1. Palmetto Cyber Defense Competition 2017 Kick-Off Enterprise Meeting
1 December 2016
Jeff Sweeney PCDC Director
Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic (SSC Atlantic)
59500 Information Systems Security Operations (USN)
For PCDC Planning Purposes Only

2. PCDC 2017 PCDC is tentatively scheduled for Trident Technical College
Dial-in: (877) , New Conf Code:
PCDC is tentatively scheduled for
Trident Technical College
On 8/9/10 April 2017
PCDC 2017 Enterprise meetings will be held every two weeks starting 12 January

3. PCDC 2017 T-Shirts & Logo Swag
T-shirt choices (2016 was purple): Military Green (106C), Moss (261C), Forest Green (33C)
PCDC logo swag, setup charges (Koozie last year- how many left?):
Qty: 100 (particpants Sat/Sun), 160 (add Pro part), 250 (all part, vol, spon)
Cell phone holder: $4
Selfie stick: $5
RFID wallet: $5
Charger: $10
Mug: $5
LED light: $4
LED Micro USB cord: $6
Multi Tool: $4.50
LED light: $4.50
PCDC golf towel: $5
Mini screw driver set: $5

4. PCDC 2017 Status Gold Team Updated scenario:
Upgrading last year’s scenario
Shipping Company (exporter/importer)- brainstorming session on Tues, meeting on Wed.
Injects: Looking to balance very challenging reverse engineering/forensics related injects of 2016 with easier risk mitigation related injects of 2015.
Looking to upgrade equipment, provided specs, contacted CDWG and Dell
Identify VOIP expert
Working to make up loss of most of ACE grant, $6K still available
TTC helping to secure ONR grant
Need help on 7 & 10 April for setup & takedown

5. PCDC 2017 Status
Secretary of the Air Force, Deborah Lee James has tentatively accepted invitation to speak on Pro Day
Already sent tentative job offer for returning senior competitor
Have Sponsorship, Collegiate, Pro Day and High School focused brochures on website
Vetting – Background check and trusted recommendation
Sunday Collegiate Day- All eight teams (Clemson, USC, CofC, CSU, Citadel, TTC, SCSU and ECPI) have reported that they want to compete again, recruitment info included. Currently only one additional school has confirmed interest –Lander University in Greenwood
Morris College visited last year, but doesn’t have curriculum and POC is gone?
Invites to gage interest from other schools went out to Coastal Carolina, Winthrop, Furman, Claflin, and Wofford. Response due back no later than 10 Jan.
SE Regional CCDC Remote Qualifier would be used to qualify.
Registration due to SECCDC by 31 Jan, event 18 and 25 Feb
On-site SECCDC at Kennesaw State, GA is 5/6 April?
Proposal to allow a high school student be imbedded on Collegiate Teams

6. 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. Pro Day teams use the event for workforce development/training, recruitment and the challenge of competing in the cyber arena
High Schools – Saturday, 8 April
Universities/Colleges – Sunday, 9 April
Pro Teams – Monday, 10 April
1st place: Medals and a trophy
All teams receive: Challenge coins, lunch, beverages and snacks
Access to collected resumes of competing students
The Pro Day competition is held between a combination of industry and DoD teams. Each team may have up to six members and a team lead. Plus, two imbedded college students will be assigned. Q&A sessions will be provided for all Pro Day teams to help them prepare for the event. The current Secretary of the Air Force, Deborah Lee James is scheduled to speak on Pro Day.
Eight teams have six laptops from which to operate a live network and protect it from real hackers
Teams should include experts in the areas of networking, risk mitigation, databases, firewalls and operating systems
Teams are scored on keeping services running, performing business tasks and responding to attacks
Provides an opportunity for competitive workforce development in the Cyber Security profession
Fosters teamwork and opportunities for leadership and crisis management
Creates a recruitment opportunity for DoD and its Corporate Partners to see South Carolina’s finest STEM students in action
PCDC is NOT a hacking or capture the flag competition
Palmetto Digital Forensics Competition
Saturday, 8 April 2017, Valuable Prizes
Separate divisions for High School Students and Collegiate/Pros
Individual participation only
Solve as many forensic scenarios as possible within the allotted time and accumulate the most points possible
To visit the PCDC website, go to To see a YouTube video on PCDC, visit or search YouTube for Palmetto Cyber Defense Competition.
Point of Contact: * Jeff Sweeney, SSC Atlantic, PCDC Director, or
Kenneth R. Dilks, AFCEA PCDC Committee Chair,

7. Pro Day Status New: We will have Blue team briefs on Pro Day this year
National Anthem each day, Honor Guard on Monday – POC: Ken Dilks
Will again imbed 1 student from each College and 1 from TTC for each team
Awaiting to hear from Army Cyber at Ft. Gordon, info provided to contact. Claim is 100% chance of team from them.
Q&A sessions will again be held. Dates TBD
CYBERCOM team undecided
SCNG confirmed
NCDOC: pending, info provided
Current Industry Pro Day Team commitments:
SRC, CSRA, SAIC, SCANA Energy, Parsons

8. PCDC 2017 Status Ashley Caldwell at Pearson:
Offered 10 test vouchers for Microsoft Tech Associate
Set up raffle for these, 2 Security + vouchers went to MVPs
Will contact to see if they interested in repeating
Invitation to speak on Sunday still open, is being extended to several people including Walter O'Brien, claimed to have hacked NSA at 13. Also looking at leaders from Dell, Google, Black Baud
Rule changes to reduce scouting and cell phone use
Cost saving option: Staff food provided in adjacent building?
MERCOM Raspberry PIs and kits- tentative yes, looking for feedback

9. PCDC 2017 Status Awards (Sat/Sun): AFCEA Updates – Ken Dilks: sponsors
1st place: $500 each, National Guard Backpack? and Challenge Cup for one year.
Top 3 places: Medals, team trophy.
Others (i.e. earbuds)
7 plaques (increase over 5 from 2016), medals and lanyards
MVP $1,000 on Saturday and Sunday
Additional cost for trophies since Pro-2-Serve sponsorship has ended
AFCEA Updates – Ken Dilks: sponsors
Will continue to emphasize recruitment, SSC Atlantic is looking for engineers and computer scientists

10. 2017 Cyber Forensic Challenge
Objective: Solve as many forensic scenarios as possible within the allotted time and accumulate the most points possible –
Participants will be provided access to a forensic scenario exercises ranging in difficulty. Each exercise will require the participant to utilize different forensic techniques to uncover a designated “flag”. Flags will be unique to each scenario which can range from date/time stamps, hashes, passwords, etc.
Sponsorship by Sentar for one 1st prize
committed. Other prize still open?
Any attendee at the PCDC event may compete
New scoring engine being tested
In discussions on how to get word out and potential
limits on schools. Registration required??
2017 will have two separate divisions: high school and collegiate/professional
Planning on doubling the capacity of allowable participants for 2017 (50-60?)
Excludes PCDC Staff, SPAWAR Employees and High School PCDC team members
Individual participation only: Cannot receive help from others

12. Sponsorship – Contact AFCEA
Point of Contact:
Kenneth R. Dilks, AFCEA PCDC Committee Chair

13. Recruitment
Up to four $3K recruitment bonuses will offered to select College students on Saturday if the accept job offers from SPAWAR
Students may send soft copy of resume to Ken Dilks at for distribution to sponsors
Students can also send their resumes and transcripts to for potential SPAWAR employment. Focusing mostly on Collegiate Seniors this year and Juniors for next year.
SPAWAR is looking to offer tentative on-the-spot (within 2 days) job offers for select students at the competition. Students need to bring hard copy of resume and transcripts.
Sign up and can you be notified of openings on USAJOBS:
Colleges are permitted to be there on Saturday for recruiting high school students- afternoon is best time.

14. Saturday, April 9, 2016 High School Competition Schedule
7:00 am – 7:30 am: Registration
7:15 am – 7:20 am: Team location drawing
7:20 am – 7:30 am: Blue Teams Briefing
7:30 am – 7:45 am: Opening Ceremony
7:45 am – 9:15 am: Initial Injects / Secure the Network
9:15 am – 3:30 pm: Operate Network Under Hacker Attacks
10:00 am – 11:00 pm: National Guard Presentation:
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm : National Guard Presentation:
3:30 pm – 4:00 pm: Red Team members visit Blue Teams
4:00 pm – 4:30 pm: Break/View Sponsor Booths
4:30 pm – 5:00 pm: Blue Team Presentations
5:00 pm – 5:15 pm: Red/Gold Team Debrief: Common Mistakes
5:15 pm – 5:20 pm: South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley
SPAWARSYSCEN Atlantic CO Captain Scott Heller
5:20 pm – 5:55 pm: Awards / Closing Ceremony

15. PCDC 2017 Team Leads (843-218-3934), william.p.littleton@navy.mil
Red (hackers)– Bryan Rhodes ( )
White (judges) – Andrew Osti ( )
Blue (mentors)/High School Coordinator – Dennis Wilson ( )
Gold (network infrastructure)– Scott Bell ( )
Cyber Forensics Challenge – Bill Littleton
( ),

16. Thanks to our 2017 Corporate Sponsors!. 16

17. Thanks to our 2016 Corporate Sponsors
Dilks - Simone, Inc 17

18. Important Links PCDC Website: pcdc-sc.com
PCDC Facebook:
PCDC Twitter:
Cyber Patriot:
AFCEA:
#PCDC

19. PCDC 2017 Primary POCs Jeff Sweeney, SSC Atlantic, PCDC Director,
Bob Miller, SSC Atlantic, PCDC Deputy Director ,
Vince Van Houten, SSC Atlantic, PCDC Facilitator, Collegiate Coordinator ,
Scott Bell, SSC Atlantic, PCDC Gold Team Tech Lead ,
Whitney Bridges, AFCEA Treasurer ,
Ken Dilks, AFCEA PCDC Lead, Dilks-Simone, Inc ,
Tonya Davis, Trident Technical College ,
Don Pearsall, AFCEA President ,
Dennis Wilson, SPAWAR, Blue Team Mentor Lead, High School Coordinator ,

20. Wrap Up
Thoughts?
Big Ideas?
Innovations?
Questions?