Matthew McKeever

The UCF Collegiate Cybersecurity Competition Team has claimed another national title with a first-place finish at the 2024 U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) CyberForce Competition. The win marks UCF’s fifth championship and fourth consecutive victory, with previous wins in 2018 and 2021-23. The annual competition, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year, challenges competitors to…

In a world increasingly defined by digital innovation, the demand for skilled cybersecurity professionals has never been greater. For students aspiring to become tomorrow’s cybersecurity professionals, UCF stands out as the premier destination for learning, training — and winning. Home to one of the nation’s most prestigious cybersecurity programs, UCF is not only fostering the next generation…

Two UCF computer science students have made it to the Olympics of collegiate cybersecurity competitions by being drafted as members of the U.S. Cyber Team. As part of the team, they will represent America and compete in thevarious global scrimmages, including the Cyber Games, and the International Cybersecurity Challenge in 2024 Senior computer science major Matthew McKeever…

UCF is becoming a cybersecurity dynasty. A UCF student team defeated more than 94 teams from across the country last weekend to win the university’s fourth U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) CyberForce Competition. This year marks the UCF Collegiate Cyber Defense Club’s third consecutive win, and the university also placed first in 2018. Also competing in…

A team of six Knights – IT sophomore Noah Magill; IT senior Colton Knight; computer science seniors Zachary Groome, Harrison Keating and Matthew McKeever; and cyber security and privacy master’s student Jeffrey DiVincent – took first place in the Southeast Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition Regional. Ten schools were selected to compete in the southeast division…

Members of UCF’s collegiate cybersecurity competition team have again taken first-place honors, this time at the Hack the Building 2.0: Hospital Edition competition in Columbia, Md. The group of five Knights, all computer science students and members of Hack@UCF – Zachary Groome, Harrison Keating, Colton Knight, Matthew McKeever and Nick Procaccio – beat out nine…

The Collegiate Cybersecurity Competition Team at the University of Central Florida added another national title to its winning record when it achieved the highest score among 22 colleges and universities competing in a new cyber competition sponsored by the National Security Agency. The inaugural NSA cybersecurity exercise or institutions designated as NSA Centers of Academic…