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Learn to Capture the Flag.

Cybersecurity competition training for Year 9-12 — from College Board AP Cybersecurity theory to live Capture-the-Flag at the International Cybersecurity Olympiad. Built for total beginners; no coding required to start.

student@ace:~$ nmap -sV target.ctf
student@ace:~$ sqlmap -u login --dump
student@ace:~$ cat flag.txt
ACE{you_just_solved_your_first_box}
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Two Courses. One High-Leverage Path.

Theory builds the map; hands-on practice wins the medal. Together they prepare your child for AP Cybersecurity, ICOA 2026, and the ICO beyond.

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Understand First

Every concept starts with a real-world analogy and a clear "why", then connects to exactly how it's used to capture a flag. Zero-jargon, beginner-first.

Then Attack

No passive watching. Students run real commands, break real (sandboxed) systems, and pull real flags — the skill competitions actually test.

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Triple Payoff

One body of work feeds three goals: the AP Cybersecurity exam, the International Cybersecurity Olympiad, and the ICO — practise once, use it three times.

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Start with the theory, the hands-on track, or run both. Free for 7 days.

Theory · AP-aligned

AP Cyber Security

Year 9-12 · 5 units · 20 lessons

The complete cybersecurity worldview, aligned to the College Board AP Cybersecurity framework. Every concept is welded to a real Capture-the-Flag technique — so theory becomes attack, not just memorisation.

A$399 /course
Free for 7 days
  • 5 units: People · Foundations · Networks · Devices · Apps & Data
  • Cryptography deep-dive: hashing, AES, RSA
  • Web vulnerabilities: SQL injection, XSS
  • Malware, forensics & AI-security concepts
  • Aligned to the 2027 AP Cybersecurity exam
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Hands-on · CTF

International Cybersecurity Olympiad

Year 9-12 · 12 lessons + 3 challenge games

The hands-on Capture-the-Flag track for ICOA 2026 (Sydney). Master the command line and "good-enough" Python, then attack across all five olympiad domains. Built for students who have never written code.

A$399 /course
Free for 7 days
  • CLI mastery: the 15 core commands, drilled to reflex
  • Python "good enough": fill templates, not write programs
  • 5 CTF domains: Crypto · Web · Forensics · Reversing · AI
  • 3 replayable Master Challenge games for fluency
  • Past-paper practice + timed mock competitions
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The Five Olympiad Domains

Every competition flag falls into one of these. We cover all five.

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Cryptography
Break codes, ciphers, RSA & hashes to reveal the flag
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Web Security
SQL injection, XSS & auth bypass on live targets
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Forensics
Dig flags out of files, images & network captures
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Reversing & Pwn
Reverse-engineer programs & exploit memory bugs
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AI Security
Prompt injection & adversarial ML — ICOA's unique edge
No Coding Required to Start

Built for Total Beginners

We assume your child has never opened a command line or written a line of code. Every lesson starts from "what is this thing for", uses plain-English analogies, and gives instant feedback as they practise.

  • Plain-English first — jargon comes later, with context
  • Interactive, mobile-friendly lessons with instant feedback
  • Python taught as "fill the template", not "become a programmer"
Why two courses?

AP Cyber Security builds the complete map — the defender's worldview the College Board exam tests, and the theory behind every attack.

International Cybersecurity Olympiad is the hands-on dojo — where that theory turns into real flags captured at the keyboard. Strongest results come from running both together.

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