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Palmetto Cyber Defense Competition 2019 Kick-Off Enterprise Meeting Wednesday 28 November 2018

Join the PCDC 2019 Kick-Off Enterprise Meeting on November 28, 2018, led by Jeff Sweeney, Director of SSC Atlantic. Dive into a vibrant cyber defense competition ecosystem that fosters technical skills development and STEM career opportunities. Network, learn, and engage with industry leaders for a brighter cybersecurity future.

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Palmetto Cyber Defense Competition 2019 Kick-Off Enterprise Meeting Wednesday 28 November 2018

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  1. Palmetto Cyber Defense Competition 2019 Kick-Off Enterprise Meeting Wednesday 28 November 2018 Jeff Sweeney PCDC Director Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Atlantic (SSC Atlantic) 59550 Information Systems Security Operations (USN) For PCDC Planning Purposes Only

  2. PCDC 2019 Dial-in: (877) 492-7811, Conf Code: 702.185.7391 PCDC VII is scheduled for Trident Technical College On 13/14/15 April 2019 135 Days till PCDC PCDC VII 13-15 April, 2019 Other Enterprise Meetings: Every 2 weeks starting 16 Jan

  3. PCDC Goals SSC Atlantic, the Navy’s East Coast Engineering Center, in collaboration with the South Carolina Lowcountry Chapter of the Armed Forces Communications Electronics Association (AFCEA) facilitates a cyber defense competition each spring. The goals are to: • Energize high schools, colleges, and their students to focus on the development of technical skills in the area of networking and cyber security that will help in preparation for exciting careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). • Workforce Development: SSC Atlantic and our corporate partners collaborate and mentor in the areas of Red Teaming, Computer Network Defense, Cybersecurity & Network Development • Recruitment: SSC Atlantic and our corporate partners have been able to hire some of South Carolina’s best and brightest new professionals through PCDC Energizing and Developing our Cybersecurity Workforce Now & for the Future TStatement A: Approved for Public Release. Distribution is unlimited (8 June 2017).

  4. PCDC- 3 Days, Invitation Only • High Schools (Saturday) • Qualifying: Top 3 from previous year or top 5 in state in CyberPatriot • Mentoring on Cybersecurity, Networking, Operating Systems, Risk Mitigation, etc provided by teams of SSC Atlantic and corporate mentors working together • Continuing to increase training resources available to schools/mentors • 90 minutes to secure network before hackers attack • Colleges (Sunday) • Qualifying: Top 3 from previous year or top 5 from SECCDC, reserve one slot for host and one for HBC • Q&A sessions provided • 30 minutes to secure network before hackers attack • Pro Day (Monday) • Mixture of DoD and industry partner teams ($5K Diamond Sponsor) • Q&A session provided • 15 minutes before hackers attack • Two college students embedded on each team – has resulted in multiple hires The 7th Annual PCDC is tentatively scheduled for 13-15 April 2019 TStatement A: Approved for Public Release. Distribution is unlimited (8 June 2017).

  5. Event Staff Teams(Gov’t, Corp partners & military) Gold Team: competition officials that develop, run, and manage the competition scenario, network and architecture. Includes keeping the network running, developing injects, updating the scoring engine Red Team: Ethical hacking professionals simulating external hackers attempting to gain unauthorized access to competition teams’ systems. Authorized to perform social engineering and offer deals. May imbed Trojan horses. Blue Teams: These are the competing teams. They will need to display skills in the following areas: Technical skills, Teamwork, Communication, Crisis management, Leadership, Time management. Mentors: Provide training to high school students for 10 weeks prior to the event in areas of Risk Mitigation, Networking, System Administration, Forensics, Firewall/Switches/Routers, Virtualization, etc. One SSC Atlantic mentor is assigned to each high school team during the competition to provide hands-off guidance • White team Judges: Monitor teams and enforce rules compliance • Gold Team Judges: Score injects and track overall scoring Approximately 100 volunteers donate their time TStatement A: Approved for Public Release. Distribution is unlimited (8 June 2017).

  6. PCDC Gold Team 2019 • Talked to Chis Goforth at Parsons about prestaging again in 2019 and they have agreed! • New smaller Nutanix server already delivered • Cloud testing at TTC needs to be scheduled and will not be free. Had issues getting through their firewall last year. • Scenario: Palmetto Cyber Defense College. Will protect and operate Collegiate network • Working with GDIT to have server rack UPS repaired

  7. PCDC 2019 • Key SSC Atlantic personnel/positions for 2018: • Scott Bell: Deputy Director, Co-Gold Team Lead • Scarlette Reid: Deputy Director, Collegiate Coordinator – unless someone else steps up • Clarence Knight/Jason Husk/Scott Bell: Co-Gold Team Leads • Looked at dividers at KSH on 20 Nov: look good, will need to work with AFCEA on procurement. Will need if 10 teams • Will meet at TTC week of 16 Dec to look at placement of Teams 9 and 10 • Still have PCDC stickers. Magnets this year? • Badge ribbon add-ons extremely popular • Open to new ideas for swag, prizes • Changing challenge coins to white backing • PCDC-SC.com website is back up and improved. Pro Day and Collegiate brochures are posted. Continuing to make updates and improvements

  8. PCDC 2019 • Will start 45 min later (0815) and end 30 min earlier each day • Will be at AFCEA and SPAWAR booths at C5ISR next week with sponsorship, collegiate and pro day brochures • Color for Tshirts – many blue teams want blue • Champions will get banner to hang up. • Applings Studio has legal restrictions on AR development this year

  9. PCDC 2019 • Tentative VIP Speakers for 2019 • Andy Green – Kennesaw State Professor, Cybersecurity Expert • Katie Arrington – SC State Legislator • Ann Johnson – Microsoft CVP for Cybersecurity • Catering • Will continue staff catering, which saved us $$, need to ID lead • Could use portable frig • Tentative offer from Lowes to provide snacks & beverages – B. Miller • Pepsi or Coke offer? --Stephanie Schumacher? • For 2018, all three caterers received very good reviews: Moe’s, Home Team BBQ and Chick-Fil-A. Open to other suggestions.

  10. Monday, April 15, 2019Pro Day Competition Schedule • 7:45 am – 8:15 am: Registration • 7:55: Team location drawing • 8:00 am – 8:10 am: Blue Teams Briefing • 8:15 am – 8:35 am: Opening Ceremony • 8:35 am – 3:15 pm: Operate Network Under Hacker Attacks • 3:15 pm - 3:30 pm Red Team members visit Blue Teams • 3:30 pm - 4:00 pm: Break/View Sponsor Booths/Networking • 4:00 pm – 4:30 pm: Blue Team Briefs • 4:30 pm – 4:45 pm Red/Gold Team Debrief: Common Mistakes • 4:45 pm – 5:05 pm: Keynote Speaker: • 5:05 pm – 5:20 pm:Awards / Closing Ceremony

  11. 2019 Assignments • Trophy Plate update: ? • Honor Guard (Mon only): N. Campbell • Help with medals during closing ceremony: Scarlette Reid? • Checks for winners: AFCEA treasurer • PCDC CIO: Andy Green • Help with breakdown: K.Smith (Young AFCEANs)? • Collegiate & Pro Q&A lead: S. Reid? • Help with transporting equipment on 13 April: K. Smith (Young AFCEANs) • Photography: Joe Bullinger • Blue team packets: James Burres? • Swag Bag stuff: M. Rehr-Matash? • Badges: Jennifer Greenwell? • Gold Team judges: Dale Messer, Ron Prine? • Registration: M. Rehr-Matash • Social Media: Stephanie Schumacher? Wants help • CitM PCDC Module:TBD, need 2-3 • National Anthem: Paulatoria Jones • Catering: M. Hippey? &/or ? • Dividers: Parsons TBD, KSH • Music:? • MCs: J. Sweeney & ? • Orange Team: J. Burres? • Injects/Business Tasks: A. Osti • Blue Packet/Initial PWs copies: Sri • Press Release: M. Rehr-Matash • Scrolling Display: J. Sweeney • Scrolling pictures: J. Sweeney • Booth Coordinator:

  12. High Schools • Congrats 2018 Champions: Palmetto Scholars Academy! • Will continue to rotate mentors every two hours • Looking to increase quantity of Blue Team mentors that go out to schools starting in Feb for at least 1.5 hours/week. Can by gov’t or contractor, must have background check. Mentoring starts in early February • CyberPatriot registration closed on 3 October. 137 middle and high school teams registered for 2018/2019 in South Carolina. 6,387 teams worldwide • Netlabs made available for training

  13. Collegiate Day • Will again utilize SECCDC Remote Virtual Qualifier – Still awaiting dates • Will hold two Q&A Sessions in March. • Tentatively adding two more teams: • One team external to South Carolina. Order of offer: Naval Academy, Winner of 2018 Service Academy Cyber Defense Exercise (AF), Top finishers in 2018 SECCDC. • Sent initial Email to Navy Academy (Angela Moran). She forwarded to Cyber Science Dept. but has no response yet. Trying again. • One two year school (Georgetown Horry Technical College?). If more than one, then must compete through SECCDC. Top 2 year school earns Tech School Challenge trophy. Need to develop list of POCs at viable tech schools. • TTC will offer Tech School PCDC workshop (Tonya Davis/SPAWAR colab) sometime in January • Resumes can be sent to AFCEA: Greg Blackburn: 410-507-6098, blackburn45@gmail.com or PCDC@afceacharleston.org

  14. Pro Day • Will again imbed 1 student from each College and 1 from TTC for each team • Returning Diamond teams get right of first refusal. Deadline TBD • Title Sponsor is still open • GDIT, SAIC, SRC, SCANA tentatively committed • Will hold one Q&A session in March • NCDOC has asked for permission to field two teams • Have not heard from USMC or Air Force yet • Will again allow 15 minutes before Red Team attacks

  15. 151515 Trident Tech College Center PCDC Floor Plan 15 PDFC PDFC SPONSORS

  16. 2019 Palmetto Digital Forensics Competition (PDFC), 13 April – Bill Littleton, Lead Tentatively planning for Collegiate and High School competitions Sat, 13 April with teams of 3 students Planning on 60 participants at each of 3 sites: Charleston, Norfolk & DC. VTC awards ceremony Pre-Registration required to guarantee slot: http://www.palmettodfc.com/ Reserved slots for students from high schools that finished in top 6-15 in CyberPatriot Separate sponsorships will go through local AFCEA chapters at remote locations Objective: Solve as many forensic scenarios as possible within the allotted time and accumulate the most points possible Participants were provided access to forensic scenario exercises ranging in difficulty. Each exercise required the participant to utilize different forensic techniques to uncover a designated “flag”. Flags will be unique to each scenario which can range from date/time stamps, hashes, passwords, etc. TStatement A: Approved for Public Release. Distribution is unlimited (8 June 2017).

  17. Cyber-In-The Middle – Karen Cooke, Lead • PCDC’s 2nd Annual Middle School Program was attended by almost 90 local middle school students on Day 1 of PCDC • CitM 2019 starting coordination meetings soon • Influencing 7th & 8th graders before they decide on high school track • Curriculum had three - 45 minute modules: • PCDC Events (Red team, Blue team, Forensics) • Computer Deconstruction (and Reconstruction) • Into to Cyber (modified from Cyber Camp) • One session in morning (9-1200) and another in the afternoon (1-4 PM) • Huge success, students were very enthusiastic, asking lots of questions TStatement A: Approved for Public Release. Distribution is unlimited (8 June 2017).

  18. PCDC 2019 Team Leads • Red (hackers)– Bryan Rhodes (843-218-5986) • White (judges) – Andrew Osti (843-218-4815) • Blue (mentors)/High School Coordinator – Dennis Wilson (843-218-6580) • Gold (network infrastructure)– Clarence Knight (843-218-2404)/Jason Husk (843-218-3616) • Cyber-in-the-Middle-Karen Cooke (843-218-6050) • Palmetto Digital Forensics Competition – Bill Littleton (843-218-3934), william.p.littleton@navy.mil

  19. Sponsorship (Monetary) – Contact AFCEA Point of Contact: Greg Blackburn, AFCEA PCDC Committee Chair E-mail: PCDC@afceacharleston.org TStatement A: Approved for Public Release. Distribution is unlimited (8 June 2017).

  20. New In-Kind Sponsorship Levels • Brochures available soon • $5K or more: Innovator • $2500: Partner • $1500 Donor • $750: Contributor • $500: Supporter .

  21. Thanks to our 2018 Corporate Sponsors!

  22. Thanks to our 2018 Corporate Sponsors

  23. Important Links • PCDC Website: pcdc-sc.com • PCDC Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/PalmettoCyberDefenseCompetition • PCDC Twitter:https://twitter.com/PalmettoCyber • Cyber Patriot: http://www.uscyberpatriot.org • AFCEA: http://charleston.afceachapter.org/ • #PCDC

  24. PCDC 2019 Primary POCs • Jeff Sweeney, SSC Atlantic, PCDC Director 843-218-4282, jeff.sweeney@navy.mil • Scarlette Reid, SSC Atlantic, Collegiate Coordinator, Deputy Director 843-218-4489, scarlette.reid@navy.mil • Scott Bell, SSC Atlantic, PCDC Gold Team Tech Co-Lead, Deputy Director 843-218-6241, scott.h.bell@navy.mil • Payne, Ron, AFCEA Treasurer 843-267-1782, ron.payne@csra.com • Greg Blackburn, AFCEA PCDC Lead, Capt USN (Ret) 410-507-6098, blackburng45@gmail.com • Tonya Davis, Trident Technical College 843-574-6951, tonya.davis@tridenttech.edu • Marcy Hippey, AFCEA President 843-412-6739, marcy.hippey@IMS-CHS.com • Dennis Wilson, SPAWAR, Blue Team Mentor Lead, High School Coordinator 843-218-6580, dennis.r.wilson@navy.mil

  25. Wrap Up • Big Ideas? • Innovations? • Questions?

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