(MENAFNEditorial) iCrowdNewswire - Apr 8, 2018
SAN ANTONIO,—The Center for Infrastructure Assurance and Security at TheUniversity of Texas at San Antoniotoday announced the 10 finalists for the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (NCCDC) Championship. The NCCDC, presented by Raytheon, will host its 13th year inOrlando, Florida,April 13-15.
The three-day national championship features the top 10 teams from colleges and universities across the country testing their skills in defending against cyber-attacks. The National Champion will be awarded the Alamo Cup onApril 15at the Disney Coronado Springs Resort inOrlando, Florida.
More than 230 colleges and universities participated in qualifying and regional NCCDC events, with the winners of each regional event advancing to the National Championship. The winners of the 10 regional competitions are:
Utah Valley University University of Virginia University of Buffalo California State University, Northridge Indiana Institute of Technology Dakota State University University of Washington University of Alaska Fairbanks Baylor University University of Central Florida "As the cyber threat grows and advanced technology emerges to protect against it, new training programs are needed to develop the skills needed to help preserve our way of life," saidJohn DeSimone, vice president of Cybersecurity and Special Missions at Raytheon Intelligence, Information and Services. "NCCDC is critical to establish the talent needed to fill the projected 1.8 million positions estimated to be open by 2022."
NCCDC is a unique competition that is focused on the operational aspect of managing and protecting an existing "commercial" network infrastructure. Collegiate competitors face challenges similar to real-world situations as they manage, protect and defend their infrastructure from live ‘Red Teams' that pose a threat to their defense strategy.
"CCDC events help students develop the technical, leadership and teamwork skills they need to pursue information security and information technology careers," saidDwayne Williams, director of the NCCDC. "The students competing in CCDC events are highly motivated, capable and heavily recruited by government, academia and industry. It's amazing to see the teams getting better and better with each passing year."
For more information about the NCCDC or National Champion, visit NCCDC.org or follow on Twitter @Nationalccdc, #NCCDC.
About the National CCDC:
Hosted by the Center for Infrastructure Assurance and Security at theUniversity of Texas at San Antonio, the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (CCDC) system provides institutions with an information assurance or computer security curriculum a controlled, competitive environment to assess their student's depth of understanding and operational competency in managing the challenges inherent in protecting a corporate network infrastructure and business information systems. For more information, visit NCCDC.org.
Contact Information:
Center for Infrastructure Assurance and Security
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