USCC in the News

• Congressman Jim Langevin Launches Cyber Foundations in Rhode Island
  Providence Business News
• Congressman Lamar Smith Encourages Schools to Participate in Cyber Foundations
  
• How your agency can land a future cyber rock star
• Government Computer News
• Cybercamp Challenges, Rewards Future Cybersecurity Pros
• SIGNAL magazine
• US Cyber Challenge in Virginia
• WRVA Radio, Richmond
• Future Cyber Guardians Get Training
• Richmond Times-Dispatch
• Cybersecurity Bootcamp Teaches "Other Side" of Hacking
• KOMU TV8 - Columbia, Missouri
• University of Missouri Hosts Cyber Camp
• Columbia Missourian
• Cyber Guardians Test Their Skills
• Columbia Daily Tribune
• Learning to Defend Against Cyber Warfare
• LA Times
• California Cyber Camps Develop Tomorrow's IT Security Pros
• Government Technology Magazine
• Maryland Camp Preps Teens for Cybersecurity Careers
• WBAL Television, Baltimore
• Finding the Nation's Future Cyber Heroes
  On the Frontlines - Guest Column by Renée N. McLaughlin, USCC Chair

• Future Cybersecurity Workforce Heads to Summer Camp
  Federal Computer Week

• Whiz Kid Takes Top Place for Fairfax County In USCC Spring 2011 Cyber Foundations
  Reston Patch
  Jacksonville Cadets Take Top Florida Scores in USCC Spring 2011 Cyber Foundations
  Southeast Region Online News

• Cape Cod Student Top Massachusetts Winner in USCC Spring 2011 Cyber Foundations
  Cape Cod Times

• Center for Internet Security and USCC Announce Delaware Spring 2011 Cyber Foundations Winners
  The Community News
• Congressman Jim Langevin Honors Rhode Island Winners of Spring 2011 Cyber Foundations
• Cyber Challenge Today, Future Workforce Tomorrow
  Government Technology News
• Competition Aims to Make Cyber Geeks Cool
  CIO.com
• Competition Seeks Teenage Cyber Warriors
  SC Magazine
• What is US Cyber Challenge
  Federal News Radio
• Governor Markell and Senator Carper Congratulate the 2010 USCC Delaware Cyber Camp Graduates

Media Archive

• 10.08.2010 Information technology officer helps fight cyber crime
  Virginia Tech News

  Randy Marchany, Virginia Tech's IT security officer and a renowned cyber-security specialist, offered his expertise for the United States Cyber Challenge (USCC) camps, part of a larger effort by the Department of Defense to attract young talent to help combat the growing threat of cyber crime. The camps took place in July and August in New York, California, and Delaware.

• 10.06.2010 Fighting Cyber Crime: Call for Technical Solutions
  SIGNAL Scape

  Over 960 teams registered for the DC3 Digital Forensics challenge.

• 10.04.2010 What is the U.S. Cyber Challenge?
  1500AM Federal News Radio

  Mark Amtower's guest this week is Karen Evans, Director, U.S. Cyber Challenge.

• 09.29.2010 Department of Defense searching college campuses for future Cyber Investigators
  KSDK

  Searching for future Cyber Investigators

• 08.16.2010 Camp trains future cybersecurity experts
  NPR

  Delaware students receive expert training. Includes radio coverage.

• 08.16.2010 Facebook - US Cyber Challenge Delaware Camp
  

• 08.16.2010 First class graduates from US Cyber Challenge Delaware Camp
  MiddletownTranscript

  Future cyber warriors graduate from boot camp.

• 08.16.2010 Cyber security program helps train digital warriors
  Communitypub

  Building a work force of cyber warriors.

• 08.13.2010 First class graduates from US Cyber Challenge Delaware Camp
  State of Delaware

  Computer wizards graduate from top notch cybersecurity camp.

• 08.12.2010 Summer camp is boon to cybersecurity efforts
  Delaware Online

  Delaware camp trains future cyber guardians.

• 08.9.2010 Cybersecurity boot camps are a start toward a skilled workforce
  Government Computer News

  Unconventional methods help recruit new cyber warriors.

• 08.02.2010 Can U.S. Cyber Challenge Competitors be Trusted?
  Govinfosecurity

  Blog about the NY cyber camp. Includes comments from camp participants.

• 07.29.2010 Cyber camp aims to keep computer whizzes from the dark side
  The Press-Enterprise

  The U.S. Cyber Challenge was created to take computer whizzes and potential hackers and turn them into cyber security professionals.

• 07.22.2010 US recruiting cyber security warriors
  ABC News

  Cyber camps trains future cyber defenders. Includes an interview with one of the cyber campers.

• 07.19.2010 Cyberwarrior Shortage Threatens U.S. Security
  National Public Radio

  Radio coverage of the U.S. Cyber Challenge

• 06.21.2010 Wanted: Young cyber experts to defend Internet
  USA Today

  Nationwide campaign seeks young cyberwarriors.

• 06.10.2010 U.S. Should Counter Chinas Youth Cyber Initiatives, Says Senate Democrat
  Talk Radio News Service

  Sen. Thomas Carper (D-Del) speaks of the US Cyber Challenge

• 06.02.2010 Wanted: 10,000 New Cybersecurity Pros
  Cybersecurity Pros

  Expanding the pool of cyber space defenders.

• 05.28.2010 USCC's Quest for Cyber Kids
  Nextgov

  You never know where the next mastermind will come from.

• 05.26.2010 Security Treasure Hunt Closes in on the Elite
  SIGNAL Online

  More than 500 students competed for a spot in the official USCC cyber camps.

• 05.17.2010 Federal News Radio: U.S. Cyber Challenge ends this Week
  Federal News Radio

  The Director of the U.S. Cyber Challenge, Karen Evans, speaks about the U.S. cyber challenge.

• 05.14.2010 Campus Technology: Cyber Challenge: 10,000 Security Warriors Wanted
  Campus Technology

  The U.S. mines for future cyber guardians.

• 05.13.2010 Northrop Grumman to Help Find NextGen Cyber Pros
  The New New Internet

  Sponsor supports cyber competition for high school students.

• 05.03.2010 US-UK Calls on Hacker to Play Their Games
  Government Security News

  US-UK calls on hacker to play their games. Honing the search for cyber security masterminds.

• 05.03.2010 Cyber Security Challenge seeks future high tech workers
  UDaily

  Online quiz looks for the right stuff.

• 04.27.2010 Future Cyberspace Guardians
  Signal Online

  Turning young hackers into viable assets.

• 04.26.2010 Cyber Superstars Wanted
  The Americano

  Digital warriors needed to defend the nation.

• 04.23.2010 Navy offers NROTC scholarships to cyberhackers
  Navy Times

  Patrick Wells, 18 year old student, is hacking for a Navy Scholarship.

• 04.13.2010 U.S. Cyber Challenge Launches Three State Competition to Identify Cyber Stars
  Businesswire

  USCC ramps up the search for top notch cyber warriors.

• 04.09.2010 USAF Grooms Teenage Computer Geeks
  Aviationweek

  Cyberspace hacker causes turmoil in Pentagon.

• 04.06.2010 Uncle Sam Wants You (To Fight Hackers)
  Businessweek

  A national hunt for young cyber warriors.

• 03.18.2010 Navy Scholarships Up the Ante on Recruitment
  Nextgov

  Scholarship opportunities revolutionize recruitment of young hackers.

• 03.10.2010 Educating Elite Hackers
  Newsweek

  The U.S Cyber Challenge is looking for talented individuals in unconventional places.

• 02.26.2010 Uncle Sam Is Looking For A Few Good Hackers
  Columbia News Service

  Matthew Bergin, a 21 year old hacker, won fame in the NetWars Competition.

• 02.11.2010 No Hacker Left Behind
  Forbes

  The story behind the US Cyber Challenge.

• 02.11.2010 Hacking Games
  Help Net Security

  NetWars, a controversial hacking challenge.

• 01.15.2010 Wilmington University Dominates International Cyber Security Competition
  State of Delaware

  Sen. Carper, Gov. Markell and Secretary Sills congratulate the winning team in the Depart of Defense Cyber Crime Center's Forensics Challenge.

• 01.15.2010 President Obama Uses U.S. Cyber Challenge to Strengthen National Security
  Brickhouse Security

  A blogger reports on Obama's evaluation of the country's cyber security and the U.S. Cyber Challenge.

• 12.26.2009 U.S. Cyber Challenge to Defeat Criminal Identity Theft
  Blogger News Network

  Bloggers news network reports on the U.S. Cyber Challenge.

• 12.25.2009 A Mormon Hacker Wins Computer Security Battle
  Mormon Times

  A 19-year-old hacker wins the U.S. Cyber Challenge All Star Battle.

• 12.22.2009 Man places 2nd in national computer hacking competition
  Bakersfield

  Matt Bergin is your typical 21-year-old with a not so typical skill set.

• 12.21.2009 U.S. Cyber Challenge Crowns Hacker Champ
  Switched

  Article covering the USCC NetWars All Star Competition 2009

• 12.15.2009 AFIT Team aLittle Bobby Tablesa Win Digital Forensics Challenge
  The Air Force Institute of Technology

  Air Force team rises to the occasion, takes second place.

• 12.10.2009 Wilmington University Team Wins First Place in DC3 Digital Forensics Challenge
  Wilmington University

  Student team beat civilian, military and government teams.

• 10.05.2009 Cyber Security: California to join U.S. Cyber Challenge
  U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein Press Release

  California joins the U.S. Cyber Challenge. Comments from Sen. Dianne Feinstein, and Mark Weatherford, California's Chief Information Security Officer.

• 10.03.2009 Cyber In-Security Calls on a New Generation of Cyberdefenders
  

  The U.S. Cyber Challenge's talent search to find future generations of Cyberdefenders through competitions and cyber camps. Includes details on the Cyber Challenge announcement made on Capitol Hill July 27, 2009. Also, Senator Jay Rockefeller hopes to pass legislation to authorize $300 million in scholarships for young students.

• 10.02.2009 California to join the U.S. Cyber Challenge
  

  Sen. Dianne Feinstein announces the California Cyber Challenge as a key component of the national program.

• 10.02.2009 Seeking a New Generation of Cyberdefenders
  

  The U.S. Cyber Challenge - a three-part national competition seeking to identify 10,000 young Americans with exceptional computer aptitude to fill the ranks of cyber security practitioners. The competitions are sponsored by the SANS institute, the Air Force Association and the Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center.

• 08.14.2009 U.S. Cyber Challenge Training Hackers to Fight Criminals and Spies
  

  The Voice of America describes the U.S. Cyber Challenge, its post-Sputnik like response to a national challenge, the components and the goals, strengths and weaknesses.

• 08.07.2009 Cyber Security Ramps Up
  Whyy.org

  Elayne Starkey, Chief Security Officer of Delaware's Department of Technology and Information, comments on the U.S. Cyber Challenge.

• 08.06.2009 Government Recruits Geeks to Blunt Cybersecurity Threats
  U.S. News

  The U.S. Cyber Challenge aims to identify 10,000 patriotic geeks and make them experts.

• 08.03.2009 Government Seeks Technology 'Geeks' Through Cyber Challenge
  The New New Internet

  The article describes the initiative and the Booz Allen Hamilton report on the critical shortage in cyber skills

• 07.29.2009 U.S. Cyber Challenge Recruits Hackers and Geeks into Government
  Switched

  An article describing the U.S. Cyber Challenge, with links to the three competitions

• 07.28.2009 U.S. Government uses talent competition to find IT expert
  The H Security

  The U.S. Cyber Challenge divided into three internet challenges.

• 07.27.2009 Uncle Sam, industry scout for cybersecurity talent
  Government Computer News

  The U.S. Cyber Challenge, a government consortium designed to meet the growing need for cyber security practitioners. The U.S. Cyber Challenge will run several hacking competitions to find future top guns that can protect U.S. infrastructure. A number of related activities will give promising talents the opportunity enhance their skills and provide them access to a career path.

• 07.27.2009 U.S. seeks 'top guns' for cybersecurity
  Computer World

  A new consortium of U.S. government and private organizations launch the U.S. Cyber Challenges.

• 07.27.2009 Senator Thomas R. Carper Announces Cyber Challenge in Delaware
  U.S. Senator Thomas R. Carper

  Delaware the first state partner of the U.S. Cyber Challenge

• 07.27.2009 Lieberman Congratulates Connecticut Youth For Winning Cyber Security Competition
  Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

  Sen. Joe Lieberman congratulates the Connecticut 16 year old who won one of the first rounds of NetWars.

• 07.27.2009 Consortium sponsors competitions to develop cybersecurity workforce
  Next.gov

  The U.S. Cyber Challenge's mission to identify 10,000 young Americans who have the skills to serve as cybersecurity specialists and researchers by hosting national competitions that test aptitude in an array of cyber defense skills.

• 07.27.2009 Talent Search is on for Cybersecurity Students
  CNET News

  General description of the U.S. Cyber Challenge

• 07.27.2009 New initiative is looking for a few good cybersecurity pros
  InfoWorld

  Comments from James Shewmaker at Bluenotch, Alan Paller at the SANS Institute and Richard Schaeffer at NSA

• 07.27.2009 A Contest to Recruit and Train Young Cybersecurity Combatants
  Chattabox.com

  A brief description of the U.S. Cyber Challenge and the different competitions.

• 07.27.2009 Delaware Selected as First State in US Cyber Challenge
  State of Delaware

  Delaware selected as one of the six state partners in the U.S. Cyber Challenge.

• 07.24.2009 A Contest to Train Cyber Combatants
  Technology Review

  The U.S. Cyber Challenge, a triathlon of cyber security competitions

• 07.24.2009 Got Cyber Skills? Uncle Sam wants you
  Federal Computer Week

  A general synopsis of the U.S. Cyber Challenge competitions

• 06.2009 CyberPatriot Smackdown
  Airforce-magazine.com

  An engaging story of the national high school computer security competition called Cyber Patriot.

• 05.21.2009 Pentagon Seeks High School Hackers
  Forbes

  The first story on the US Cyber Challenge, by Forbes reporter, Andy Greenberg

• 05.29.2009 President Obama's Remarks on Securing U.S Cyber Infrastructure
  America.gov

  Transcript of Obama's speech on U.S. Cyber Infrastructure

• 05.08.2009 The White House Posts a Preliminary Description of the US Cyber Challenge
  

• 02.14.2010 University Uses New Techniques to Fight Crime
  The Huntsville Item

  Sam Houston State University students participated in DC3 Forensics Challenge