IUP CYBERSECURITY CLUB TAKES THIRD IN REGIONAL “HACKATHON”

Students from the IUP Cybersecurity club recently took third place in a regional “Hackathon” competition.

The CAE-NE Hackathon is an annual competition for college students that gives them the opportunity to gain experience in cybersecurity competition and increase their skills through teamwork and real-world challenges. It was broken down into two events: a group of “capture the flag” exercises and a problem of defending a system to make sure everything runs properly. The 10-member team competed from IUP’s Stright Hall and were able to best teams from private and state-related universities across the state and region.

IUP has been competing in this particular contest since 2018. The school has had a cybersecurity club since 2006.

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