Welcome to the 502 Project — a free, safe and secure social infrastructure for cybersecurity workforce development. The 502 Project bridges the gap between interested students and the professional cybersecurity community by fostering mentorship, academic advising, and participation in centralized events.
Join the 502 Discord community as a mentor, student, activity host, partner organization, or supporter.
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Help build the 502 Discord community as a mentor, student, activity host, partner organization, or supporter.
The 502 Project is a gateway to the cybersecurity community – providing free access to subject matter experts, challenges, and events – centralizing volunteer, mentorship, and recruitment efforts across the cybersecurity ecosystem.
Academic
The 502 Project highlights and extends cybersecurity education efforts nationwide by partnering with universities and colleges. The community amplifies locally developed curricula and gives free access to centralized events.
Industry
The 502 Project connects partners with regional and national cybersecurity workforce development efforts, highlighting the range of cybersecurity work while emphasizing shared community, information exchange, and trust.
Curricula
The 502 Project uses CLARK, the Cybersecurity Labs and Resource Knowledge-base, as a platform for building and sharing free cybersecurity curricula.
Events
The 502 Project supports virtual and in-person events and competitions, as well as pre- and post- event activities, such as CTF challenges and community conversations.