--- title: "Tag: cyber defense competition • The UTSA CIAS" language: "en-US" canonical_url: "https://cias.utsa.edu/tag/cyber-defense-competition/" source_url: "https://cias.utsa.edu/tag/cyber-defense-competition/" content_type: "text/markdown" --- ## [University of California, Irvine wins Alamo Cup at 20th National Collegiate Cyber Defense Championship](https://cias.utsa.edu/university-of-california-irvine-wins-alamo-cup-at-20th-national-collegiate-cyber-defense-championshi/) [![UC Irvine team holding the Alamo Cup trophy after winning the 20th Annual National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition](https://cias.utsa.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/UTF-8UniversityofCaliforniaIrvine-1920x1080.webp)](https://cias.utsa.edu/university-of-california-irvine-wins-alamo-cup-at-20th-national-collegiate-cyber-defense-championshi/) University of California, Irvine triumphed at the 2025 National Collegiate Cyber Defense Championship (NCCDC), prevailing over nine other finalist teams to earn the coveted Alamo Cup. In this national championship, teams protected a fictional firm’s network against an onslaught of persistent cyberattacks mounted by top security experts playing the part of hackers attempting to access […] ## [University of Central Florida wins 2024 National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition for Sixth Time](https://cias.utsa.edu/university-of-central-florida-wins-2024-national-collegiate-cyber-defense-competition-for-sixth-time/) [![The UCF team taking a group photo after being winning the 2024 National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition](https://cias.utsa.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/20240427_135100-2048x983.jpg)](https://cias.utsa.edu/university-of-central-florida-wins-2024-national-collegiate-cyber-defense-competition-for-sixth-time/) 19th annual competition trains the next generation of cybersecurity professionals amid current skills shortage SAN ANTONIO (April 27, 2024) – University of Central Florida competed against nine other student-led teams to become National Champions in the 2024 National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (NCCDC), presented by the Center for Infrastructure Assurance and Security at The University […] ## [Stanford University wins 2023 National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition](https://cias.utsa.edu/stanford-university-wins-2023-national-collegiate-cyber-defense-competition/) [![2023 NCCDC National Champions Stanford University](https://cias.utsa.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Stanford_1st-Place-e1683057967959.jpeg)](https://cias.utsa.edu/stanford-university-wins-2023-national-collegiate-cyber-defense-competition/) 18th annual competition trains next generation of cybersecurity professionals DALLAS (May 1, 2023) – Stanford University competed against nine other student-led teams to become champion of the 2023 National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition, sponsored by Raytheon Technologies. Held at the Dallas-Addison Marriott from April 28-30, the competition saw more than 1,500 competitors from 178 collegiate […] ## [Field Set for 2023 National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition Championship](https://cias.utsa.edu/field-set-for-2023-national-collegiate-cyber-defense-competition-championship/) [![A team working together at NCCDC 2023](https://cias.utsa.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/DSC00806-scaled-e1682455727817-2048x1024.jpg)](https://cias.utsa.edu/field-set-for-2023-national-collegiate-cyber-defense-competition-championship/) Top 10 teams in the nation will meet in Dallas to compete April 28-30 DALLAS, TEXAS—The Center for Infrastructure Assurance and Security (CIAS) at The University of Texas at San Antonio today announced the 10 finalists for the 18th Annual National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (NCCDC) Championship. The NCCDC, hosted by the CIAS with presenting […] ## [University of Central Florida wins 2022 National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition](https://cias.utsa.edu/university-of-central-florida-wins-2022-national-collegiate-cyber-defense-competition/) [![2022 NCCDC Championship Team](https://cias.utsa.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/2022NCCDC-Champs-Photo-with-Trophy-cropped.jpg)](https://cias.utsa.edu/university-of-central-florida-wins-2022-national-collegiate-cyber-defense-competition/) SAN ANTONIO (April 25, 2022) – The University of Central Florida competed against nine other student-led teams to become champion of the 2022 National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (NCCDC), presented by the CIAS in partnership with the competition’s presenting sponsor Raytheon Intelligence & Space, a Raytheon Technologies business. This year, more than 1,500 competitors from 171 schools across the country participated in the 17th annual NCCDC, held in San Antonio from April 21-23. ## [Competition: NCCDC](https://cias.utsa.edu/competitions/nccdc/) [![NCCDC Logo in Blue](https://cias.utsa.edu/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/NCCDC_2021_v_rgb_transparent-1024x656.png)](https://cias.utsa.edu/competitions/nccdc/) Shape It’s the “Super Bowl” of Collegiate Cyber Sports. Tom Nedorost, UCF CoachNCCDC 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 The best preparation our students get in college for a career in cyber security. The realism, scope, and intensity of CCDC, in particular, simply cannot be reproduced in a classroom environment. Sal AurigemmaPhD Coach […] ## [Cyber Talk Radio: Cyber Competitions at UTSA](http://bit.ly/2qoAcoA#new_tab) (December 3, 2019) — Bret Piatt, CTR host, and Dwayne Williams, associate director of technology and research at UTSA’s Center for Infrastructure Assurance and Security (CIAS) discuss creating nationwide programs such as CyberPatriot and the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition. – Episode 166 of Cyber Talk Radio.