2017 Palmetto Cyber Defense Competition The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center (SSC) Atlantic, the Navy’s East Coast Engineering Center, in collaboration with the South Carolina Lowcountry Chapter of the Armed Forces Communications Electronics Association (AFCEA) facilitates a cyber defense competition each spring. The goal is to energize high schools, colleges, and their students to focus on the development of technical skills in the area of networking and cyber security that will help in preparations for exciting careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). High Schools – Saturday, 8 April Universities/Colleges – Sunday, 9 April Pro Teams – Monday, 10 April The High School competition is open to all schools in South Carolina. Qualification is based on one of two criteria: School must place in the previous year’s PCDC top three For the other five places, the school must place in the top five at the end of the Second Round of the state’s CyberPatriot Competition See http://www.uscyberpatriot.org/ Eight teams of six members each operate a live network and protect it from real hackers with the help of a SPAWAR mentor Mentors work with students in the areas of networking, risk mitigation and operating systems Creates awareness of the Information Assurance/Cyber Security profession Fosters teamwork and opportunities for leadership and crisis management Creates an opportunity for SPAWAR Systems Center Atlantic and its Corporate Partners to see South Carolina’s finest STEM students in action PCDC is NOT a hacking or capture the flag competition 1st place: $500 each, National Guard Backpack, and Challenge Cup for one year. Top 3 places: Medals, team trophy. All qualifying teams receive: Free T-shirts, challenge coins, lunch, snacks, mentoring for 10 weeks MVP: $1,000 Palmetto Digital Forensics Competition Saturday, 8 April 2017, Valuable Prizes Separate divisions for High School Students and Collegiate/Pros Solve as many forensic scenarios as possible within the allotted time and accumulate the most points possible To visit the PCDC website, go to http://pcdc-sc.com/. To see a YouTube video on PCDC, visit https://youtu.be/Ba3S_ndwrG8 or search YouTube for Palmetto Cyber Defense Competition. Point of Contact: * Jeff Sweeney, SSC Atlantic, PCDC Director, jeff.sweeney@navy.mil or Kenneth R. Dilks, AFCEA PCDC Committee Chair, E-mail: PCDC@afceacharleston.org