US Cyber Challenge Coalition
Building the Cyber Workforce Through Partnerships
The U.S. Cyber Challenge (USCC) is a national coalition of public-private sector entities collaborating to enhance the workforce with the next generation of cyber security professionals through skill development activities, mentoring, and resources, and the facilitation of scholarship, internship and employment opportunities.
Coalition Members
The USCC
Coalition comprises four organizations:
Air Force Association
(CyberPatriot)
Center for Internet Security
Department of
Defense Cyber Crime Center
National Collegiate Cyber Defense
Competition
Coalition News & Activities
The Air Force Association (CyberPatriot)
Air Force Association CyberPatriot Defense Competition
Cyber
Patriot is the National High School Cyber Defense Competition
created by the Air Force Association (AFA) to excite, educate, and
motivate the next generation of cyber defenders and other science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) graduates our nation
needs.
The Center for Internet Security
Center for Internet Security (CIS)
The CIS is a
not-for-profit organization whose mission is to enhance the cyber
security readiness and response of public and private sector entities,
with a commitment to excellence through collaboration. The Cybersecurity Workforce Division of CIS serves as Chair coordinating
body for the USCC Coalition, and sponsors skill development activities
including Cyber Foundations, Cyber Quests and Cyber Camps. These
programs provide opportunities for high school, college and
post-graduate students.
The Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center
Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center
The Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center (DC3) sets standards for
digital evidence processing, analysis, and diagnostics for any DoD
investigation that requires computer forensic support to detect,
enhance, or recover digital media, including audio and video. DC3
assists in criminal, counterintelligence, counterterrorism, and fraud
investigations of the Defense Criminal Investigative Organizations
(DCIOs) and DoD counterintelligence activities. It also supports safety
investigations, the Inspector General, and commander-directed
inquiries. DC3 aids in meeting intelligence community document
exploitation objectives from criminal law enforcement forensics and
counterintelligence perspectives. DC3 provides computer investigation
training to forensic examiners, investigators, system administrators,
and any other DoD members who must ensure Defense information systems
are secure from unauthorized use, criminal and fraudulent activities,
and foreign intelligence service exploitation. DC3 remains on the
leading edge of computer technologies and techniques through research,
development, testing, and evaluation applied to digital evidence
processing and computer forensic analysis; and by partnering with
governmental, academic, and private industry computer security
officials.
DC3 Digital Forensics Challenge
The 2012 DC3 Digital Forensics Challenge is based on individual scenario-based, progressive level challenges as a call to the digital forensics community to pioneer new investigative tools, techniques and methodologies.
Objectives of the Annual Digital Forensics Challenge are to:
- establish relationships within the Digital Forensics Community
- resolve issues facing the Digital Forensics Community
- develop new tools, techniques, and methodologies for the Digital Forensic Community
- encourage technologists to consider career in digital forensics
The National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition
National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition
CCDC is a tiered competition program and the largest collegiate cyber
defense team competition program in existence. CCDC events focus on the
operational aspects of managing and protecting an existing
"commercial"network infrastructure. Students get a chance to test
their knowledge in an operational environment, defend their networks
against live Red Teams, and respond to operational and security based
"business tasks." CCDC events also provide a unique opportunity for
students and industry professionals to interact and discuss many of the
security and operational challenges the students will soon face as
they enter the job market. The CCDC program is run by the Center for Infrastructure Assurance and Security (CIAS)at The University of Texas at San Antonio.