US Cyber Games Launches Cyber Open and Combine
The National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) program at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has teamed up with marketing and cybersecurity games company Katzcy to launch the first US Cyber Games.
Consisting of the US Cyber Open and the US Cyber Combine Invitational, the program will run until October 2021. Included in the program is the selection of the first-ever US Cyber Team to represent the United States at the International Cyber Security Challenge (ICSC).
This year s ICSC is scheduled to take place in Athens, Greece, in December, so those competing for a place on the team must have an active passport by September 2021 and be able to travel abroad (complying with any travel restrictions).
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Virginia Economic Commission announced that Virginia had a seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 5.1% as of March 26, 2021. Many industries such as retail, hospitality, and travel were hit especially hard with slower recovery rates than other sectors. However, the demand for cybersecurity professionals continues to see an increase. Q2 2020 saw an 11% year-over-year increase in cybersecurity positions, despite COVID-19 (Dice,
Q2 Tech Report). The shift to remote work because of COVID-19 has compounded the need for trained cybersecurity professionals as cyberattacks have increased. Cybersecurity professionals are thriving right now, and we re extremely proud to support this program. All of us at WSC have fulfilling, financially rewarding, and interesting careers because we re a part of this profession, so we look forward to bringing on more people from all sorts of diverse backgrounds, said Mari Galloway, Chief Executive Officer at
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WASHINGTON, April 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Today marks the kickoff of the inaugural US Cyber Games™ led by Katzcy, in cooperation with the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) program at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The program will run from April to October 2021 and consist of the US Cyber Open, the US Cyber Combine Invitational, and the selection of the first-ever US Cyber Team™ to represent the United States at the 2021 International Cyber Security Challenge (ICSC) held in Athens, Greece, in December.