1. Palmetto Cyber Defense Competition 2017 Enterprise Meeting
23 March 2017
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 scheduled for Trident Technical College
Dial-in: (877) , New Conf Code:
PCDC is scheduled for
Trident Technical College
On 8/9/10 April 2017
There are 16 days to go!
PCDC 2017 Enterprise meetings are now held every two weeks

3. 2017 Participating Schools
High School – Saturday, 8 April
Collegiate – Sunday, 9 April
Palmetto Scholars Academy – North Charleston - 1st place 2016
Clemson – 1st place 2016
South Carolina –2st place 2016
Porter Gaud- Charleston-2nd
The Citadel – 3rd place 2016
Stratford –Goose Creek, 3rd place 2016
Qualified through CyberPatriot:
Trident Technical College
Qualified through SECCDC:
Blythewood
Claflin University
Wando – Mt. Pleasant
ECPI University
South Aiken
Charleston Southern University
Home School Network
College of Charleston
Ashley Ridge – Summerville

4. 2017 Pro Day Participants
Corporate
Government
NCDOC

5. TTC Bus Parking
The following map should be used by teams/schools using buses. Drop off in front, park in the back

6. 666
Trident Tech
College Center
PCDC Floor Plan
SPONSORS
PDFC
PDFC

7. PCDC 2017 Status PCDC 2017 SPAWAR Logo Swag Bag
1 Challenge Coin (updated year and adding “V” to signify 5th year): 360 ordered
T-shirt: Participant orders, still collecting Red and Gold team orders
PCDC/AFCEA logo Mug – ordering 250 (D. Donaldson)
PCDC Logo mini LED flashlights: will have PCDC 2017, but no logo
Looking to get badges by 5 April to add to bags, All student names sent to Debra Pierce along with guidance
Drones with Programming Kit: one for each HS, MERCOM ordering 4, other 4 will come from general fund
Additional swag offered by ECPI & COMPTIA?
Lunch orders in, just need to be delivered to Trish
Laptop order status?

8. PCDC 2017 Status Server rack mounts status?
Gold Team
Server rack mounts status?
Quad: Services, Nagios, Ocean/ships, team logo?
VOIP – Atri Amin, will have CISCO reps at TTC
Ships will not require intervention like trucks from last year, unless??
Prep Guide updated with schedule, rules and Security Onion info posted 24 Feb.
Network diagram posted on website last week
CSRA wiring on 7 April at TTC
Requesting 10 AFCEANs at Parsons 6 AM, 7 April
James Burress assigned Nagios, loaded
Ramps for Server racks on 7 April?
Will start working on Scrolling Display &
Scrolling pictures next week
2017 Brochure mostly completed. Waiting on:
Pro Day Speaker finalization (SC CISO backup?)
Schedule and Bios may change
Finalize Sponsors – last minute change: Moe’s?

9. PCDC 2017 Status T-shirt orders in
Staff names for badges to be provided by 29 March.
Dell: Laptops (online or Best Buy), 17”, 8G memory, 1 TB HD
Invitation to speak on Sunday has been accepted by James Ward
Lobby will remain clear except for registration and participant breaks/lunch
Music coordinator- Stephen Stills, Social Media coordinator: Staci Pelland (Mon?)
100 extra chairs for Monday for keynote speaker- will replace Forensics Horseshoe
May be visited by Acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and the Acting Secretary of Defense for Research
CO & ED unavailable for Sat. Invite extended to 5.0 Tier 1, Pete Reddy
Vince Van Houten working divider issue (Parsons?). Need two 24 ft. sections

10. PCDC 2017 Status Ashley Caldwell at Pearson: Booths-3rd horseshoe
Will again offer test vouchers for Microsoft Tech Associate (raffle off)
Again offering other give-aways, box being mailed to me
Booths-3rd horseshoe
SAIC needs 6’ of table space
Parson’s needs 10’x10’ booth space
BAH?
Volunteer room snacks: Costco/Sams: water, sodas, cookies, napkins, plastic ware, plates, buns. Volunteers have to keep food in volunteer room.
Volunteer Staff food provided in adjacent building: POCs: Debbie Donaldson
Saturday: La Nortena: confirmed
Sunday: Home Team BBQ: confirmed: Pulled Pork/mac&cheese/baked beans) Will need to pick up from HTBBQ at Ron paid?
Monday: “WELCOME to MOE’S & PCDC”?
TACO bar: $7/person
Fajita bar: $10/person
12oz bowl of queso: $5.09, would need 6/7 bowls
$20 Setup fee?

11. PCDC 2017 Status Awards (Sat/Sun): Supplies:
1st place: $500 each, National Guard Backpack and Challenge Cup for one year.
LCE has provided mobile chargers for members of winning team each day
MVP $1,000 on Saturday and Sunday
New trophies sponsor – Parsons Challenge Cup
Sponsor Appreciation plaques (25)
Additional prizes coming from Pearson
Supplies:
CD/DVDs, printer cartridge, Dry erase makers
Need better, larger free standing white boards: nice to have ($99)

12. PCDC 2017 Status (Collegiate Day)
Held Q&A Sessions on 15 and 22 March. All but 2 schools attended one of the sessions.
SECCDC Qualifier is in and we have a new school: Claflin
David Ferreira from Horry Georgetown Tech College plans on visiting and may enter qualifier next year
Will need name of students for Pro Day imbed
Still looking for song choices from several schools
Need resumes sent to AFCEA: Greg Blackburn: , or

13. Pro Day Status
Will again imbed 1 student from each College and 1 from TTC for each team
Army Cyber Team from Ft. Gordon: has backed out, NC National Guard Invited. If they are not available, then BAH will be invited
Q&A session will be held on 29 March
SCNG and NCDOC confirmed
SC Cyber Proposal (Tom Scott): Hold Lock down Your Login Awareness Event for people in another room at TTC and combine for keynote speaker: Senator Tim Scott (still unconfirmed). May need to adjust schedule for Senator Scott
Looking at allowing 15 minutes before Red Team attacks
Industry Pro Day Team commitments:
SRC, CSRA, SAIC, SCANA Energy, Parsons 13

14. Information Bullets National Anthem: Paulatoria Jones
New rules to dissuade use of cell phones on campus to aid team
Will again imbed 1 student from each College and 1 from TTC for each team
No reach back to collegiate advisors available this year
High Schools get 90 min, Colleges get 30 min and Pros get 15 min? break before Red team hackers attack?
Bob Miller assigned task of monitoring participant snacks and lunches
Roll around chairs from TTC available on HS and Collegiate days only
Registration Desk: Michelle Rehr-Matash will have MERCOM and Young AFCEANs helping. PCDC at 7am, PDFC at 7/7:30 AM, Middle Schoolers 0830 and Separate badging being taken care of by Middle School team.

15. 2017 Palmetto Digital Forensics Competition (PDFC)
Objective: Solve as many forensic scenarios as possible within the allotted time and accumulate the most points possible
Participants will be provided access to 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 BAH and Sentar
Holding meetings every couple weeks at SRC,
tomorrow is next
Pre-Registration required to guarantee slot (2 per
School)
2017 high school and collegiate/pro divisions: 1st 2nd & 3rd place prizes
1st place: Trophy and tablet, 2nd place Swiss Army Backpack, 3rd ODROID
Reserved slots for students from schools that finished in top 6-10 in CyberPatriot: Pinewood, Summerville, DW Daniels, Nation Ford, Lexington Composite Squadron:
Registration info posted on PCDC website & Facebook
PDFC T-shirts will list SENTAR and BAH as sponsors

16. Cyber-In-The Middle
PCDC’s Inaugural Middle School Program – Dave Coldren (Lead)
Flyer developed and District Reps notified
Have till 23 March to commit and 29 March for forms
Trying to influence 7th & 8th graders before they decide on high school track
Ordering detachable lanyards for the participants
BAE has shown interest in supporting
Students must be accounted for at all times, have their own badges-need volunteers
Karen Cooke (SPAWAR) and James Weaver (ECPI) also helping
Curriculum will have minute modules:
PCDC Events (broken into 3 groups)
Blue/Red/Gold Teams
Forensics
Mini-Expo: CyberPatriot/Node SC
Computer Deconstruction (and Reconstruction)
Into to Cyber (modified from Cyber Camp)
Morning , Afternoon 1-4
All must have consent forms signed by parent
Participants from Charleston, Dorchester, Berkeley & Colleton County Schools

17. Sponsorship – Contact AFCEA
Point of Contact:
Greg Blackburn, AFCEA PCDC Committee Chair

18. Saturday, April 8, 2017 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
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: SPAWARSYSCEN Atlantic ED and/or CO Capt Scott Heller
5:20 pm – 6:00 pm: Awards / Closing Ceremony

19. Sunday, April 9, 2017 Collegiate 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 – 8:15 am: Initial Injects / Secure the Network
8:15 am – 4:15 pm: Operate Network Under Hacker Attacks
4:15 pm - 4:30 pm: Red Team members visit Blue Teams
4:30 pm – 5:00 pm: Break/View Sponsor Booths
5:00 pm – 5:30 pm: Blue Team Presentations
5:30 pm – 5:45 pm: Red/Gold Team Debrief: Common Mistakes
5:45 pm – 6:10 pm: Keynote Speaker - James Ward?
6:10 pm – 6:40 pm: Awards / Closing Ceremony

20. Monday, April 10, 2017 Pro Day 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 – 7:50 am: Opening Ceremony
7:50 am – 4:30 pm: Operate Network Under Hacker Attacks
4:30 pm - 5:00 pm Keynote Speaker: US Senator Tim Scott
5:00 pm - 5:15 pm: Red Team members visit Blue Teams
5:15 pm – 5:30 pm: Break/View Sponsor Booths/Networking
5:30 pm – 6:10 pm Blue Team Briefs
6:10 pm – 6:25 pm: Red/Gold Team Debrief: Common Mistakes
6:25 pm – 6:40 pm: Awards / Closing Ceremony

21. 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 ( )
Palmetto Digital Forensics Competition – Bill Littleton
( ),

22. Thanks to our 2017 Corporate Sponsors!.

23. Thanks to our 2017 Corporate Sponsors

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

25. 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 ,
Payne, Ron, AFCEA Treasurer ,
Greg Blackburn, AFCEA PCDC Lead, Capt USN (Ret) ,
Tonya Davis, Trident Technical College ,
Marcy Hippey, AFCEA President ,
Dennis Wilson, SPAWAR, Blue Team Mentor Lead, High School Coordinator ,

26. Wrap Up
Big Ideas?
Innovations?
Questions?