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WVU computer science major Heather Fetty works with members on the West Virginia National Guard during Operation Locked Shield, an international cybersecurity training exercise.
WVU Photo by Brian Persinger WVU students take part in international cybersecurity exercise
Times West Virginian
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WVU computer science major Heather Fetty works with members on the West Virginia National Guard during Operation Locked Shield, an international cybersecurity training exercise. WVU Photo by Brian Persinger
MORGANTOWN â It s not often that WVU students from media, law, computer science and engineering get to work together, much less on one of the most challenging exercises involving the U.S. and Polish allies.
WVU Students Compete in International Cyber Defense Exercise
Students of various disciplines at West Virginia University in April participated in Locked Shields, an international, multi-agency cyber competition involving more than 1,200 experts from nearly 30 countries.
May 03, 2021 • (TNS) It’s not often that WVU students from media, law, computer science and engineering get to work together, much less on one of the most challenging exercises involving the U.S. and Polish allies.
However, that’s what happened in mid-April, when West Virginia University students participated in the international, multi-agency cyber competition called Locked Shields.
The cyber defense exercise involved 33 West Virginia National Guardsmen, Defense Information Systems Agency employees, Illinois National Guardsmen and WVU students who partnered with Polish allies. More than 1,200 experts from nearly 30 nations participated in Locked Shields.
8 Thirty-three West Virginia National Guardsmen, Defense Information Systems Agency employees, Illinois National Guardsmen, and West Virginia University students partnered with Polish allies to compete in the world’s largest international cyber defense exercise run virtually by the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence in Tallinn, Estonia the week of April 12-16th.
Locked Shields is a unique cyber defense exercise, offering the most complex technical live-fire challenge in the world, with more than 1,200 experts from nearly 30 nations participating.
There were 22 friendly defense Blue Teams competing in Locked Shields to defend a fictional country. The Blue Team that the West Virginia National Guard – Defense Information Systems Agency Mission Assurance – Cyber members were a part of was a joint team led by Poland, and included additional National Guard members supporting the event both in the exercise and real-world capacities.