2022 CTF Competition

UF Information Security Team Wins Computer Security Competition

November 29, 2022

A group of students representing the UF Student InfoSec Team (UF-SIT) Kernel Sanders team recently won a Capture the Flag (CTF) tournament sponsored by Raymond James in St. Petersburg, Fla. By finishing first, the team won a $10,000 prize.   “Although different teams have been participating in this competition for a while, UF has often placed […]

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The UF-SIT team that competed at the CyberForce Competition

UF-SIT Team Places First in CyberForce Competition

December 16, 2019

The University of Florida Student InfoSec Team (UF-SIT) placed first at the Oak Ridge National Lab (ORNL) during the 2019 CyberForce Competition out of 15 participating teams and placed third nationally out of 104 teams. This is the Department of Energy’s fifth iteration of its cyber defense competition, designed to inspire and develop the next […]

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A picture of the hacked challenge at CSAW

UF-SIT Team Takes First in Pwny Race at NYU’s CSAW Competition

December 6, 2019

Walking into New York University for Cyber Security Awareness Week (CSAW), the Kernel Sanders team didn’t know they would leave as champions. Owen Flannagan, a junior competing on behalf of the University of Florida team, swept through the bracket beating No. 1 seed Perfect Blue to win first place in the Pwny Race. The team […]

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UF-SIT group

UF-SIT Team Qualifies for CTF Competition

October 31, 2019

The Kernel Sanders Capture the Flag (CTF) team, part of the UF Student InfoSec Team (UF-SIT), was 1 of 10 groups that recently qualified for a CTF competition at the New York University Tandon School of Engineering. This is the first time the UF team has qualified for the event in eight years. The team […]

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Pablo Garces and Brian De Souza with their first place $25,000 check at the Big Idea Competition.

Carbon Emissions Tracking App Wins $25,000 in Big Idea Competition

May 1, 2019

LiveGreen won first place at the 2019 Big Idea Gator Business Plan Competition. Led by CEO and Co-Founder Brian De Souza and CTO and Co-Founder Pablo Garces, LiveGreen is a mobile platform that empowers people to reduce their carbon footprint so they can be part of the solution to end climate change in one generation. […]

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UF Cyber Defense Team Wins Second Place in Region Competition

April 6, 2018

After their performances in February qualified them to compete in the Southeast Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (SECCDC) regional competition – their third time in three years – the University of Florida Student InfoSec Team (UF SIT) came home with a second place trophy. The competition took place in Kennesaw, Ga., on April 2 – 3. Joseph N. Wilson, Ph.D. the […]

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2018 uf ccdc team

UF Cyber Defense Team Competing in Southeast Region Hacking Competition

March 21, 2018

For the third time in three years, the University of Florida Student InfoSec Team (UF SIT) has been 1 of 7 teams whose high performance has qualified them to compete in the regional Southeast Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (SECCDC). The competition – in which a group of students must defend a computer network from persistent attacks from hacking experts […]

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Hoggetowne Hack

February 24, 2014

A team consisting of students affiliated with the UF CISE Data Science Research Center and Warrington College of Business Administration finished in second place in the 7-hour Hoggetowne Hack 2014, Gainesville (an Open Data movement hackathon). Their concept was “Safe City,” an Android app that promotes safety by helping identify crime-prone areas of the city. […]

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