PTCC Takes Fifth at Midwest Regional Cyber Defense Competition
The Pine Technical and Community College (PTCC) Cyber Defense team traveled to Illinois over the weekend to compete in the Midwest Regional Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (MWCCDC) taking 5th place!
After placing first in Minnesota amongst other two-year and four-year colleges, PTCC was the only 2-year college that made it to the Midwest Competition and the only college to represent the state of Minnesota. Other colleges that competed include: Baker College, Cedarville University, DePaul University, Drury University, Illinois Institute of Technology, Indiana Tech, Southeast Missouri State University, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, University of Louisville, and University of Wisconsin-Stout.
MWCCDC brought together top tech-savvy students to form teams and compete in a high-stakes challenge. These teams constructed and protected mock production business infrastructure against professional “hackers” tasked with the mission of disrupting their production systems and breaching their security. While these determined teams defended against these relentless attackers, the competition’s judging staff introduced network enhancement and upgrade challenges, assessing the teams’ performance, scoring their efforts, and providing essential support throughout the event.
“I can’t express how proud I am of this 2024 Cyber Team. They put in many hours of practice and research and came together to make this experience one that I’m sure they will never forget. PTCC was the only two-year college at the MWCCDC and placed 5th overall. It says something about the dedication of these students that they can compete with four- and six-year colleges and beat most of them” – Chris Morgan, Cyber Security Instructor
Congratulations to the team for putting PTCC and Pine City on the map!
To learn more about the Cyber Security program at PTCC, visit https://pine.edu/academics/programs-courses/cyber-security/