The Department of Energy has launched the sixth year of an annual competition that aims to challenge students to compete in a realistic cybersecurity defense exercise. The CyberForce Competition 2020 virtual event will task individual representatives from various academic institutions to defend a simulated wind energy company's cyber systems against cyberattacks.
Read More »University of Maryland Wins DOE-Hosted Cybersecurity Competition; Rick Perry Quoted
A collegiate team from University of Maryland won the fifth iteration of a Department of Energy contest aimed at developing future cybersecurity professionals in the energy sector.
Read More »National Labs to Welcome Students for 2019 DOE Cyber Contest
The Department of Energy will host the fourth iteration of an annual contest that would allow cybersecurity college students to access national laboratories. The CyberForce Competition will take place Nov. 15 to 16 across 10 national laboratories within the country, Argonne National Laboratory said Friday.
Read More »DOE Names University of Central Florida as National Cyber Contest Winner
The Energy Department has named the University of Central Florida as the national winner of this year's CyberForce Competition. The contest aims to develop the next generation of cyber professionals in a push to protect the country's energy infrastructure from potential threats, DoE said Monday.
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