“Cracking codes and unraveling knotty puzzles is what it will take to win the day when the cyber defense club heads to a national competition later this month.
Ranked No. 20 out of 100 schools heading into the National Cyber League competition, which begins later this month, Marshall’s club hopes to continue its success in disciplines such as open-source intelligence, cryptography and password cracking, according to club president Ethan Endres.
“The club is not all about winning,” Ethan Endres, president of the Marshall University cyber defense club and cyber forensics student, said.
“The end goal is to make us ready for when we graduate,” Endres said. “It gives us more hands-on practice for the number of jobs that are open in cyber defense. Now more than ever there is a demand for people who know cyber defense.”
“It gives students the opportunity to apply what you learn in class and apply it to competition,” Endres said.
However, you do not have to be in cyber forensics or computer information and security to get involved with the club and competition. You just have to be open to learning about cyber security and the skills that come with it.”