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niv. of Central Florida Wins National Cyber Defense Competition
The team from the University of South Florida won the 2014 Raytheon National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition.
Credit: University of South Florida
The University of Central Florida won the 2014 Raytheon National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition this past weekend in San Antonio.
Ten college and university teams competed to keep a fictional business running while under constant cyberattack from government and industry cyber experts. The Rochester Institute of Technology took second place and the University of Alaska, Fairbanks took third.
The teams in the national championship emerged from 10 regional competitions that took place across the United States from February through early April. The U.S.'s largest collegiate cybersecurity competition drew 2,000 undergraduate and graduate student participants from more than 180 colleges and universities.
"As every sector of our society increases its reliance on networks and devices that must be protected, this competition provides practical experience to help prepare the next generation of cybersecurity leaders to defend the ever growing internet of things against increasing threats," says Raytheon's Jack Harrington. "Watching these teams test their skills against government and industry cyber experts gives us confidence in our economic and national security."
From Infosecurity (USA)
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