Wicomico students place in cyber security competition

In their first year of competition, Cadet Ryan More and Cadet Matthew Waggoner, a team of middle school students from the Civil Air Patrols’ WicomicoComposite Squadron in Salisbury, recently concluded a round of competition in the eighth season of CyberPatriot – the National Youth Cyber Defense Competition finishing 3rd place in the state of Maryland. In all, 3,379 teams registered to compete in CyberPatriot VIII.

Established by the Air Force Association, the CyberPatriot National Youth CyberEducation Program was created to excite, educate, and motivate students toward careers in cyber security and other science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines critical to our nation’s future.

CyberPatriot’s core program – the National Youth Cyber Defense Competition – challenges teams of two to six students across the United States, Canada, and fromDepartment of Defense schools abroad, to find and resolve cybersecurity vulnerabilities in simulated environments. For the full article click here 

 

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