{"id":128083,"date":"2022-04-21T11:09:21","date_gmt":"2022-04-21T15:09:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=128083"},"modified":"2025-06-25T14:47:38","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T18:47:38","slug":"national-victory-for-ucf-in-nsa-sponsored-pilot-cybersecurity-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/national-victory-for-ucf-in-nsa-sponsored-pilot-cybersecurity-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"UCF Earns National Victory in NSA-Sponsored Pilot Cybersecurity Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Collegiate Cybersecurity Competition Team at the 海角直播 added another national title to its winning record when it achieved the highest score among 22 colleges and universities competing in a new cyber competition sponsored by the National Security Agency.<\/p>\n

The inaugural NSA cybersecurity exercise for institutions designated as NSA Centers of Academic Excellence (NCAE-C) in Cybersecurity \u2014 held virtually April 11-13 \u2014 tested students\u2019 skills and knowledge in five different areas of cybersecurity expertise.<\/p>\n

The contest, called the 2022 CAE-NCX, is an advanced-level competition. As a NCAE-C institution, UCF was one of 375 designated institutions eligible to compete in the three-day event.<\/p>\n

Ten UCF students, many of whom are members of UCF\u2019s highly-decorated Cybersecurity Competition Team, competed in five modules \u2014 Cryptography, Malware Analysis, Policy, Secure Software Development, and Cyber Combat Exercise \u2014 winning the Cryptography, Policy and the Cyber Combat Exercise modules. The Cyber Combat Exercise was an eight-hour competition that counted for 40% of UCF\u2019s overall score.<\/p>\n

Team Coach Tom Nedorost, a faculty member of the UCF College of Engineering and Computer Science, strategically assembled each module\u2019s four-member team based on students\u2019 individual strengths and skills, with some students competing in multiple modules.<\/p>\n

2022 CAE-NCX modules and UCF student competitors were:<\/p>\n