The Knights of the University of Central Florida proved victorious in DOE’s CyberForce Competition™, valiantly defending and securing a hydropower energy system against a malicious virtual cyberattack.

Argonne will host DOE’s CyberForce® Competition, which inspires and develops budding energy sector cybersecurity experts. This year, college students will compete to harden and secure a hydropower plant’s systems from cyberattack.

Argonne announces the winner of the last U.S. Department of Energy CyberForce contest before the main annual event in November.

The Department of Energy expands its CyberForce® program and offers more ways for students to test their cybersecurity skills.

In a first-time virtual contest, Argonne researchers will challenge hundreds of college students to defend simulated energy-sector infrastructure against cyberattacks.

After a long suspenseful day, University of Maryland, Baltimore County earned the top spot as national winner of the U.S. Department of Energy’s CyberForce Competition.

Going on its fourth year, DOE’s CyberForce Competition™ on Nov. 15-16 will give teams of cybersecurity students and professionals the opportunity to compete and refine their skills in real-time at 10 national laboratories across the U.S.