Are you a student who likes online games and pizza? If so, are you also curious about a career in cybersecurity?
Join the ITS Information Security team for the CyberStart launch party (with pizza!) on Fri., Oct. 14, from 2:30-4:30 p.m. in Falk 100. Attendees will have the opportunity to try out the CyberStart online game and talk with our cybersecurity experts. You can .
CyberStart is an online game for problem-solvers who welcome a challenge. Open to all students, CyberStart offers an opportunity to learn more about the cybersecurity profession, test your problem-solving skills and learn new technology.
During this year’s kickoff event, students will try out 12 challenges. Students interested in continuing can then sign up for the semester-long competition with prizes for top finishers and random drawings for participants who complete a minimum number of challenges.
In the inaugural competition, College of Engineering and Computer Science graduate student Weiling Wang G ’21 won CyberStart by more than 10,000 points. After winning the CyberStart competition, Wang joined Syracuse University’s Security Operations Center (SOC) as a student employee and currently works as a security engineer at TikTok.
“CyberStart reinforced my enthusiasm and passion for cybersecurity,” Wang said. “After [CyberStart], I also participated in some other capture the flag competitions. What I learned from these competitions will help me pursue my career in cybersecurity.”
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