The National Cyber Analyst Challenge and Conference (NCAC) is a pioneering interdisciplinary competition and conference on analysis, threat identification, and mitigation for information systems, computer science, and engineering faculty and students.
NCAC develops student and faculty on cyber defense, risk analysis, threat identification, remediation, and communication.
The three-month, multi-phased competition starts with a team of students that analyzes a cyber case. Next, the teams receive training from industry experts. NCAC culminates with finals which involve analyzing a complex cyber incident, and an associated faculty conference on cyber-security best practices and research.
To-date 27 university teams from across the nation have participated in NCAC.
Recent Challenges
Cyber Analyst Challenge and Conference Bridges Academic-Industry Gap
A cyber competition administered by Temple University’s Institute for Business and Information Technology (IBIT) to fill the ever-growing need for cyber analysts has a winner. A team from Syracuse University earned a $20,000 prize as the winner of the third annual National Cyber Analyst Challenge and…
2nd Annual National Cyber Analyst Challenge results in 10 finalists and adds a conference
Ten university finalists were selected for the 2016 National Cyber Analyst Challenge (NCAC), a competition that supports top students currently pursuing cyber-related degrees in the nation’s leading programs. Powered by Leidos and administered by Temple University’s Institute for Business and Information…
Lockheed Martin, IBIT partner for successful National Cyber Analyst Challenge
Lockheed Martin and Temple University’s Institute for Business and Information Technology (IBIT) joined forces Nov. 5-6 in Washington D.C. to host the first annual National Cyber Analyst Challenge. The competition, which welcomed students from nine universities, including a team from…
