WASHINGTON, July 30,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- US Cyber Games announces twelve
women (ages 18–28) have been selected to represent the United States on the first-ever US Women's
Cyber Team. The inaugural US Women's Cyber Team will participate in
a global cyber games exhibition focusing on capture the flag (CTF)
as well as attack and defense formats that align with in-demand
cybersecurity careers.
In collaboration with teams from Japan, Europe, and the United Kingdom, Team USA will play in the Kunoichi Cyber Games, a
women's cyber games exhibition at the upcoming 2024 Code Blue
Conference, November 14–15 in Tokyo,
Japan.
"Gender disparity in cybersecurity presents a global
opportunity to collaborate," states US Cyber Games
Commissioner Jessica Gulick. "By
commissioning all women's global teams, we can collectively focus
on growing this segment of the workforce specifically, thus
creating role models and a pipeline of women for cybersecurity
careers."
SELECTION PROCESS
The selection process for joining
the US Women's Cyber Team began with the Season IV, US Cyber Open
CTF (June 3–9, 2024). Participants identifying as women were then
invited to apply (based on scores). Applicants were evaluated for
their expertise in various cybersecurity domains, including attack
and defense, vulnerability management, patch management, and
forensics, as well as crucial leadership, teamwork, and other
workplace skills.
The 2024 US Women's Cyber Team is:
Lauren
Delwiche (Yale
University),
Lily
Gross (University of North Carolina at
Charlotte),
Eliza Hall (University of North
Georgia),
Carolina Hatanpaa (Rice University),
Gillian Morris (Dakota State University),
Kris Noyes (Santa Fe College),
Sarah Ogden (Northern Kentucky University),
Alexandria Petitt (California State University, Bakersfield),
Renée Schmidt (Marymount
University),
Shiloh Smiles (George Mason University),
Elan Smolar-Eisenberg (Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute), and
Gwen Vongkasemsiri (Dakota State
University).
The US athletes will be led by Head Coach Ken Jenkins and Assistant Head Coach
Chelsie Cooper.
We would like to thank our Technical Mentors Angela Ramos,
Alycia Farrell, Ben Crenshaw, and David
Morgan for their help throughout the selection process.
This program is possible with the support from our sponsors:
NICE at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Katzcy
PlayCyber, Mastercard, Battelle, and Google. Learn more about
sponsorship opportunities at www.uscybergames.com/sponsor.
NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY STRATEGY ALIGNMENT
The US Cyber
Games program aligns with the National Cybersecurity Strategy
focusing on workforce and international cooperation, as well as the
NICE Strategic Plan objective to increase understanding of multiple
learning pathways that lead to cybersecurity careers. The US Cyber
Games program is supported by NICE, a program of the National
Institute of Standards and Technology in the US Department of
Commerce, under financial assistance award #70NANB22H102.
ABOUT THE US CYBER GAMES
US Cyber Games® is committed
to informing and inspiring the broader community on ways to develop
tomorrow's diverse cybersecurity workforce. We aim to bring cyber
athletes, coaches, and industry leaders together to help scout,
train, and send a US Cyber Team to the International Cybersecurity
Challenge (ICC). The US Cyber Team is a traveling esports team
where each year, new athletes are considered for selection. The
program is run by Katzcy LLC (PlayCyber division), a woman-owned
small business. Visit uscybergames.com for more
information.
Media Contact:
Beth Mayhew
703-731-8678
381085@email4pr.com
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