We push progressin cybersecurity.
We provide students and curious minds with the resources, projects, and mentorship to close the gap in cybersecurity. Based in the Rio Grande Valley, we’re building a community for students to explore, experiment, and educate others.
Our Mission
Prepare the next generations of cybersecurity talent through research, projects, and mentorship.
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Research
Conduct investigations into the current threat landscape and provide meaningful insights to the greater cybersecurity community.
Build
Ship professional-grade projects across the different domains of cybersecurity.
Mentor
Grow students from enthusiasts to professionals and from professionals to leaders in the field.
Cybercrime losses are scaling fast. We train builders to keep pace.
From ransomware to supply-chain compromise, attackers iterate quickly and share tooling. Our mission is to help students and the community prepare, respond, and recover.
FBI IC3 reported losses rising from $4.2B (2020) to $20.877B (2025).
Reported cybercrime losses (USD, billions)
IC3-reported losses by year.
2020 to 2025
~5x increase
Source: FBI IC3 2025 Internet Crime ReportData: IC3 annual reportingEvents
We host a variety of events, from open project nights to workshops and non-cyber specific events, all aimed at growing the cybersecurity community in the RGV.
Jun 27, 2026 · 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM CST · Mission Event Center, Mission, TX
BSides RGV 2026
Community cybersecurity conference in the Rio Grande Valley.
Jul 15, 2026 · 9:00 AM CST · UTRGV
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Partners
Community partners helping grow the cybersecurity pipeline in the RGV.
RGV Cyber
Community-based nonprofit in the Rio Grande Valley. As a student organization at UTRGV, we collaborate with them on events and growing the local cybersecurity community.
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