TTC Students Win Hackathon Competition

A team of Trident Tech students won the inaugural Hack@SCHack ‘22 cyber hacking competition held Nov. 5 at Denmark Technical College. 

The TTC team consisted of Cybersecurity program students Joshua Stinson, Jaclyn Martinez and Josh Williams. The students competed against 10 other teams from  two- and four-year colleges and walked away with top honors. The students showcased the skills they learned in their classes and the time they invested in preparing for the competition. Each student received a certificate and $500.

 “It was amazing to watch the incredible teamwork on display throughout the competition,” said Terry Richburg, department head for Network Systems Management. “This is a great example of what our students can achieve through our programs.” Their coaches said the students worked extremely well together as they focused on gaining access to various environments throughout the competition.

The competition was a joint collaboration between the S.C. Department of Commerce, S.C. Commission for Minority Affairs, Charleston Defense Contractors Association, S.C. Tech and Advanced Technology International. The event was hosted by Denmark Technical College.

Trident Technical College has been designated as a National Center of Academic Excellence (CAE) in Cyber Defense Education (CDE) through academic year 2024. This designation was awarded by the National Security Agency (NSA) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) upon meeting their stringent requirements for cybersecurity curriculum and program criteria. Trident Technical College is the first two-year college in South Carolina to achieve this designation. Visit the Cyber Center for more information.

With a focus on local and wide area networks, Trident Technical College’s Network Systems Management department offers an advanced training pathway under a 63-credit-hour training program to prepare students with in-depth knowledge of forensics investigations, network monitoring and security procedures, incident response, network defense, and risk identification and mitigation methods. Furthermore, students are trained on the ethics involved with becoming a cyber analyst.

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