"US Cyber Games Launches Cyber Open and Combine"

The National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) program at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has teamed up with marketing and cybersecurity games company Katzcy to launch the first US Cyber Games. Consisting of the US Cyber Open and the US Cyber Combine Invitational, the program will run until October 2021. Included in the program is selecting the first-ever US Cyber Team to represent the United States at the International Cyber Security Challenge (ICSC).  Athletes selected to compete will learn skills in reconnaissance, cryptanalysis, operations security, forensics analysis, and malware analysis.  In the US Cyber Open, applicants from across the nation will compete in a two-week Capture the Flag (CTF) competition. Participants will be scored in multiple cybersecurity areas as they complete a series of virtual cybersecurity challenges.  The US Cyber Combine Invitational will see 60 cyber-athlete players invited to participate in various virtual learning programs and games over eight weeks. During this time, the athletes will be interviewed by multiple coaches and put through their paces in a series of aptitude tests before performing in an advanced CTF qualifier round.  The 20 best cybersecurity athletes will be selected to form the inaugural US Cyber Team that will go to Athens at the end of the year.

Infosecurity reports: "US Cyber Games Launches Cyber Open and Combine"