UMaine Cyber Defense Team to Compete in Regional Contest

The University of Maine Cyber Defense Team has advanced to a regional competition at Syracuse University in March.

Members of the team will compete at the annual Northeast Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition March 20–22. The team earned its spot in the contest after placing fifth in a preliminary competition with 13 other schools that was held in January.

According to the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition, the contest simulates security operations for a small company. Teams must quickly familiarize themselves with network systems and software before beginning to defend against attacks while also providing customer service to users.

Team members participating in the contest include Theodore Farnsworth, John Woodill, Mitchell Vezina, Gregory Antonellis and Alexander French. George Markowsky, professor of computer science at UMaine, is the team’s faculty adviser.

Follow the team during the contest on Twitter @CybersecLab. More information on the competition is online.