A team of undergraduate students at the Center for Information Assurance (CfIA) who recently formed a registered student organization (RSO) open to all U of M students, won 1st place in the CANSec Student Cyber-Defense Competition on October 29, 2017 at the Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla, Missouri. The team was comprised of six Computer Science majors (Berkeley Willis, McKittrick Swindle, Jon Walter Cobb, Robert Edstrom, Carrie Atkins and Craig Miller). While the core members had participated in several competitions in previous years, this is the first year they competed as an official RSO.

This competition focused on cyber defense, and the activities were split into multiple defense/offense stages. At the final round, the U of M team (NullTesters) won by scoring a total of 597 points, leaving their next closest competitor, the Louisiana Hot Snakes, behind with 582.5 points.

"Our student team is very hardworking and knowledgeable in cyber defense; they are continually doing well in such competitions and making us proud," said the Director of the Center, Professor Dipankar Dasgupta.

For detailed information about the Center, visit http://www.memphis.edu/cfia/, and to learn more about this student organization, please contact Berkeley Willis at bwillis2@memphis.edu