audience?
Apply for the Cyber Week Creator Spotlight.
Selected creators will receive an opportunity to present their work to the HackoSquad community during the event. Your next user, supporter, collaborator, or opportunity could be watching.
Eligibility
- Open to participants worldwide
- College students, freshers, professionals, and school students may apply
- Complete beginners are welcome
- No previous cybersecurity experience is required
- Participation is free
- Participants may register individually or in teams of up to two
Everyone who completes Cyber Week will receive a guaranteed reward, including an exclusive voucher or prize. No one walks away empty-handed.
Skills You Will Explore
- Cybersecurity Fundamentals
- Ethical Hacking
- Web Security
- Network Security
- Linux Basics
- Threat Detection
- Incident Response
- Digital Investigation
- Defensive Security
- CTF Problem-Solving
- Analytical Thinking
Register free and take your first real step into cybersecurity.
