Tag: UFSIT

The University of Florida Student Information Security Team (UFSIT) placed second in the Global Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition (CPTC) in early January, after winning the Regional Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition in November In addition, the team won the “Cloud 9” and “Best Slide” category awards for their explanation of how an attacker could use information extracted from cloud […]

The University of Florida Student Information Security Team (UFSIT) placed first in the Southeast Regional Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition (CPTC) held in Augusta, Georgia. The top three teams were all from Florida, with the University of South Florida finishing in second place and the University of Central Florida finishing third. “The strength of Florida teams […]

The University of Florida Student Information Security Team (UFSIT) has had a successful semester with a second-place finish in U.S. Southeast Regional Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition (CPTC) and a third-place finish in the Department of Energy Cyberforce competition.  The UFSIT Collegiate Penetration Testing Team finished second in the CPTC on October 14, 2023. The team […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

A team of students from the UF Department of Computer & Information Science & Engineering (CISE) has taken third place in the Southeast Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (CCDC). Of 33 teams that competed at the 2017 Virtual Preliminary Qualification Competition on Feb. 25, the UF team was one of eight selected to advance to the regional […]