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Cyber Patriot: the National Youth Cyber Education Program
CyberPatriot the National Youth Cyber Education Program created by the Air Force Association (AFA) to inspire K-12 students toward careers in cybersecurity or other science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines critical to our nation's future.
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The National Youth Cyber Defense Competition
- Online - 2 preliminary rounds, State round, Semifinal round (if qualified)
- Tournament-structured event
- Teams of 2-6 students
- Scored how well they identify and secure known vulnerabilities on a virtual network including Windows and Linux environments.
- Through a partnership with Cisco, they are also tested on a networking curriculum and are required to build secure, virtual networks.