The University of Maryland Cybersecurity Club student competition team qualified for the 2013 National CyberWatch Center Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (CCDC) Regional Finals, which will be held April 10-13 at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory.

A total of 28 schools, representing undergraduate and graduate students from two- and four-year schools in the region, competed in virtual qualifying rounds March 19-20, 2013 for a chance to qualify for the Mid-Atlantic CCDC Regional Finals. The Mid-Atlantic CCDC is one of ten regional competitions across the U.S., all part of the Deloitte National CCDC.

The University of Maryland team is one of eight teams advancing to the regionals. The others include North Carolina State University.

The University of Maryland team won the Mid-Atlantic CCDC Regional Finals in 2011.

For more information, visit: http://maccdc.org/blog/