Teams from around Virginia attend Commonwealth Cyber Fusion 2023
February 24-25, 2023
Cyber Fusion 2023, hosted by Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Va., welcomed representatives from insitutions of higher education from across the Commonwealth of Virginia.
About 150 students and 30 faculty advisors attended. The annual invitation-only event, co-sponsored by the Commonwealth Cyber Initiative and Virginia Cyber Range, is open to Virginia colleges that are designated National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense.
CCI industry partner CACI was part of the event and gave a CACI Kit, which includes a networked single-board computer kit and Wi-Fi card, to each of the community college teams.
The two-day event included a job fair, speakers, and panels, a networking dinner, and a capture-the-flag cyber competition.
Participating schools included:
Danville Community College
George Mason University
George Washington University
James Madison University
Laurel Ridge Community College
Liberty University
Northern Virginia Community College
Radford University
Tidewater Community College
University of Virginia
Virginia Commonwealth University
Virginia Military Institute
Virginia Tech University
Virginia Western Community College
Capture the Flag Competition
Four-Year College Winners
The University of Virginia team took first place in the four-year-college division. Liberty University came in second place, while George Mason University was third.
Two-Year College Winners
Tidewater Community College (TCC) came in first place in the community college division. Laurel Ridge Community College took second, while Virginia Western Community College was third.