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Cyber Patriot State Championship and Regional Championship
CyberPatriots: September 2018 – February 2019
New for 2015-2016 and continued into the 2018-2019 school year, the CyberPatriot competition has teams of up to six students trying to identify and repair vulnerabilities in computer operating systems that hackers can use to exploit and gain access to vital information. In 2016-17 we expanded from 3 to 5 teams, and the participants improved their skills and moved up in the rankings. In 2018-2019 we expanded to 10 teams with Dr. Greg Spahlinger taking on a coaching role to meet increased student demand, and students became more proficient in using scripts and Packet Tracer to evaluate networks.
This academic year saw the advent of a Cyber Security class that Ms. Amira Hussein ably instructs. The class is a welcome addition to the cyber security efforts, and Ms. Hussein has greatly contributed to the success of the competing teams this year.
The 6-member teams are involved in 2 Qualifying Events, a State Championship, and a Regional Championship. The Qualifying Events place them in either the Silver, Gold, or Platinum Tiers based on their performance. Each event is six hours long and involves students evaluating the vulnerabilities in three different kinds of operating systems and solving networking issues. The students not only identify the vulnerabilities, but also must remedy them to gain points. Despite missing one of the qualifying competitions, Team Ghost Bitz won 2nd Place in the Silver Tier Michigan State championship and went on to compete at the Regional Championship. Our goal is to eventually have the teams competing in the Platinum Tier.