<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000'><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">"The Collegiate CyberDefense Competition (CCDC) is a three day event and the first competition that specifically focuses on the operational aspect of managing and protecting an existing “commercial” network infrastructure. Not only do students get a chance to test their knowledge in an operational environment, they will also get a chance to network with industry professionals who are always on the lookout for up and coming engineers. CCDC provides a unique opportunity for students and industry professionals to interact and discuss many of the security and operational challenges the students will soon face as they enter the job market.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">CCDC not only benefits the students involved, but will also benefit corporations as these graduates will be bringing a more experienced skill set to their jobs upon beginning their employment. CCDC also provides direct feedback for schools to exercise, reinforce, and examine their security and information technology curriculum.</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">There are typically state or qualifying competitions near you, with a regional in your area. The national competition is held annually in April in San Antonio. <span style="font-size: 12pt;">For more information on attending, participating, sponsoring, or volunteering for the 2010 National Cyber Defense Competition, please start by visiting the National CCDC web site at</span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT3401_com_zimbra_url" style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 139); cursor: pointer;"><a href="http://www.nationalccdc.org/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 139); text-decoration: initial; cursor: pointer;">www.nationalccdc.org</a></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;">and looking up your regional point of contact. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">For the Southeast Region (Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, Tennessee, South Carolina & North Carolina) visit <span class="Object" id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT3402_com_zimbra_url" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 139); cursor: pointer;"><a href="http://www.seccdc.org/" target="_blank" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 139); text-decoration: initial; cursor: pointer;">www.seccdc.org</a></span>. </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Even if your institution is not able to host a team this year, you may be able to volunteer at a regional event and get a first-hand perspective of how the event is conducted. </p><div><br></div><div>Regards</div><div>Mike Whitman, Director-Southeast CCDC</div>www.seccdc.org<br><br>-- <br><div><span name="x"></span>Michael E. Whitman, Ph.D., CISM, CISSP<br>Professor of Information Security and<br>Director, KSU Center for Information Security Education<br>Department of Information Systems <br>Michael J. Coles College of Business<br>Kennesaw State University - A National Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education<br>1000 Chastain Rd. MS 1101<br>Kennesaw, GA 30144-5591<br>Ph: 770.499.3568<br>Fx: 770.423.6731<br>Clendenin Building (12) Rm #3061<br>This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message immediately and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying or distribution of this message, or the taking of any action based on it, is strictly prohibited.<br>Further, the contents of this email and any attachments it may be associated with may be protected by the copyright laws of the United States.<br><span name="x"></span><br></div></div></body></html>