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GUCS Newsletter - HAPPY HOLIDAYS & SAVE THE DATES!

Monica Davila - Friday, December 26, 2025
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THE GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY CYBERSECURITY SOCIETY (GUCS) NEWSLETTER ~ HOLIDAY SPECIAL





December 26, 2025
 

GUCS Holiday edition

🎁 Happy Holidays from GUCS!


2025-2026

Whether you’re still celebrating Christmas, currently celebrating Kwanzaa, counting down to the New Year, or just enjoying a well-deserved break — we’ve got some gifts waiting for you 🎉
 

✨ Keep scrolling to unwrap your GUCS skill drops —

three hands-on cybersecurity labs designed to help you start the new year sharper, more confident, and more technical.
GUCS Lab number sign 2 on Friday, 09 January 2026 At 1:30 PM. No image description provided

EVENT

🎁 GUCS Lab #2

Clock Friday, January 9, 2026
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Location pin Capitol Campus Computer Lab LL301, Capitol Campus, 111 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001, United States
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Linux is everywhere in cybersecurity — from servers to cloud environments to security tooling. In this hands-on lab, you’ll learn essential Linux commands, navigation, and workflows that every cyber professional should know.

Perfect for beginners or anyone who wants a confidence boost in the terminal — we’ll help you get set up at the start of the lab.
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GUCS Lab number sign 3 on Saturday, 17 January 2026 At 1:30 PM. No image description provided

EVENT

🎁 GUCS Lab #3

Clock Saturday, January 17, 2026
1:30pm - 3:00pm
Location pin Capitol Campus Computer Lab LL301, Capitol Campus, 111 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001, United States
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Hosted by our very own CYRM classmate Blain Hailemariam, join GUCS for a hands-on KC7 SOC lab where you’ll step into the role of a cyber investigator.🕵️‍♀️

Participants will work through a real-world security case, learn how SOC analysts analyze logs and threat intelligence, and practice investigative thinking beyond Tier 1 alerts. Progress will be tracked live through the KC7 leaderboard. No prior SOC experience required - just curiosity and a willingness to investigate 👀
RSVP
GUCS Lab number sign 4 on Saturday, 24 January 2026 At 1:00 PM. No image description provided

EVENT

🎁 GUCS Lab #4

Clock Saturday, January 24, 2026
1:00pm - 3:00pm
Location pin Capitol Campus Computer Lab LL301, Capitol Campus, 111 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001, United States
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Packets don’t lie — you just have to know how to read them. 😉

Join Betty DuBois, Chief Detective at Packet Detectives, for a hands-on lab exploring AI-driven packet analysis for detecting performance issues, application failures, and security incidents. Drawing from decades of real investigations and deep involvement in the Wireshark community, Betty makes packet analysis practical, engaging, and accessible to students at all levels. We're very excited and grateful for this one. 

No prior packet analysis experience required... although we're ready to show off our prior Wireshark knowledge 😎
RSVP

We’re listening and working on labs based on your feedback! If you haven’t already, please take a moment to fill out the GUCS - Lab Interest Form.

No upcoming events in this newsletter — please refer to our previous newsletter, and stay tuned for our 2026 newsletter!

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🎆 New Year. New Skills. Same GUCS.

We can’t wait to kick off the new year with you 💙

Best,
Georgetown University Cybersecurity Society (GUCS)

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