Illinois is looking to boost its cybersecurity credentials with a new state government-led initiative that will see its residents compete in the “Governor’s Cyber Challenge (GCC),” which will be announced on Monday in Chicago at press conference. The governor is partnering with US Cyber Challenge (USCC) and the Cyber Aces Foundation to hold the series of competitions, events, and training that will comprise the program. Starting Monday, free online competitions will be hosted through the USCC. Top performing contestants, which will include veterans according to the state, will attend a ‘camp’ on cybersecurity hosted again by the USCC, this summer. Finally, a set of competitions around the cybersecurity genre will be held starting in the fall, and wrap up in spring of 2014. That Continue reading →
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