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Three years into a program for building cyber proficiency in service academy midshipmen and cadets, the annual CyberStakes competition has proven its worth as an important learning tool for these high-tech skills, a senior Defense Department official said. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency launched the competition as a pilot program in 2014, and this year transitioned its sponsorship to the Office of the Secretary of Defense, which expanded the program’s scope. DoD hosted the event Feb. 5-7 at Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall in Pittsburgh.
Each service academy sent its best students: 14 from the U.S. Air Force Academy, 14 from the U.S. Military Academy, 14 from the U.S. Naval Academy and 10 from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. A team of four active-duty members of a cyber protection brigade also participated for the first time. The U.S. Military Academy won 35 -- 15 gold, 12 silver and eight bronze medals. The U.S. Coast Guard Academy won 20 -- three gold, six silver and 11 bronze medals. The U.S. Air Force Academy won 19 -- two gold, seven silver and 10 bronze. The U.S. Naval Academy won 18 -- eight gold, seven silver and three bronze. The cyber protection team won four gold medals. Read More
