2026 Cyber Defenders Camp

2026 Cyber Defenders Residential Summer Camp

High school freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors during the 2025-26 academic school year are invited to join us to explore cybersecurity in a series of hands-on labs and challenges!

Imagine a week where you're not just learning about technology -- you're controlling it.

At our residential summer camp, you'll hack (legally!), code, and connect everyday objects to the internet in ways that will genuinely surprise you. Want to build a smart device from scratch? Lock and unlock a door with code you wrote yourself? Discover the hidden vulnerabilities in the networks around us — and learn how to defend them? This is the place. 

Surrounded by students who geek out over the same things you do, guided by instructors who work in the real world of cybersecurity and tech, you'll spend five days diving into the skills that are shaping the future — artificial intelligence, IoT, ethical hacking, and beyond. No experience required. Just curiosity, ambition, and the willingness to break things (on purpose) and build them back better. The only question is: are you in?  

Apply Now - application deadline is May 23, 2026, at 5pm


Sunday, Jun 21, 2026

Monday, Jun 22, 2026

Monday, Jun 22, 2026

Tuesday, Jun 23, 2026

Wednesday, Jun 24, 2026

Thursday, Jun 25, 2026

Friday, Jun 26, 2026

Saturday, Jun 27, 2026

Event Place

Northern Michigan University

Address

1401 Presque Isle Ave.

Event Status

Scheduled

Primary Contact

Michael Sauer

Contact Phone Number

906-235-9402

Contact Email

msauer@nmu.edu

Event Type