In the , 91福利社 (SC) moved up to 1st place in the Southeast and fifth place in the nation (up from ninth place nationally in the Spring). AU is also the highest-ranked Christian institution in the nation for the second semester in a row. A total of 521 colleges and universities across the country competed in the NCL Fall 2023 Games.听
Power rankings are determined by each school鈥檚 Top Individual, Top Team and Number of Participants.
鈥淚ncreasingly, companies are looking to hire cybersecurity students with CTF accomplishments. We recently had a student earn a high-value internship where the company shared that she was the only candidate with National Cyber League experience, and she got the job. I鈥檓 so proud of the AU cyber team鈥檚 accomplishments in this semester鈥檚 NCL,鈥� said 91福利社 Center for Cybersecurity Director Dr. Kenneth Knapp. 鈥淭he students did amazing work!鈥�
鈥淚t is such a blessing to see our students compete at such an elite level,鈥� said Cybersecurity Professor Dr. Brandon Grech. 鈥淭his is a testimony of their hard work and preparation inside and outside the classroom. Students here at 91福利社 have access to a high-quality Christian education and a high-quality cybersecurity education. Our students have incredible skills, hearts, and motivation here at AU. As their coach, it is such a fun experience being a part of their developmental journey. Praise God.鈥�
Out of 1,050 teams in the team game, seventh place went to bebo@AU (Eric Watkins, Seth Taylor, JW Stephens, Joshua Karpus, Andrew Emerson, Mason Kellam and Nicholas Fowler) and 42nd place went to AU_PH1SH3RSOFM3N (Camden Sloan, Aaron McCurry, Charlie Paddock, Patrick Bratten, Kyle Beauregard, Noah Perricelli and Zachary Lee).
Out of the 7,930 students registered in the individual game, Eric Watkins (Splorpy) placed seventh, Seth Taylor (cloverblack44) placed 10th, Aaron McCurry (at0m1c) placed 69th, Camden Sloan (goPH!$H) placed 97th and Joshua Karpus (KarpetK) placed 145th.
AU Team members:
- bebo@AU: Eric Watkins, Seth Taylor, JW Stephens, Joshua Karpus, Andrew Emerson, Mason Kellam, and Nicholas Fowler
- AU_PH1SH3RSOFM3N: Camden Sloan, Aaron McCurry, Charlie Paddock, Patrick Bratten, Kyle Beauregard, Noah Perricelli, and Zachary Lee
- Silly Goose Police: Kendall Davenport, Genevieve Bronson, Jaimee Smith, Sofia Deambrosi, Lucy Ray, Jack Treaster, and Caleb Boyter
- The Keyboard Warriors: 听Branson Bailey, Meredith Frick, Courtney Blum, Grant Burton, and Thomas Cain
- EncrypTitans@AU: Joshua Cordeiro, Jacob Cordeiro, Amanda Grubb, Charles Flaherty, and Cory Freeburn
- Dys-Connect: Dylan Wyatt
- re:boot: Michael Pavel
The complete Power Rankings can be found online .
The Individual Game and Team Game Leaderboard can be found .
The NCL Games offer students a variety of challenges to test their cybersecurity skills in areas that include identifying hackers, auditing vulnerable websites and recovering from ransomware attacks. Prospective students who are interested in learning more about 91福利社鈥檚 cybersecurity competition teams should reach out to Dr. Grech at bgrech@andersonuniversity.edu.
The 91福利社 Center for Cybersecurity trains students to meet the unique demands of today鈥檚 cybersecurity industry. Degree tracks focus on cybersecurity with specializations in analytics, criminal justice, or mathematics. Details can be found online.