E d u c a t e – A d v o c a t e – S u p p o r t CyberPatriot The National High School Defense Competition Air Force Association’s Presented by And Our Committed Team of Partners :

E d u c a t e – A d v o c a t e – S u p p o r t 2 America's economic prosperity in the 21st century will depend on cyber security … this is also a matter of public safety and national security. … we will begin a national campaign to promote cyber security awareness and digital literacy from our boardrooms to our classrooms, and to build a digital workforce for the 21st century.  President Barack Obama, 29 May 2009 Why is a High School Cyber Defense Competition Needed?

E d u c a t e – A d v o c a t e – S u p p o r t 3 CyberPatriot Goals CyberPatriot is intended to be: 1) Accessible to ANY HS student; 2) Seamless path from HS, thru college, to the workforce; and 3) Benefits all CyberPatriot partners AND our nation!

E d u c a t e – A d v o c a t e – S u p p o r t 4 CyberPatriot has grown impressively in a short time ― the momentum is increasing! CyberPatriot – Development Three Phases: I. Concept Demo. Feb 09 Orlando; 8 FL Teams (7 AFJROTC/1 CAP) II. Pilot National Deployment. May 09 – Feb 10; AFJROTC/CAP (~200 teams, 44 states+) III. Full National Deployment/Institutionalize year – All schools ( teams)

E d u c a t e – A d v o c a t e – S u p p o r t 5 CyberPatriot III (timeline ) Web Comp In-person Comp All-Service JROTC/CAP Commander-In-Chief’s Division 5 Teams 1-2 Apr 12 Teams 1-2 Apr Open Division (all non-JROTC/CAP High School Teams) 500 Teams 125 Teams 11 Dec 36 Teams 8 Jan 500 Teams 13 Nov May 10Jun 10Jul 10Aug 10Sep 10Oct 10Nov 10Dec 10Jan 11Feb 11Mar 11Apr CyberPatriot is THE National High School Cyber Defense Competition to Excite, Educate, and Motivate the next generation of cyber defenders (& other STEM grads) our nation needs. 12 Teams 18 Feb 500 Teams 23 Oct 125 Teams 6 Nov 36 Teams 4 Dec CyberFutures Conference National Harbor, MD Air Warfare Symposium Orlando, FL Practice Periods: Aug & Sep

E d u c a t e – A d v o c a t e – S u p p o r t 6 CyberPatriot III CyberPatriot III Features: 1)New, flexible online education – suitable for general security awareness AND team preparation 2)Each team provided license for Microsoft Academic Alliance Developer AA™ software 3)Two Divisions: “All-Service” (JROTC/CAP) & “Open” 4)Competitor Relationship Management (CRM): a)Registration/verification b)RSS feeds, Wiki, Blog, Team Webpage 5)Mentoring program (local or online) 6)Culminates in National Championships in D.C. with CyberFutures Symposium & Technology Exhibition Entrance Fee of only $350 provides full access, team kits, all team expenses to in-person events

E d u c a t e – A d v o c a t e – S u p p o r t 7 CyberPatriot III – Online Component How it works: 1)Coach can access training materials at 0-day at: highschoolcdc.com (CIAS website) 2)After verification by principal, coach registers team (up to 5 primary/5 alternates) on: 3)Online qualification rounds next fall: a)Team downloads encrypted image (VM) b)At STARTEX, password is released, team unlocks VM which connects to scoring engine c)Progress on hardening VM is provided to team as “% complete” VMs increase in complexity/variety as rounds progress

E d u c a t e – A d v o c a t e – S u p p o r t 8 CyberPatriot III – System Requirements Minimun Requirements: Hardware: 1 Ghz (Intel preferred) processor 2 GB RAM 20 GB of free disk space Keyboard & Mouse Network connection (DSL or better) 1024x768 or higher display (Optional) It is recommended to use a projector or large display to share the screen output with the rest of the team, but not required. Software: Operating System (Windows 2000 or newer, recent VMware supported Linux, or Macintosh or later) Web Browser ZIP client capable of handling encrypted ZIP files (7-Zip preferred) VMware Player (for Windows or Linux) or VMWare Fusion (for Macintosh) For later Qualification Rounds with multiple (up to 3) VMs, a separate system for each VM is desired

E d u c a t e – A d v o c a t e – S u p p o r t 9 CyberPatriot III Registration CyberPatriot registration is open now! (a Coach [teacher]-centric process): 1) Two-step process: Coach is “verified,” then granted access 2) Coach creates “team” & verifies students 3) “Protected space” for coach/student/other team interaction within CRM system 4) MSDN AA software to Coach 5) Mentors selected by Coach If you have any questions, please

E d u c a t e – A d v o c a t e – S u p p o r t CyberPatriot The National High School Defense Competition Air Force Association’s Presented by And Our Committed Team of Partners :