{"id":67472,"date":"2015-08-04T16:52:50","date_gmt":"2015-08-04T20:52:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/67472///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/67472//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/67472//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/67472//?p=67472"},"modified":"2018-07-02T11:18:51","modified_gmt":"2018-07-02T15:18:51","slug":"ucfs-cyberdefense-champs-tour-white-house-hobnob-with-security-officials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/67472///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/67472//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/67472//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/67472//ucfs-cyberdefense-champs-tour-white-house-hobnob-with-security-officials/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/67472//","title":{"rendered":"UCF’s Cyberdefense Champs Tour White House, Hobnob with Security Officials"},"content":{"rendered":"
UCF’s student cyberdefense warriors hit the nation’s halls of power last week, with VIP tours of the White House and the U.S. Capitol and meetings with top cybersecurity officials./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/67472/n
The trip was one of the rewards for members of the Collegiate Cyber Defense Club @ UCF who competed in the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition in April. They beat nine other teams to become national champions for the second year in a row./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/67472/n
The computer science and and information technology students from the College of Engineering and Computer Science were treated to a three-day visit that included a tour of the West Wing of the White House and a VIP tour of the Capitol led by U.S. Rep. John Mica, R-Winter Park. They also visited the National Security Agency, the National Cryptologic Museum at Fort Meade, Md., the campus of Raytheon in Dulles, Va., and the Defense Cyber Crime Center, among other spots./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/67472/n
Along the way, they met with top cyberdefense experts from President Obama’s staff, the Department of Homeland Security and private industry./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/67472/n
The trip was paid for by Raytheon, the competition’s main sponsor./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/67472/n