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Under a high-stakes, simulated cyberattack and mounting pressure, the UCF Collegiate Cybersecurity Competition (C3) team proved it can defend, adapt and outperform \u2014 earning first place at the 2026 Southeast Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (CCDC).<\/p>\n

The team rose above nine competitors, including Tennessee Tech University, Clemson University, the University of South Florida and the University of Florida. With the win, UCF advances to the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition, which will be held virtually next month.<\/p>\n

Twelve students make up this year\u2019s C3 team: sophomore information technology (IT) majors<\/a> Gabriel Edwards and Maksim Shostak; junior IT majors Logan Autry, Anthony Donnelly, Joseph Durand, Adam Raczynski and Jonathan Styles; senior IT major Ardian Peach; sophomore computer science major<\/a> Tyler Waddell; junior computer science major Benjamin Williams; cyber security and privacy master\u2019s<\/a> student Andy Pompura \u201923<\/strong>; and senior prelaw major<\/a> Noah Magill, who serves as team captain.<\/p>\n

UCF’s Legacy of Cybersecurity Success<\/h2>\n

Their stellar performance marks UCF\u2019s ninth first-place finish at the Southeast CCDC regional since 2013. UCF earned runner-up finishes in 2017 and 2025, along with first-place titles in special at-large CCDC regionals during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and 2021.<\/p>\n

“UCF has historically maintained high service availability levels while under attack by the red team.” \u2014 Tom Nedorost \u201902MS<\/strong>, senior instructor and C3 team coach<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The team not only clinched the top spot but also swept all three categories, winning Best in Uptime Service, Best in Business and Best in Defense.<\/p>\n

\u201cUCF has historically maintained high service availability levels while under attack by the red team,\u201d says Tom Nedorost \u201902MS<\/strong>, C3 team coach and senior instructor of computer science and IT. \u201cWe lived up to that expectation again this year, which resulted in winning the Best in Uptime Service award.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Nedorost adds that the team strengthened its ability to complete technical service requests while hardening systems against vulnerabilities to protect their network, key improvements that led to the two additional category wins.<\/p>\n

Putting Cyber Defense Skills into Practice<\/h2>\n

At each competition, teams are tasked with defending a fictional company\u2019s network against cyberattacks launched by red team members attempting to infiltrate it. All the while, competitors must maintain business operations and respond to customer service requests.<\/p>\n

Each obstacle mimics real-world scenarios cybersecurity<\/a> professionals face, allowing competitors to demonstrate their technical skills, business acumen and ability to collaborate.<\/p>\n

It’s fun to go up against people [who, collectively,] would be a force to reckon with in the cyber world .\u201d \u2014 Noah Magill, prelaw major and C3 team captain<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Magill says the Southeast CCDC is among the most competitive, with red team members from leading companies such as Amazon Web Services and Cisco.<\/p>\n

\u201cAll of them put together make up one of the scariest real-world life adversaries,\u201d Magill says. \u201cIt’s fun to go up against people [who, collectively,] would be a force to reckon with in the cyber world \u2014 and a lot of [them] are [UCF] alumni.\u201d<\/p>\n

Next Up: Nationals<\/h2>\n

As the team sets its sights on the national competition, the work is far from over. Magill says a few more 100-hour weeks are likely ahead.<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone on the team is incredibly adept at what they do and world-class [in] their specialty,\u201d Magill says. \u201cLeading this team [and relying] on such amazing teammates with such a diverse amount of skills has been really awesome.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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