DOVER –– The seventh Delaware-hosted U.S. Cyber Challenge drew 50 participants to Delaware State University last week ranging in age from 16 to 50 –– all looking to improve their skills in cyber security.
“It’s really about sharpening your computer skills,” said John Foss, 48, of Dover. “You may be at home thinking you’re really skilled with computers, but you come here and see there is so much you don’t know yet.”
The week-long conference concluded Friday with a competition where participants could apply the skills they learned throughout the week and the information with which they already came equipped.
The competition portion included a list of tasks accompanied by a series of questions.
“It’s not just as easy as hacking into a computer and finding a specific file,” organizer Jerrod Bates said. “All the questions have several layers so the competitors have to show that they are able to use a combination of skills to solve a problem.” For the full article click here
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