{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-post-js","path":"/blog/cyber-practitioners-students-accept-2017-cybersecurity-gaming-challenge-uncc/","result":{"data":{"wordpressPost":{"title":"Cyber Practitioners &#038; Students Accept the 2017 Cybersecurity Gaming Challenge at UNCC","content":"<p>Each year, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte hosts the <a href=\"http://cybersecuritysymposium.uncc.edu/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cybersecurity Symposium</a>, bringing world class speakers together to discuss top security challenges, cutting edge technology and best practices for mitigating risk and defending the enterprise.</p>\n<p>Drawing more than 600 attendees, the conference serves as a platform for important industry dialogue as well as a forum for cybersecurity students to engage with security experts and practitioners. <a href=\"https://www.circadence.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Circadence</a>® is honored to play a key role in this year’s conference by hosting the 2017 Live Gaming Café: Cyber Hunting from 10-4 p.m. Wednesday, October 11.</p>\n<p>Hosted on Circadence’s AI-powered, next generation cybersecurity training platform, <a href=\"https://www.circadence.com/project-ares/enterprise-overview/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Project Ares</a>®, the event will challenge cybersecurity professionals and students through individual and team play covering a broad set of skills from beginner to expert. Participants can choose from red or blue team scenarios, mini game and battle room challenges.</p>\n<p>The team competition will feature a live event leaderboard showing mission status and points earned as participants engage in full-scale cyber missions in the Project Ares immersive, high-fidelity environment using real-world tools, such as Wireshark, Metasploit, Splunk and more.</p>\n<p>The opportunity to engage future cyber leaders is an important part of Circadence Corporation’s ongoing efforts to bridge the cybersecurity skills gap and build a better trained, more highly skilled workforce.</p>\n"},"site":{"siteMetadata":{"title":"Circadence","description":"Build cyber skills hands-on with Project Ares cyber range platform."}}},"pageContext":{"id":"f9bcedae-6763-5ce6-87b1-1951ec60748b","featured_img":"https://staging.circadence.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/customer_education_splash.jpg"}}}