Serious cyber skills help PWC students finish strong in National Youth Cyber Defense competition

Students from Battlefield High School, Forest Park High School and Benton Middle School recently concluded an exceptional season of CyberPatriot – the Air Force Association’s National Youth Cyber Defense Competition.

This competition challenges teams of students across North America and from U.S. Department of Defense schools around the world, to find and resolve cybersecurity vulnerabilities in simulated environments.

They are given challenges to be completed within a six-hour time period, and they do it all remotely from a classroom computer lab. Teams compete for top placement within regional and state rounds.

The CyberPatriot field is divided into three divisions – the Open Division for public, private, and home school teams; the All Service Division for JROTC, Civil Air Patrol, and Naval Sea Cadet Corps teams; and the Middle School Division.

Based on the results of two preliminary rounds, high school teams were categorized within their divisions as Platinum, Gold, or Silver Tier teams, with Platinum Tier teams representing the highest scoring teams.