Security News > 2011 > April > UW team wins Cyber Defense Competition

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2014746226_uwcyberwin12m.html By Brittney Wong Staff Reporter Seattle Times April 11, 2011 After two years of not placing, a University of Washington team took home the first-place trophy from this year's National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition. "We all jumped and yelled," said team captain Alexei Czeskis of the team's reaction to the win. "We were a little bit shocked." The national competition took place last weekend in San Antonio, Texas. The UW competed against eight other teams from around the country during the 17 hours of competition. Each group acted as a new IT department hired by a fake pharmaceutical company, Kwikepills, and attempted to fend off cyber attacks from professionals while maintaining company services. The UW team won the regional competition, the Pacific Rim Regional Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition, in March. It was the fourth year UW won regionals, and the third time the team battled for the national title. [...] ___________________________________________________________ Tegatai Managed Colocation: Four Provider Blended Tier-1 Bandwidth, Fortinet Universal Threat Management, Natural Disaster Avoidance, Always-On Power Delivery Network, Cisco Switches, SAS 70 Type II Datacenter. Find peace of mind, Defend your Critical Infrastructure. http://www.tegataiphoenix.com/

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