In the late spring and early summer of this year several announcements were made by the US Government about the need to execute cyber challenges to find and recruit top cyber talent.  In response to this, White Wolf Security is facilitating Cyber Dawn, an open cyber exercise in the D.C. Metro Area.  White Wolf Security is a leading cyber exercise company located in Lancaster, PA.

Cyber Dawn will be hosted by Battlefield High School’s Information Technology and Robotics Programs.  Their motto is “Inspiring Leaders in Technology & Engineering” or “ILITE.”  Battlefield High School is located in Haymarket, VA. 

What is a Cyber Exercise?
A cyber challenge is a computer network attack and defend live fire exercise.  Teams of defenders (Blue Cell) work to protect live systems from a large team of attackers (Red Cell).  The exercise uses live systems on a closed network.  Nothing is simulated.  The targets are real systems populated with sample data.  The attacks are real and conducted by some of the DC area’s finest penetration testers.

Who’s involved?
The planned player classes are: high school, college, civilian, military, and government.  A top defending team will be declared for each player class.  Teams and players will be scored across a number of metrics that are similar to how they would conduct themselves in a real environment.  In addition to being an exercise, Cyber Dawn will also be a job fair and cyber security awareness event.

How can I get involved?
If you would like to participate, observe, recruit, sponsor, provide event volunteers, or support in any other way, please contact Tim Rosenberg at 717-295-6201