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Upcoming Events

  • Eastern Regional Cyber Camp – Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA – June 10-14th, 2019
  • Delaware State Cyber Camp – Delaware Technical Community College, DE – June 24-28, 2019
  • Illinois State Cyber Camp – Moraine Valley Community College, Palos Hills, IL – July 8-12, 2019
  • Western Regional Cyber Camp – Date TBD

ABOUT THE U.S. CYBER CHALLENGE

U.S. Cyber Challenge (USCC) is a program supported by the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate through a contract with the Center for Internet Security, a 501(c)3 organization, and has the mission to significantly reduce the shortage in the cyber workforce by serving as the premier program to identify, attract, recruit and place the next generation of cybersecurity professionals. USCC’s goal is to find 10,000 of America’s best and brightest to fill the ranks of cybersecurity professionals where their skills can be of the greatest value to the nation.

PRIVACY STATEMENT

All information will be used in connection with the activities associated with the US Cyber Challenge and the Cyber Aces Foundation, including statistical reporting for accounting of performance metrics regarding the participants.

ABOUT THE CENTER FOR INTERNET SECURITY

The Center for Internet Security (CIS) is an international nonprofit organization focused on enhancing the cybersecurity readiness and response of public and private sector entities. Within its scope of work, CIS produces consensus-based secure configuration benchmarks and resources, including CIS-CAT, a renowned configuration assessment tool that enables rapid assessment of security posture. CIS also maintains and promotes adoption of the Critical Security Controls, which are widely respected actionable best practices for cyber defense. The nonprofit is home to the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC), which serves as the key cyber security resource for state, local, territorial and tribal governments. Through its numerous initiatives and programs, CIS is home to the U.S. Cyber Challenge program and is committed to elevating the competencies of the cybersecurity workforce, and to the development of policies, products and resources that help our partners achieve their security goals. To learn more, please visit www.CISecurity.org or follow us on social media at @CISecurity.