Carnegie Mellon University CyLab is Carnegie Mellon University’s security and privacy research institute. Housed in the 25,000+ sq. ft. Collaborative Innovation Center, they bring together experts from all schools across the University, encompassing the fields of engineering, computer science, public policy, information systems, business, humanities, and social sciences. – cylab.cmu.edu/about/index.html
picoCTF is a free computer security education program with original content built on a capture-the-flag framework created by security and privacy experts at Carnegie Mellon University. – picoctf.org/
They are holding picoCTF 2022, which is a cyber security competition held annually where players of all skill levels may join. It is widely considered friendly for beginners, which attracts many people new to cyber security to join and compete.