Hear from CU Cyber Club Member Emmeline Nettles
The has had some great accomplishments this spring! Hear from Emmeline Nettles, an听IAFS student,听about her experiences with the听team.听
So what exactly is the CU Cyber Club and what is Emmeline's role?
The CU Cyber Club is a composition of all things cybersecurity,听including cybersecurity policy. I 听head up the policy sector of our club. Some of my duties and opportunities have included hosting speakers in government and private sector policy domains, leading discussions and exercises on critical cybersecurity issues from a policy perspective, and, of course, supporting the CU Cyber 9/12 teams.听
The Atlantic Council's organized by the Cyber Statecraft Initiative under the is a simulated cybersecurity incident scenario where competitors are tasked with creating policy responses to short and longer-term concerns. Teams also present these recommendations to a simulated government agency; for US competitions, it is the National Security Council. The event is a lot of fun and is a great way for anyone and everyone to get involved in cybersecurity policy.
Tell us about the Cyber Club's success!
Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays the US mail...or the CU Cyber 9/12 Team! Despite our initial flight being canceled due to the March storm, we were able to compete in the Qualifying Round virtually and attend the Semifinal Round and Day 2 festivities! I am proud to say that both the virtual and in-person (hybrid) teams advanced to the Semifinal round - one of the few schools to have both teams make it to Day 2. I am doubl