A UNCW student organization dedicated to cybersecurity awareness, education, and application.
Competitions
Each year, we participate in different competitions to apply the skills we are learning. Recently, we have begun expanding on the number of competitions we compete in, so there are many opportunities to get involved and test your metal against other colleges and people. Beyond just the thrill and joy of competing, they are a great opportunity to learn, make new friends, meet professionals in the field, and network with potential recruiters.
The Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition - CCDC
This is one of the bigger competitions held nationally for colleges throughout the US. It begins with a regional virtual qualifier, moves onto a regional competition from the
top 8 teams, and then to a national competition comprised of the regional winners. We are part of the Southeast region and compete in Southeast Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (SECCDC). We have made it to
regional competition for the last 5 years in a row and are, historically, the most consistant team to make it to the regionals in the Southeast region. It is a blue team/ red team
competetion where the blue team (us) are put into the scenario of taking over a business' operations as the new IT department. It is our job to repair and defend different
systmes and our network from being compromised by the red team (a team of cyber security professionals playing the part
of mailcious hackers), while dealing with the daily operations of a functioning business.
You can discover more about the comptitions here:
Southeast Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (SECCDC)
The National Cyber League Competiton - NCL
This is also one of the larger competitions held nationally for colleges and high school students throughout the US. The competition is online and you are able to complete
individually and as a team. It consists of a mix of different puzzle-based CTF style challenges, both offensive and defensive. There are different skill levels and a spring
and fall season. It features a "training gym" where you are able to train prior to the competition and get a feel for what to expect.
You can discover more about the comptition here:
The Palmetto Cyber Defense Competition - PCDC
This was historically for college and high school students from South Carolina, but they are looking to expand their participation, and we were lucky enough to be the
only team from North Carolina to be invited in 2019. The competition is similar to the SECCDC, but there is no qualifier and there is not a national competition.
You can discover more about the comptition here:
The Palmetto Digital Forensics Competition - PDFC
This is a competition focussing on scenario-based digital forensics exercises grouped into four progressive levels of difficulty that runs in conjunction with the PCDC.
You can discover more about the comptition here:
The Palmetto Digital Forensics Competition (PDFC)
The Wicked6 Cyber Games
This is a unique collegiate cybersecurity competition which uses Circadence's Project Ares gamified real world virtual environment to combat cyber threats. It is only open to colleges and universities that are Centers of Academic Excellence Certified. It starts off with a virtual qualifier, and then the 6 finalists move on to Las Vegas, NV to compete at the HyperX Esports Arena and live-streamed on Twitch.tv. The event is scheduled to happen during Black Hat USA and Def Con, the world's biggest information security event and hackathon.
You can discover more about the comptition here:
Wicked6 Cyber Games
