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CyberPatriot The National High School Defense Competition

Air Force Association’s. CyberPatriot The National High School Defense Competition. Presented by . And Our Committed Team of Partners : . Why is a High School Cyber Defense Competition Needed?. America's economic prosperity in the 21st century will depend on cyber security …

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CyberPatriot The National High School Defense Competition

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  1. Air Force Association’s CyberPatriot The National High School Defense Competition Presented by And Our Committed Team of Partners:

  2. Why is a High School Cyber Defense Competition Needed? • America's economic prosperity in the 21st century will depend on cyber security … • this is also a matter of public safety and national security.  • … we will begin a national campaign to promote cyber security awareness and digital literacy from our boardrooms toour classrooms, and to build a digital workforce for the 21st century.  • President Barack Obama, 29 May 2009 2

  3. CyberPatriot Goals • CyberPatriot is intended to be: • Accessible to ANY HS student; • Seamless path from HS, thru college, to the workforce; and • Benefits all CyberPatriot partners AND our nation! 3

  4. CyberPatriot – Development CyberPatriothas grown impressively in a short time ― the momentum is increasing! Three Phases: Concept Demo. Feb 09 Orlando; 8 FL Teams (7 AFJROTC/1 CAP) Pilot National Deployment. May 09 – Feb 10; AFJROTC/CAP (~200 teams, 44 states+) Full National Deployment/Institutionalize. 2010-11 year – All schools (500 + 500 teams) Success!!! Success!!! 4

  5. CyberPatriot III(timeline 2010-11) Web Comp In-person Comp CyberPatriotisTHE National High School Cyber Defense Competitionto Excite, Educate, and Motivatethe next generation of cyber defenders (& other STEM grads) our nation needs. Air Warfare Symposium Orlando, FL 125 Teams 6 Nov 36 Teams 4 Dec 5 Teams 1-2 Apr 500 Teams 23 Oct 12 Teams 18 Feb 500 Teams All-Service JROTC/CAP Commander-In-Chief’s Division CyberFutures Conference National Harbor, MD 125 Teams 11 Dec Practice Periods: Aug & Sep 36 Teams 8 Jan 500 Teams 13 Nov 12 Teams 1-2 Apr 500 Teams Open Division(all non-JROTC/CAP High School Teams) 5

  6. CyberPatriot III • CyberPatriot III Features: • New, flexible online education – suitable for general security awareness AND team preparation • Each team provided license for Microsoft Academic Alliance Developer AA™ software • Two Divisions: “All-Service” (JROTC/CAP) & “Open” • Competitor Relationship Management (CRM): • Registration/verification • RSS feeds, Wiki, Blog, Team Webpage • Mentoring program (local or online) • Culminates in National Championships in D.C. with CyberFutures Symposium & Technology Exhibition • Entrance Fee of only $350 provides full access, team kits, all team expenses to in-person events 6

  7. CyberPatriot III – Online Component • How it works: • Coach can access training materials at 0-day at: highschoolcdc.com (CIAS website) • After verification by principal, coach registers team (up to 5 primary/5 alternates) on: http://www.afa.org/CyberPatriot/ • Online qualification rounds next fall: • Team downloads encrypted image (VM) • At STARTEX, password is released, team unlocks VM which connects to scoring engine • Progress on hardening VM is provided to team as “% complete” • VMs increase in complexity/variety as rounds progress 7

  8. CyberPatriot III – System Requirements Minimun Requirements: Hardware: • 1 Ghz (Intel preferred) processor • 2 GB RAM • 20 GB of free disk space • Keyboard & Mouse • Network connection (DSL or better) • 1024x768 or higher display • (Optional) It is recommended to use a projector or large display to share the screen output with the rest of the team, but not required. Software: • Operating System (Windows 2000 or newer, recent VMware supported Linux, or Macintosh 10.4.11 or later) • Web Browser • ZIP client capable of handling encrypted ZIP files (7-Zip preferred) • VMware Player (for Windows or Linux) or VMWare Fusion (for Macintosh) For later Qualification Rounds with multiple (up to 3) VMs, a separate system for each VM is desired 8

  9. CyberPatriot III Registration • CyberPatriot registration is open now! • (a Coach [teacher]-centric process): • Two-step process: Coach is “verified,” then granted access • Coach creates “team” & verifies students • “Protected space” for coach/student/other team interaction within CRM system • MSDN AA software to Coach • Mentors selected by Coach If you have any questions, please e-mail info@uscyberpatriot.org! 9

  10. Air Force Association’s CyberPatriot The National High School Defense Competition Presented by And Our Committed Team of Partners:

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