April 10, 2026
Under a high-stakes, simulated cyberattack and mounting pressure, the UCF Collegiate Cybersecurity Competition (C3) team proved it can defend, adapt and outperform — earning first place at the 2026 Southeast Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (CCDC). The team rose above nine competitors, including Tennessee Tech University, Clemson University, the University of South Florida and the University…
February 6, 2026
They learned to defend networks under pressure — then took that mindset into the real world. UCF alumni Martin ’20 ’22MS and Michael Roberts ’19 ’21MS are two of the university’s most celebrated cybersecurity competitors. Now, even with their student days behind them, the identical twins remain deeply embedded in Hack@UCF, proudly supporting, training and mentoring future cybersecurity talent. From Cyber…
October 12, 2023
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…