{"id":269312,"date":"2026-06-10T10:16:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T14:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/10\/uw-stout-polytechnic-cybersecurity-faculty-win-pentagon-sponsored-competition-to-build-workforce-preparedness\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T10:25:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T14:25:11","slug":"uw-stout-polytechnic-cybersecurity-faculty-win-pentagon-sponsored-competition-to-build-workforce-preparedness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/10\/uw-stout-polytechnic-cybersecurity-faculty-win-pentagon-sponsored-competition-to-build-workforce-preparedness\/","title":{"rendered":"UW-Stout Polytechnic: Cybersecurity faculty win Pentagon-sponsored competition to build workforce preparedness"},"content":{"rendered":"

UW-Stout Polytechnic: Cybersecurity faculty win Pentagon-sponsored competition to build workforce preparedness<\/a><\/p>\n

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Publish Date: 2026-06-10 10:16:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.wispolitics.com<\/a><\/p>\n

A cybersecurity training platform developed by University of Wisconsin-Stout Polytechnic faculty has won a high-stakes, Pentagon-sponsored competition and will now serve as a blueprint for scalable cybersecurity learning nationwide.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Department of War\u2019s Aligned Skills Curriculum and Experiential Network Design (ASCEND) Challenge received innovative entries from a pool of more than 60 applicants, all of them designated by the National Security Agency as\u00a0Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity\u00a0(CAE).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

From among these entries, five finalists \u2013 including UW-Stout Polytechnic \u2013 were invited to make presentations in a \u201cShark Tank\u201d-style event at the CAE Cybersecurity Community Symposium in Pittsburgh last month.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cOur goal was to show how AI and cloud technologies can help learners build skills faster, respond to cyberattacks more effectively, and prepare for the reality that AI-powered attacks now operate at machine speed,\u201d said UW-Stout Polytechnic\u00a0Professor Holly Yuan<\/strong>, who made the pitch alongside\u00a0Instructor Brandon Cross<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The victory underscores UW-Stout Polytechnic\u2019s role as a nationwide leader in applied cybersecurity education: The cybersecurity program was recently\u00a0ranked at No. 14 in the United States by Programs.com, and UW-Stout Polytechnic student teams continue to excel in state, regional and national cyber defense competitions.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Professor Holly Yuan receives a ceremonial prize check after the competition from Scott Nelson, acting principal director of the Department of War Cyber Academic Engagement Office.\u00a0\/\u00a0Submitted photo<\/p>\n

Model teaches cyber defense skills\u00a0<\/h3>\n

The ASCEND Challenge wasn\u2019t just looking for ideas, but for scalable solutions that could train the next generation of the cybersecurity workforce, explained Yuan, director of the university\u2019s\u00a0B.S. cybersecurity program\u00a0as well as the\u00a0B.S. computer networking and infrastructure engineering program. The UW-Stout Polytechnic…<\/p>\n

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