Cyber Defense

The UCF Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition teams took home first and sixth place, securing the university’s fourth consecutive victory.   The UCF Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition Team has claimed another national title with a first-place finish at the 2024 U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) CyberForce Competition. The win marks UCF’s fifth championship and fourth consecutive…

Horse Plinko, created by Hack@UCF and the UCF Collegiate Cybersecurity Competition Team, gives students the opportunity to defend a fictional company against an active cyberattack. UCF students have introduced a new way for future cyber professionals to develop the hands-on cyber skills they’ll need in their careers. Horse Plinko, a live cyberattack-simulation contest named after…

From a great education to networking experiences and being part of a champion cybersecurity team, there’s plenty of reasons future cybersecurity professionals earn their degrees at UCF.   In a world increasingly defined by digital innovation, the demand for skilled cybersecurity professionals has never been greater. For students aspiring to become tomorrow’s cybersecurity professionals, UCF stands out…

The 10 students who attended the experience were able to learn from and network with professional in federal organizations, such as the U.S. Secret Service and Homeland Security Investigations Cyber Crimes Center. Visiting the U.S. Secret Service Offices in front of a U.S. flag recovered from the World Trade Center following the attacks of 9/11…

The students, who qualified due to excellent performances in other cybersecurity challenges, will compete worldwide in various competitions while representing the nation. Two UCF computer science students have made it to the Olympics of collegiate cybersecurity competitions by being drafted as members of the U.S. Cyber Team. As part of the team, they will represent…

One team secured first place and another ranked fourth in the competition against some of the nation’s top cybersecurity students. UCF is becoming a cybersecurity dynasty. A UCF student team defeated more than 94 teams from across the country last weekend to win the university’s fourth U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) CyberForce Competition. This year…

A team of six Knights won the second-place award at Lockdown, a cybersecurity competition hosted by the University at Buffalo on Oct. 21. The winning team members were sophomore computer science majors Andrew Terry and senior Milo Gilad, sophomore IT major Noah Magill, and senior IT majors Andy Pompura, Caleb Sjostedt and team captain Caleb…

  A team of six Knights – IT sophomore Noah Magill; IT senior Colton Knight; computer science seniors Zachary Groome, Harrison Keating and Matthew McKeever; and cyber security and privacy master’s student Jeffrey DiVincent – took first place in the Southeast Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition Regional. Ten schools were selected to compete in the southeast…

A team of five Knights – computer science undergraduates Matthew McKeever and Harrison Keating, digital forensics master’s students Caitlin Cameron and Cameron Whitehead, and cyber security and privacy master’s student Jeffrey DiVincent – placed second at the Raymond James Capture the Flag competition, bringing home a $5,000 cash prize. A total of 12 schools participated…

Members of UCF’s collegiate cybersecurity competition team have again taken first-place honors, this time at the Hack the Building 2.0: Hospital Edition competition in Columbia, Md. The group of five Knights, all computer science students and members of Hack@UCF – Zachary Groome, Harrison Keating, Colton Knight, Matthew McKeever and Nick Procaccio – beat out nine…