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Collegiate Cyber Challenge: Where Minds Meet Machines

Deadline to apply is Sept. 8, 2024; Event will be held Oct. 22-23, 2024

Graduate and undergraduate students are invited to compete in the Collegiate Cyber Challenge (also known as the Cyber Resiliency and Measurement Challenge), in which they'll develop algorithms to measure a system’s cyber defensive capabilities against threats. 

The total prize purse is anticipated to be $125,000.

  • First Place: $60,000
  • Second Place: $40,000 
  • Third Place: $25,000 

The application deadline is Sept. 8, 2024. A live event will be held Oct. 22-23, 2024, at the University of Mary Washington's Dahlgren Campus.

Get more information and the application paperwork.
Unlock the Code: Cyber Warriors Wanted