3rd Annual National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition

Kris Rodriguez (photo)

UTSA Public Affairs Specialist

April 18th-20th in San Antonio

Texas A&M University looks to defend their National Champions title against five teams when the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (NCCDC) takes place April 18th-20th at the Hilton San Antonio Airport Hotel. The 3rd annual NCCDC is being hosted by the University of Texas at San Antonio’s Center for Infrastructure Assurance and Security (CIAS), a nationally recognized leader in cyber security education and research.

The 2008 national competition features the 2007 defending champions, Texas A&M University, along with Baker College of Flint, Michigan, the Community College of Baltimore County, Mt. San Antonio College of Los Angeles County, Rochester Institute of Technology, and the University of Louisville.

“AT&T has always put an emphasis on technology and education,” said AT&T president, Western Region, John T. Montford. “We are proud to support the NCCDC's competition that encourages students to find new and innovative ideas that benefit companies like AT&T and partner with UTSA to work toward an ever-advancing field of network security.”

Each team will be required to correct problems on their network, perform typical business tasks, and defend their networks from a red team that generates live, hostile activity throughout the competition. The teams will be scored on their performance in those three areas and the team with the highest score at the end of the competition will be the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Champion.

Donated hardware and software from leaders in the IT industry is used during the competition to provide students with the opportunity to work with technologies they would never see in a typical classroom environment.

For more information please visit http://www.nationalccdc.org or contact the CIAS at 210-458-2118 or via email at info@nationalccdc.org.