DayZero Students Excel at DOE's CyberForce Competition
Posted on November 6, 2023 by Keith Lynn
![Picture (L to R): Chad Callegari, Zach Van Welzen, Sam Smith, Ethan Blum, Becca Clark, and Destin Hinkel. Faculty member Jeff Holifield accompanied the students data-lightbox='featured'](/colleges/soc/images/dayzero_chicago.png)
![Picture (L to R): Destin Hinkel, Becca Clark, Ethan Blum, Chad Callegari, Zach Van Welzen, Sam Smith Picture (L to R): Destin Hinkel, Becca Clark, Ethan Blum, Chad Callegari, Zach Van Welzen, Sam Smith](/colleges/soc/images/dayzero_chicago2.jpg)
We have more accolades for the members of the student organization DayZero! They traveled to Chicago this past weekend to compete in the Department of Energy's (DOE) CyberForce Competition®. Out of more than a hundred teams from universities all across the county, our students scored in the top third. WTG!
The DOE's CyberForce Competition is in response to the escalating demand for adept
cybersecurity professionals in the United States. The U.S. Department of Energy is
intensifying its efforts to foster a well-equipped energy cybersecurity workforce
through a hands-on operational technology cybersecurity competition with real-world
challenges. Teams of college and university students were invited to participate in
the ninth edition of its CyberForce Competition®, sponsored by DOE's Office of Cybersecurity,
Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) and led by DOE's Argonne National
Laboratory. Read more information about the competition at the link below.
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