{"id":25557,"date":"2023-06-16T16:46:46","date_gmt":"2023-06-16T20:46:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/?p=25557"},"modified":"2023-06-16T16:46:46","modified_gmt":"2023-06-16T20:46:46","slug":"cyber-competition-team-places-14th-at-national-cyber-league-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/2023\/06\/cyber-competition-team-places-14th-at-national-cyber-league-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyber competition team places 14th at National Cyber League competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Marshall University\u2019s cyber competition team placed 14th of 450 colleges and universities in the National Cyber League\u2019s Spring 2023 season. Students performed in individual and team events that showcase the real-world cybersecurity skills they would use in the workplace.<\/p>\n<p>Students Andrew Clark, Ethen Endres, Alisha Joseph, John McFee, Samuel Adkins, Emma Meadows and Robert Miller II, who were coached by Marshall Associate Professor Josh Brunty, were recognized for outstanding performance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMarshall\u2019s Cyber Competition Team has exemplified unparalleled cyber skills yet again. I\u2019m incredibly proud of this season\u2019s team members for their unwavering drive and grit, as they demonstrated the persistence to withstand intense pressure and exceed expectations against the best of the best in this year\u2019s the National Cyber League (NCL) competition,\u201d Brunty said. \u201cThis latest achievement and placement not only solidify Marshall\u2019s position as a powerhouse in the field of cybersecurity, but reflects that our students are among the best and brightest students in the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Marshall\u2019s team has performed well in the competition for several years, ranking in the top 10 four times and winning in the spring of 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The National Cyber League, which is powered by Cyber Skyline, is a competition league that tests students in the individual and collaborative daily tasks they\u2019d need as cybersecurity professionals. Marshall\u2019s students were among 7,820 students who participated, earning a skills report that recognizes their abilities and can be shown to an employer to demonstrate their job readiness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe NCL finish this year showcases our students\u2019 grit and determination when faced with cyber challenges,\u201d said Bill Gardner, interim chair and undergraduate program director for Marshall\u2019s Department of Cyber Forensics and Security. \u201cThey continue to excel at doing hard work that matters. I couldn\u2019t be prouder.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For more information about Marshall\u2019s Department of Cyber Forensics and Security, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cfs\/\">https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cfs\/<\/a>.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marshall University\u2019s cyber competition team placed 14th of 450 colleges and universities in the National Cyber League\u2019s Spring 2023 season. Students performed in individual and team events that showcase the real-world cybersecurity skills they would use in the workplace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":134,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[42,45,26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25557","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cos","category-featured","category-news-releases"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25557","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/134"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25557"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25557\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25558,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25557\/revisions\/25558"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25557"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25557"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25557"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}