
Train. Compete. Win.
The mission of the US Cyber Games® is to bring talented cybersecurity athletes, coaches, and industry leaders together to build an elite US Cyber Team for global cybersecurity competition.
Games, Esports, and Online Tournaments are the next evolution in preparing tomorrow's workforce.
Cyber Games are a fundamental element to developing the next generation of a diverse and well-qualified community of cybersecurity talent.
Games not only help build a better workforce, they keep the current workforce sharp and maintain a thriving community of cyber professionals prepared for what the future might hold in cyber attacks and possible disruptive innovations.
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Season II Timeline
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Call for Athletes and Coaches
Athletes
Cybersecurity skills are in huge demand in the workplace. If you’re interested in seeing how well you’re prepared to join one of the hottest job areas, apply to compete in the US Cyber Open and request to be invited to the US Cyber Combine. You could make the Season II US Cyber Team and compete on a global level. DEADLINE TO APPLY: July 7, 2022.
APPLY TO PLAY IS NOW CLOSED
Coaches
As an expert in cybersecurity, we’re looking to you and the coaching staff to guide our cyber athletes across multiple domains and cybersecurity topic areas, as well as teamwork, problem-solving, communicating, and leading. Through your leadership, you will cultivate a new game-based learning and development strategy that will prepare the US Cyber Team for global competition and help build tomorrow's cybersecurity workforce.
CALL FOR COACHES IS NOW CLOSED
Call for Coaches
June 3, 2022, 11:59 PM ET
As an expert in cybersecurity, we’re looking to you and the coaching staff to guide our cyber athletes across multiple domains and cybersecurity topic areas, as well as teamwork problem-solving, communicating, and leading. Through your leadership, you will cultivate a new game-based learning and development strategy that will prepare the US Cyber Team for global competition and help build tomorrow's cybersecurity workforce.
CALL FOR COACHES IS NOW CLOSED
US Cyber Open CTF
July 8–17, 2022
THE OPEN CTF IS NOW CLOSED
US Cyber Combine Virtual Kick-Off Event
August 4, 2022
2:00 PM–4:30 PM ET
US Cyber Combine Invitational
August 5–September 5, 2022
By Invitation Only
US Cyber Team Draft Day
October 17, 2022
Congratulations to the 30 cyber athletes drafted to the Season II US Cyber Team. Check out the event stream to watch the program.
The US Cyber Team Competes at the International Cybersecurity Competition (ICC)
Date & Location TBD
The Power of Games in Cybersecurity
While education, certification, and apprenticeship are important training instruments, games provide a safe and legal place to practice offensive and defensive techniques in a real-world environment with others.
Redefine Paradigms
Redefine Paradigms
Cybersecurity games help a growing number of individuals realize that cybersecurity goes beyond initial thoughts of IT security controls by delving deeper into motives, tactics, techniques, and multi-pivot strategies. It helps us see that cybersecurity is about motives not just controls.
Drive More Diversity
Drive More Diversity
Games remove the stigma of stereotypes associated with cybersecurity and open a path for players from all kinds of backgrounds, nationalities, education levels, and age groups to learn and grow. This infusion of diverse skills and mindware will contribute to up-leveling our cybersecurity workforce.
Go Beyond Technical
Go Beyond Technical
Games adjust to all skill levels and types. While red versus blue remains a favorite format, today's games can also be focused on policy, forensic puzzles, clue-based escape rooms, and jeopardy questions. This variety trains the workforce for defense in depth and breadth to enable comprehensive risk strategies.
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Increase the Talent Pool
Increase the Talent Pool
Today's games can be played across a wide variety of digital platforms with some games only requiring a cell phone to participate. This ubiquitous access enables an extended population of individuals from all age groups, economic backgrounds, and skill levels to learn, compete, and grow.

Immersive Training Experience
Immersive Training Experience
Today's cyber strategies are about more than just finding needles in haystacks, they are about visibility into and across the surface of the haystack. Unlike traditional classroom teachings and labs, games can provide more real-life, immersive experiences that help athletes experience indicators and threats, and respond through hands-on application of tools, techniques and mitigations.
Safe Places to Attack & Defend
Safe Places to Attack & Defend
Ever wonder why, after spending millions of dollars trying to address the cyber workforce gap, it remains years later? Security professionals lack the ability to test and stretch their skills and learn a new environment with different defenses and threats. Games offer safe and legal environments to experiment, train and learn amongst peers and mentors.
Teamwork, Sportsmanship, and Strategy
Teamwork, Sportsmanship, and Strategy
While Hollywood likes to emphasize the lone hacker taking over the world, the reality is that cyber attack and defense are team activities. Both benefit from the power of a community-based team effort by choosing to share, contribute, and collaborate to achieve a goal or just learn something new.
Why Sponsor the US Cyber Games?
We’re seeking organizations that share in our overall mission to bring talented cybersecurity athletes, coaches, and industry leaders together to build an elite US Cyber Team for global cybersecurity competition.
Industry Commitment
Show your organization's commitment to building a better and more diverse cybersecurity workforce across the world.
Branding & Visibility
Increase your organization's visibility as a cybersecurity workforce champion.
Recognition & Amplification
Receive recognition for your support of the US Cyber Games and US Cyber Team, and amplify your organization's message to the cyber community.
Did You Know?

In their Workforce Framework for Cybersecurity, the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) recognizes that those performing cybersecurity work—including students, job seekers, and early professionals—"are lifelong learners throughout their efforts to emphasize and address cybersecurity implications across many domains.” (NICE Framework)
The US Cyber Games is designed to apply the NICE Framework from the start to identify, assess, select, and form the US Cyber Team.