Current News
NIATEC Director Inducted Into Cybersecurity Hall of Fame
The formal induction will be held at an event on April 25, at the annual Hall of Fame Dinner at the Hotel at Arundel Preserve in Hanover, Maryland.
UVU Wins Cyber Security Competition, Are They the Next Big Thing?
Earlier this month their Cybersecurity Club took first place in the NIATEC Invitational Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition.
NSA Sponsors NICCDC
Sponsored by the National Security Agency (NSA), six teams from the surrounding area, ranging from high school to collegiate graduate students, took part in the NICCDC. The NSA contributed $7,000 to distribute in the form of scholarships for those placing in the top three of the competition.
UCF Wins 2021 NICCDC
Congratulations to the UCF Collegiate Cybersecurity Competition Team and coach Tom Nedorost for winning the 8th Annual NIATEC Invitational Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition on Saturday, April 17th
Alumni Spotlight
NIATEC graduates become Chief Information Security Officers in major government agencies. Steven Hernandez was named the new chief information security officer (CISO) for the U.S. Department of Education.
Ensign College Takes 2nd Place 2018
“The United States it is under attack, and we don’t have enough people learning the skills needed to protect us,” said Spencer DeGraw, LDSBC Information Technology Program Chair. “This is why [the NICCDC] and other IT competitions are organized and promoted around the country.”
News From NIATEC
NIATEC 2022 Q1 Press Release: NICCDC Results
& Scholarship Awards
Posted 01-03-2022
Final scoring for the 2021 Fall NIATEC Invitational Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (NICCDC) has concluded after thorough review. A special congratulations to Brigham Young University’s Collegiate Cybersecurity Competition Team for a 1st place finish to win the 15th Annual NICCDC. The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has awarded two NIATEC staff scholarships to enroll in Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate.
Cybersecurity Awareness Month: Cybersecurity First
Posted 09-24-2021 By Mike Pond
Still in recent memory is a year plagued with natural disasters, infectious diseases, and cyberattacks. This past May, an American oil pipeline was shutdown to contain a ransomware attack. For the uninitiated, ransomware is an increasingly common cyberattack that locks out the owner of a computer system typically until a ransom is paid to the attacker. However, this isn’t the first time that a cyberattack has had a real-world...
