Cybersecurity Activities
Cyber Warriors Team
Indiana Tech is already a launching pad for outstanding cybersecurity strategists. Its cybersecurity team, the Cyber Warriors, is nationally known on a collegiate level. The Cyber Warriors:
- Have won 17 Indiana Collegiate Cyber Defense Competitions—including 10 straight. For each state championship, Indiana Tech outperformed teams from bigger universities, including Purdue and Indiana.
- Have won four regional titles by defeating state-champion teams from Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin.
- Finished among the nation’s top teams in 2007, 2011 and 2018. Their best-ever national finish was 10th in 2024.
- Compete in top-tier competitions across the country in cities like Chicago, Seattle, Orlando, Las Vegas and San Antonio.
You are welcome to join the Cyber Warriors with little to no experience. It is a great way to network with industry professionals and learn more about computers and security.
- Fill out the Cyber Warriors Interest Form
All full-time team members from the last 10 years earned jobs right after graduation. Some of the companies that have hired former Cyber Warriors include Cisco, Microsoft, Apple, Raytheon, BAE Systems, Walmart, Deloitte, Discover Card, SecureWorks, and Rapid7.
For more information or questions feel free to email Coach Hansen at MSHansen02@indianatech.edu.
Competitions
- Midwest Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition – MWCCDC (University+)
- CyberPatriots (K-12)
- National Cyber League – NCL (K-12+)
- UB NetDef Lockdown Fall
- MITRE Cyber Academy CTF
- Department of Energy CyberForce
- Department of Energy CyberForce – Conquer the Hill
- Collegiate Penetration Testing Competition (Regionals & Global Finals)
- MITRE Embedded Security eCTF
- Wicked 6 by Katcy
- Cyber Fast Track
- B01ler CTF
- Hivestorm
- CyberBit ICL Collegiate Cup
- Pico CTF
- USCC CyberQuests
- PaloAlto Securing the Future
- Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (Invitational, State, and Regional)
- UB NetDef Lockdown Spring
- National Cyber League Spring Season
Previous Competitions
- National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition
- CCDC State Champions: 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
- CCDC Regional Champions (National Finalists): 2007, 2011, 2018, 2024
- National Cyber League
- National Collegiate Pentesting Competition
- Regional Competitors: 2020
- Dept. of Energy Cyberforce Competition
- National Competitors: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020.
- Federal Business Council – Cyber Maryland
- MDCC National Finalists: 2013, 2014, 2015, 2018, 2019