UCF Collegiate Cybersecurity Competition Team Advances to Nationals After Outstanding Regional Win UCF’s first-place finish at the 2026 Southeast Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition marks its ninth since 2013.
UCF Computer Science Professor Named Fellow of Preeminent Computing Organization Yan Solihin, director of UCF Âé¶¹¾«Æ· S™s Cyber Security and Privacy Cluster, has been named a fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery for his pioneering work in computer architecture.
UCF Alums Are Twin Pillars of Support for UCF Cybersecurity Competition Teams What started as competition has become a lifelong commitment as Martin Âé¶¹¾«Æ· S™20 Âé¶¹¾«Æ· S™22MS and Michael Roberts Âé¶¹¾«Æ· S™19 Âé¶¹¾«Æ· S™21MS help shape what Âé¶¹¾«Æ· S™s next for Hack@UCF.
UCF Students Host Live Cyberattack Simulation Contest Horse Plinko, created by Hack@UCF and the UCF Collegiate Cybersecurity Competition Team, gives students the opportunity to defend a fictional company against an active cyberattack.
2 Promising UCF Researchers Earn 2024 NSF CAREER Awards Early-career professors Fan Yao and Li Fang are receiving significant research funding to continue catalyzing their work as part of an annual NSF grant program.
Cybersecurity Dynasty: UCF Wins Sixth Âé¶¹¾«Æ· S˜Super Bowl Âé¶¹¾«Æ· S™ of Collegiate Cyber Defense Competitions When corporations and government agencies want to hire the nation Âé¶¹¾«Æ· S™s best cybersecurity talent, they recruit at UCF.
At UCF, Cybersecurity Is a Team Sport The internationally recognized student organization Âé¶¹¾«Æ· S” which won first place at the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition this weekend Âé¶¹¾«Æ· S” puts a spotlight on the hacking industry.
UCF Is a Top University for Research and Development in Florida UCF is No. 1 in Florida for computer and information sciences expenditures and No. 2 for engineering funding, according to a new NSF report.
UCF Earns 4th CyberForce National Championship One team secured first place and another ranked fourth in the competition against some of the nation Âé¶¹¾«Æ· S™s top cybersecurity students.
Digital Domination Two UCF teams Âé¶¹¾«Æ· S” yes, two teams Âé¶¹¾«Æ· S” fill the trophy cases and rafters with proof of excellence that few institutions around the world can match.