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Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Wins the 2013 Midwest Regional CCDC

Rose-Hulman Instititute of Technology, from Indiana, has taken first place in the 2013 Midwest Regional CCDC.  They will represent the Midwest Region at the National CCDC, April 19-21, in San Antonio, Texas.

Other winners are,

2nd Place - Milwaukee School of Engineering

3rd Place - Northern Kentucky University

4th Place - Baldwin Wallace University

CSSIA, with its state directors, together with a plethora of network security professionals has hosted nearly fifty Midwest teams this spring in qualifying competitions.  At the 2013 Midwest Regional CCDC, teams competed for 15 hours over two days.  CSSIA has been managing the Midwest CCDC from 2006.  Since that time, the Midwest Region has grown, and the collection of teams competing this past weekend produced an intense battle as teams vied for 1st place and a chance at the national title.    

 


Winners of 2013 Midwest CCDC Qualifiers

All nine Midwest states have competed in 2013 CCDC Qualifiers.  The winners are,

 

From Wisconsin

 

First Place - Northeast Wisconsin Technical College

Second Place - Milwaukee School of Engineering

 

From Missouri

 

First Place - Southeast Missouri State University

Second Place - Missouri University of Science and Technology

 

From Michigan

 

First Place - Davenport University

Second Place - Ferris State University

Third Place - Baker College of Clinton Township

 

From Minnesota

 

First Place - Century College

Second Place - MSU Mankato

Third Place - St. Cloud State University

 

From Illinois,

 

First Place - Southern Illinois University

Second Place - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Third Place - DePaul University

 

From Indiana,

 

First Place - Rose-Hulman University

Second Place - Ivy Tech Community College Northeast

 

From Kentucky,

 

First Place - Northern Kentucky University

Second Place - University of Louisville

 

From Ohio,

 

First Place - Baldwin Wallace University

Second Place - Rhodes State College

 

Honorable mention goes to Kirkwood Community College of Iowa, the single entry for their state.


2013 Midwest Regional CCDC Topology

 

 


Read more about the Midwest CCDC 2013

Two-year and four-year colleges and universities are putting together their top tech-savvy students to form teams to compete. These teams will build and defend their mock production business infrastructure from professional “hackers” who are given the challenge to take each team’s production systems offline and breach their security.   While the teams work hard to fend off “hackers,” the competition judging staff will deploy network enhancement and upgrade challenges to teams, judging team’s performance, scoring and supporting the overall event.

Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Iowa, Missouri and Wisconsin are buzzing with MWCCDC excitement as applications are rolling in.  These competitions are experiences your students can build from in their career development.  No previous competition experience is needed. 

   

There are many ways to get involved or support the CCDC efforts in your state or regionally.  All Contacts that support the CCDC  welcome your communication and input to the process.  They will also do their best to answer any questions you may have.  To learn more about the Midwest CCDC or to become a sponsor, contact Dr. David Durkee, Director of Competition Operations at ddurkee14@oh.rr.com or (440) 488-0331.  For CSSIA or Virtualization Laboratory related questions contact Erich Spengler at spengler@morainevalley.edu at (708) 974-5725.  A full list of contacts is located here.


Injects and Scoring

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Indiana CCDC
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Michigan CCDC
Ohio CCDC
Minnesota CCDC
Missouri CCDC
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The CSSIA Virtualization Data Center (CVDC) powers the State and Regional CCDC Competition Stadiums and various learning laboratories. This state of the art environment uses the latest technologies. Here is the research and development rack that prototypes the competition environment.