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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Abadi Extra Light",sans-serif">Dear Cybersecurity Educators;</span><span style="font-size:14.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Abadi Extra Light",sans-serif">The US Cyber Challenge is back with another exciting
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://uscc.cyberquests.org/__;!!PhOWcWs!zMoIRovQhBR9_IHD_HypWSLs23oOzFERmRagQ0sHX0mC1y2MUBEgozBcF8S2hRtxg3FHqpQXfX4E3WyCI3vYt6SPoOvxNw$">Cyber Quests</a> Competition where your students, colleagues and friends can test their skills against others throughout the Nation in this FREE online series of quests.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Abadi Extra Light",sans-serif">Each quest features an artifact for analysis, along with a series of quiz questions. Some quests focus on a potentially vulnerable sample webserver as the artifact,
challenging participants to identify its flaws using vulnerability analysis skills. Other quests are focused around forensic analysis, packet capture analysis and more. The quests have varying levels of difficulty and complexity with some quests geared toward
beginners while others include more intermediate and ultimately advanced material.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Abadi Extra Light",sans-serif">FREE Registration is now open with the competition closing Sunday, March 12 at 11:50 PDT.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Abadi Extra Light",sans-serif">Many instructors utilize this competition as an exciting homework project for their students, a way to test their students’ skills, as extra credit or general fun
for the classroom. Some professors have used this competition to pit their students against other colleagues’ students. Participants enjoy the competition while learning and having fun – some make it onto the National Leader Scoreboard!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Abadi Extra Light",sans-serif">As an added bonus, top performers are invited to regional USCC Virtual Cyber Camps where attendees receive SANS-instructor led training, participate in job fairs,
interact with industry leaders and compete in a highly competitive CTF. Winning teams advance to National Championships in the Fall.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Abadi Extra Light",sans-serif">Jump on the Cyber Quests Competition excitement! Please spread the word and if you have any questions – please visit the FAQ page at
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.uscyberchallenge.org/__;!!PhOWcWs!zMoIRovQhBR9_IHD_HypWSLs23oOzFERmRagQ0sHX0mC1y2MUBEgozBcF8S2hRtxg3FHqpQXfX4E3WyCI3vYt6Qz34L3Uw$">US Cyber Challenge</a> or feel free to follow up with me directly. Thank you!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Abadi Extra Light",sans-serif">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Abadi Extra Light",sans-serif">Rudy Pamintuan<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Abadi Extra Light",sans-serif">Senior Advisor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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