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Seventy High School Students Named “National Cyber Scholars” After Winning Nationwide Competition to Identify Rising Stars in this Critical Sector
, 70 of California’s most promising high school students have earned the coveted title of “National Cyber Scholar” after winning a rigorous 48-hour competition designed to evaluate aptitude in combating cyber threats and showcasing the best of what California’s schools have to offer.
Over 30,000 high school students across the country sought to qualify for this year’s competition, and only 5,000 advanced to the first round. Of those students, only 600 in the country performed well enough to earn the title “National Cyber Scholar,” an honor that includes a $2,500 scholarship and an invitation to participate in the Cyber Foundations Academy, a multi-week training and certification course.
An Upper St. Clair High School junior has been named a National Cyber Scholar in the recent National Cyber Scholarship Competition.
Sambhav Saggi earned a $2,500 scholarship and the opportunity to participate in the Cyber Foundations Academy, a multiweek online program based on the nationally recognized SysAdmin, Audit, Network and Security (SANS) Foundations training course and certification.
Saggi competed against 5,000 high school students in a cybersecurity competition designed to challenge its participants to solve computer security problems and capture and defend computer systems. In total, 50,000 students nationwide sought to qualify for the NCSC, with just 10% meeting the requirements.
âThe National Cyber Scholarship Competition recognizes high school students who have demonstrated exceptional cybersecurity prowess and who wish to pursue a career in a growing field in critical need of their talent,â said David Brown, executive director, National Cyber Scholarship
KENDALLVILLE – Justin Hunter, a 10th grade student at East Noble High School, has been named a finalist in the National Cyber Scholarship Competition, a rigorous 48-hour online competition sponsored