CyLab is the university-wide security and privacy institute at Carnegie Mellon University. We coordinate security and privacy research and education across all university departments. Our mission is to catalyze, support, promote, and strengthen collaborative security and privacy research and education across departments, disciplines, and geographic boundaries to achieve significant impact on research, education, public policy, and practice.
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Top-ranked programs
For the fifth consecutive year, Carnegie Mellon University has earned the top spot in U.S. News and World Report’s Undergraduate Cybersecurity Program ranking -
World-class faculty
CyLab comprises of 40 core faculty members and more than 120 affiliated faculty members, fostering collaboration between departments across Carnegie Mellon University -
Prolific researchers
CyLab’s researchers have published more than 400 security and privacy research studies in the past five years -
Champions
Eight-time DEF CON Capture-the-Flag winners, DARPA Cyber Grand Challenge winners, DEF CON Crack-Me-If-You-Can winners, four-time MITRE Cybersecurity Competition winners