BA
Brandon Adler
  • computing security
  • Class of 2020
  • Pittsford, NY

Brandon Adler part of winning cyber defense team

2017 Mar 23

A team of Rochester Institute of Technology cybersecurity students, including Brandon Adler, is heading to the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition after taking first place at the regional competition March 17-19.

Ten teams competed in the annual Northeast Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition, which was hosted at RIT this year. Northeastern University placed second, while University at Buffalo took third.

The win gives RIT an automatic berth to the 2017 national competition (NCCDC), held April 13-15 in San Antonio, Texas.

The annual event is part of the nation's largest college-level cyber defense competition, an extracurricular event that helps to train the next generation of cybersecurity experts. The competition gives student teams the opportunity to assume responsibility for the information technology operations of a simulated organization, allowing them to apply cyber defense skills in a real-world scenario.

Teams were scored on their ability to detect and respond to outside threats, maintain existing services, respond to business requests such as the addition or removal of services, and balance security needs with business needs.

Other participants in the regional competition included Harvard University, Champlain College, Syracuse University, University of Maine, University of New Hampshire, Utica College and Westchester Community College.