The 5th Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (CCDC) will take place in the SAIC Conference Center in Columbia, Md., March 11-13. Students will compete against cyber attackers attempting to disrupt and compromise computer networks. Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) sponsors the competition.
Cyber crime is a persistent and growing threat. According to the U.S. Department of Defense, there will be a significant shortfall in the types of scientists, engineers and mathematicians needed to maintain a strong defense. The CCDC helps address this challenge.
“Defense of our cyber infrastructure is imperative, and competitions such as the CCDC provide students with an exciting and challenging introduction to careers in science, technology, and engineering,” said Larry Cox, SAIC senior vice president and business unit general manager. “Since SAIC is a science and engineering company, we are committed to promoting technical disciplines to future generations.”
During the competition, students will compete against a “Red Team” responsible for conducting offensive operations against the defending student teams. Members of the Red Team are traditionally professional penetration testers or students of offensive network warfare. The competition focuses on the operation aspects of managing and protecting an existing network infrastructure. Student teams are scored based on their ability to detect and respond to outside threats; maintain availability of existing services such as email servers; respond to business requests; and, balance security needs against business needs.
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