Fresh off their victory at BSidesCT Capture the Flag Competition, the CGA Cyber Team claimed a 2nd place finish at this year’s BSides regional competition. Held in New York City on October 19, BSides is an annual cyber conference where cyber professionals compete and network. CGA fielded one Team of 14 members and took 2nd place out of over 70 in-person teams, beating many professional ones.
Attendees included:
- LT Richard Williams (Coach)
- 1/c Connor Fulbright (Captain)
- 1/c Josh West
- 1/c Torin Kearney
- 2/c Mathew Condon
- 3/c Max Eisenbeiser
- 3/c Ashley Boley
- 3/c Trent Fulbright
- 3/c Matthew Geminden
- 3/c Alex Smith
- 3/c Erick Acevedo
- 4/c Cameron Evans
- 4/c William Beeman
- 4/c Dylan Russin
- 4/c Danielle Jensen
The competition was challenging, with each Team member taking away something from the experience. Returning members faced new concepts, while newcomers worked together to complete various challenges.
“This competition was a valuable experience for everyone on the Team. The challenges were a bit tougher than usual. In the end, everyone contributed to our overall success, and I couldn’t be prouder of them,” said 2/c Matthew Condon.
4/c Danielle Jensen, a newcomer to the Team, was able to apply the skills she has learned to a real completion.
“I’ve never done anything with computers before and it was pretty cool to be able to go into a competition, score some points, and find information in a way I never would have been able to before. It was also cool to get to work with everyone and see the Team’s hard work pay off,” said Jensen.
