Cybersecurity education, for every student.
CyberAcad started with a simple observation: cybersecurity isn't taught in most schools. We're building free, browser-based training so that a laptop and curiosity are all it takes to get in — no expensive hardware, no gatekeeping.
From an idea to infrastructure
- THE PROBLEM
A gap nobody was closing
Cybersecurity isn't taught in most schools. The students who get into it usually do so by accident — a curious parent, a lucky elective, a 2am YouTube rabbit hole. Everyone else gets left out of one of the fastest-growing, highest-impact fields in tech.
- THE SPARK
A joke in Spanish class
The whole thing started somewhere you'd least expect — a joke in our Spanish class that turned into a serious plan between two students. We decided the gap couldn't wait: free, browser-based cybersecurity education for middle and high schoolers — no expensive hardware, no gatekeeping, just a laptop and curiosity.
- BUILT FROM SCRATCH
A curriculum and a platform
What started as an idea between two students became a full interactive curriculum and a hands-on training platform we engineered ourselves — then a registered nonprofit.
- JUNE 2026
boroCTF — proof at scale
We built and operated boroCTF, an international cybersecurity competition, entirely ourselves. It wasn't a classroom exercise — it was real infrastructure, running live, under real pressure, reaching students on nearly every continent.
- TODAY
A recognized 501(c)(3)
CyberAcad is a recognized 501(c)(3) public charity with a growing curriculum, a working platform, and a mission that hasn't changed since day one: give every student, regardless of background or resources, a real shot at learning cybersecurity. We're just getting started.
We ran an international CTF — and the world showed up
In June 2026 we built and operated boroCTF ourselves: an international competition spanning every major discipline in the field. Not a classroom exercise — real infrastructure, running live, under real pressure.
The students behind it
We're high schoolers and national-level competitors who decided cyber-awareness couldn't wait.
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Karl Arabit
Lead Developer & Curriculum DirectorKarl has been passionate about cybersecurity since middle school. He leads the technical curriculum for CyberAcad, developing hands-on challenges to educate the next generation of cybersecurity professionals. When he's not competing, he's playing the guitar, drums, or leading his school's TSA chapter.
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Amer Gomma
Lead Operations/Challenge Creator & Curriculum DirectorAmer specializes in open-source and forensic investigations. He drives the mission of CyberAcad by organizing community events and mentoring younger students. His goal is to make cybersecurity education accessible to everyone.
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Alexander Eberhardt
Low-Level Security ResearcherAlex specializes in low-level security research — deconstructing compiled binaries to identify memory corruption vulnerabilities and developing custom exploits. At CyberAcad, he teaches students to think like an attacker by understanding the fundamental mechanics of a CPU.
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Zain ElBanna
Networking SpecialistZain specializes in the networking side of security — packet analysis, protocol internals, and the infrastructure that keeps CyberAcad’s platform and competitions running. He builds the hands-on networking challenges that teach students how data actually moves across a network, and how that movement can be attacked and defended.
3X CyberPatriot Platinum CompetitorNetwork SecurityPacket AnalysisProtocols & RoutingInfrastructure
A recognized 501(c)(3) public charity
CyberAcad is a registered U.S. nonprofit. Donations are tax-deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law, and every dollar goes toward keeping cybersecurity education free for students. EIN 41-5007585.