Naval Academy mids match wits with NSA in cyber war

Colleges & Universities United States Naval Academy (USNA)
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<p>Published in the Annapolis Capital:</p>

<p><a href=“Real Estate – Capital Gazette”>Real Estate – Capital Gazette;

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<p>thats pretty sick actually. being a “computer nerd”, i would have a field day doing that stuff haha.</p>

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<p>what do you think they are majoring in: computer science? or information technology?</p>

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<p>A team of midshipmen learns computer security in weeklong exercise with NSA pros</p>

<p>Published in the BS:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/annearundel/bal-ar.hacking22apr22,1,1298351.story[/url]”>http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/annearundel/bal-ar.hacking22apr22,1,1298351.story&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Somehow, “BEAT NSA!!” doesn’t have the same ring to it as “BEAT ARMY!!” :D</p>

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<p>USNA’s CDX (Cyber Defense Exercise) Team is made up of both CS and IT majors.</p>

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<p><a href=“http://www.navytimes.com/news/2007/05/military_academies_cyberdefense_070504w/[/url]”>http://www.navytimes.com/news/2007/05/military_academies_cyberdefense_070504w/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>West Point won the event with 53,615 points, while the Coast Guard Academy came in second with 52,105. Air Force placed third with 50,350 points; Navy was fourth with 49,750 points, and the Marines placed fifth with 49,315 points.</p>