UMaine to compete in regional cybersecurity contest in New York
The University of Maine will compete in the 2017 Northeast Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (NECCDC) March 17–19 at the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York.
The UMaine Cyber Defense Team is one of 10 groups from institutions around the region, including Harvard and Syracuse, scheduled to take part in the competition. The team earned its spot after competing in a preliminary contest.
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.
UMaine Cyber Defense Team members participating in the competition are Lucas Ashbaugh (captain), Ben Grooms (vice captain), Greg Antonellis, Jacob Collupy, Nicholas Dieffenbacher-Krall, Avery Dunn, Howard Reeve and Cameron Sullivan. Alternates are Matt Loewen and Andrew Piccirillo. George Markowsky, professor of computer science at UMaine, is the team’s faculty adviser.
More information about the competition is online.