NCAE CyberGames

NCAE CyberGames is an NSA-sponsored collegiate cybersecurity competition. Each round lasts about seven hours. Two things are happening in parallel: the defending team keeps a set of scored services (SSH, SMB, DNS, a web server, a PostgreSQL database, and a router) running against live attacks, and the team also solves capture-the-flag (CTF) puzzles covering cryptography, web exploitation, forensics, and network analysis. A separate injects channel delivers in-character incident-response tasks the team must respond to as written communication.

This tab collects everything about the competition that has been captured from the 2026-03-14 regional (where EWU Team 1 placed first and Team 2 placed second at halftime) plus the structured practice material drawn from CSCD 240: scoreboard data, role assignments, pre-competition checklists, lesson pages, skill drills, a practice terminal, and a local-progress dashboard.

Recommended path through this tab

1. Read the Scoreboard Data view to see which error patterns cost teams the most points at the last regional.
2. Study the Roles Exercised page to pick a role for yourself.
3. Walk the Checklists for the first fifteen minutes, hardening, and pre-competition practice.
4. Read the Lessons for each scored service, and complete the drill questions at the bottom of each.
5. Practice on the Practice Terminal, then verify your coverage on the Progress dashboard.