Air Force Association s CyberPatriot The National High School Cyber Defense Competition Online Coaches and Mentors Meetings August 18, 2014
- Meeting Timeline Highlights Coach and Mentor of the Year Rules Book Addendum Introductory Image for Month of September New Competition Design February Event Exhibition Round Training Video 2
. Timeline Organization Chart Air Force Association AFA CyberPatriot CyberPatriot National Commissioner Bernie Skoch Director of Competition Operations Frank Zaborowski Manager of Competition Systems and Cyber Training Ryne Smith Manager of Program Administration and Events Rachel Zimmerman Sponsorship and Outreach Coordinator Rebecca Dalton Competition Operations Coordinator Jason Scotti Registration and Middle School Coordinator Leslie Walczak 3
Coaches Role - Timeline The Coach is the Backbone of the Competition No team may compete in CyberPatriot until there is first a responsible adult willing to accept the following responsibilities. (1) Competitor Protection. The coach is responsible for the protection and safety of their team s competitors while involved in CyberPatriot activities. Access to minor students in a way that protects them, respects parental prerogatives, and follows legal statutes (e.g., Children's Internet Protection Act), is the coach s responsibility. As the gate keeper for contact with the competitors, the coach is accountable for the interaction of mentors or technical advisors to the competitors. (2) Competition Integrity. Ensuring the integrity of the competition is essential to the fairness of the competition. Once the competition begins, the coach must ensure that their competitors receive no assistance, except between competitors on the same team. The coach upholds the guiding and operating principles of the competition at the team level. (3) Official Point of Contact. The coach is the official point of contact for a team. Official CyberPatriot competition and other correspondence is provided to coaches for further dissemination to their teams. It is key during competition that coaches monitor their e-mail for up-to-date information that competitors will not receive directly. The role of official point of contact cannot be delegated to the mentor. (4) Abide by the CyberPatriot Coaches Agreement. 4
Rules of the Road - Timeline This WebEx is provided by Cisco Systems Meeting is based around presentation. Meeting will be recorded Presenters will use Audio Participants will use Chat NO private chat rooms Hold questions until the end, so everyone can concentrate on brief Meeting recording and slideshow will be posted at http://www.uscyberpatriot.org/competition/currentcompetition/coaches-meetings 5
CyberPatriot Outreach
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Coach and Mentor of the Year Coach of the Year Ken Steffey Centurion Battalion, a Naval Sea Cadet Corps team out of Winter Park, Florida Mentor of the Year Ron Woerner Mentor for Bellevue East High School in Bellevue, Neb. for the past three years
CyberPatriot Registration
CyberPatriot - Timeline VII Registration Registration opened April 1 The first step to registering as a Coach and/or Mentor is to create a Volunteer Account 10
CyberPatriot - Timeline VII Registration After you submit your Volunteer Registration Form you will receive a confirmation email and a link to Volunteer Central After you log into the site, you will be brought to your Dashboard Click this to edit your name, rank/title, personal email address, or phone number. Click this to access the Team Registration Form. Click this to complete a Mentor Application. 11
Coach/Team - Timeline Registration Process Coach creates Volunteer Account Coach uses Create Team button to submit Team Registration Form(s)* Verification Official is automatically emailed a link with which to verify the Coach* Notes: -Coaches must submit separate team registration forms for each team they want to coach -If you do not see a Create Team button when you log in, try accessing the site with Firefox or Google Chrome -Coaches cannot verify themselves -Each team registration must be verified separately CPOC reviews and approves Team Registration (Open Division and Middle School Division) Coach pays registration fee* -Information on the CP-VII registration fee structure is linked to on our homepage and in the Volunteer Registration Form instructions Coach adds Competitors to team roster Competitors are automatically emailed links to longer student registration forms 12
Team - Timeline Verification If your verification official cannot find the email with the link to verifier your registration, you can confirm the address you entered on the form and resend the verification email 1. Confirm address 3. Resend email 2. Edit address, if needed 13
Registration - Timeline Fee Payment All Service Division team registration fees are automatically waived If you will compete in the All Service Division, make sure to select your JROTC service type not Public High School as your team s organization type All middle school teams will compete in the Middle School Division, regardless of whether they re uniformed. Select Middle School not Civil Air Patrol or Naval Sea Cadet Corps as your team s organization type. The payable fee for all middle school teams is $195. If your team is eligible for one of the waivers outlined on the website, click this to submit a request and supporting information Use this to add competitor s to your roster. You will need their email addresses, names, and t-shirt sizes. Credit card payments are processed by PayPal. You will receive a receipt by automated email. 14
Mentor - Registration Timeline Notes Mentors (like Coaches and Competitors) must re-register each season All Mentors must complete a CyberPatriot background check every 12 months Background checks are now executed by PeopleFacts, Inc., not Gall & Gall, Inc. Mentors can select/deselect a box on their profiles indicating whether they re available to assist additional teams. They can also check a box indicating whether they re willing to assist teams virtually 15
How to -Link Timeline a Mentor to your Team Only Coaches can officially link Mentors to their teams. Mentors are only able to contact approved Coaches about working with their teams. Click this to access the list of approved Mentors Filter the search by state and select whether to include Mentors available virtually. If you have never spoken to this Mentor before and would like to discuss him or her assisting your team, click this button to send an email. If you know this Mentor and already have an understanding that he or she will assist your team, click this to formally link the Mentor to your team. 16
CyberPatriot Competition Operations/Systems
Orientation Documents/Hyperlinks CyberPatriot VI Rules Book Governs until CP-VII Rules Book published Amendments published August 1 Team roster of two-six students Coaches may lead up to 5 teams Coaches may register all teams with one email address Competition design modified to include Middle School Competition Tiers
CyberPatriot - Timeline Practice Images New Windows 7 Introductory Image Contains basic vulnerabilities along with answer key Will be released September 1 and be available for the whole month Updated Practice Scoring Engine on Website For use in Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 (not R2) images downloaded from Dreamspark More user-friendly interface Can score more vulnerabilites Available at http://www.uscyberpatriot.org/competition/trainingmaterials/practice-image
CyberPatriot CyberPatriot VII
- Timeline CP-VII Tiers CP-VI Coaches Survey Results Competition too difficult for new and inexperienced teams National award track should not be distinct from the state and regional awards Award system led to ambiguity about best teams in some states CP-VII Competition Design Both experienced and new teams have a chance to grow throughout the season Easier for teams to see how the stack up in their state, region, and country Geography now plays a larger role in advancement Bracket Overview Two qualification rounds for high school teams Based on qualification round performace, teams placed in Platinum, Gold, or Silver tier Middle School Division is separate from other Divisions and does not have tiers
CP-VII - Open Timeline Division Advancement Advancement to the State Rounds Scores from Rounds 1 and 2 are added together to determine placement in one of the three tiers Platinum Tier: Top 30% Gold Tier: Middle 40% Silver Tier: Remaining 30% Advancement to the Regional Rounds Top 3 teams in each state at each tier level Top 12 highest scores in the State Rounds that are not within the top 3 for their state advance as Wild Cards Advancement to the National Finals Top 12 scores in the Platinum Regional Round
CP-VII Open - Timeline Division Tiers and Awards Top 3 teams overall in each state, regardless of their tier, will be given AFA State Awards following the State rounds The top 3 teams from each state in each state round advance to regionals and receive Tier Certificates for their achievement Top 3 teams overall in each region, regardless of tier, will be given AFA Region Awards following the Regional rounds The top 3 teams in each regional round receive Tier Certificates for their achievement
CP-VII All - Service Timeline Division Advancement Advancement to the State Rounds Scores from Rounds 1 and 2 are added together to determine placement in one of the three tiers Platinum Tier: Top 30% of each category Gold Tier: Middle 40% of each category Silver Tier: Remaining 30% of each category Advancement to the Category Rounds Top 6 teams in each category in each tier Top 6 highest scores in the State Rounds, regardless of category, among the remaining teams advance as Wild Cards Advancement to the National Finals Top 2 teams from each category and 1 Wild Card from the Advanced Category Round
CP-VII - All Timeline Service Tiers and Awards Top 3 teams overall in each state, regardless of their tier or category, will be given AFA State Awards following the State rounds All teams advancing to Category Rounds receive Tier Certificates for their achievement The top 3 teams in each category within each tier will receive Tier Certificates following the Category Rounds
CP-VII Middle - Timeline School Division Bracket Extra Practice Round No Tiers Advancement to the Semifinals - Top 50 percent of combined Round 1 and Round 2 scores Advancement to the National Finals 3 teams with the highest scores in the Semifinals
- Timeline CP-VII Schedule Competition Dates Round 1 (Open and All Service)/Practice Round 2 (Middle School) October 24 26, 2014 Backup: October 31 November 2, 2015 Round 2 (Open and All Service)/Round 1 (Middle School) November 14 16, 2014 Backup: November 21 23, 2015 State Round (Open and All Service)/Round 2 (Middle School) December 5 7, 2014 Backup: December 12 14, 2015 Regional Round (Open and All Service)/Semifinals (Middle School) January 16 18 Backup January 23 25 The National Finals Competition (All Divisions) March 11 15 All teams can compete in Rounds 1 & 2 and the State Rounds!
- Timeline February Event Distinct from the CyberPatriot VII season Performance does not factor into CyberPatriot VII standings or awards Additional opportunity to test cybersecurity skills Focus on networking and forensics More details released closer to the competition Practice Round January 28 February 6, 2014 Cisco and Leidos February 13 15, 2015 (Presidents Day Weekend) Backup: February 20 22, 2015
CyberPatriot Exhibition Rounds
- Timeline Exhibition Rounds Not competition rounds no public scoreboard For orientation, recruiting, and practice Do not host images in cloud or use Vsphere Exhibition Round 3 onward will feature Windows 7 and Ubuntu images Schedule Exhibition Round 1: April 21-30 Exhibition Round 2: May 19-28 Exhibition Round 3: June 16-25 Exhibition Round 4: July 21-30 Exhibition Round 5: August 18-27
- Timeline Exhibition Rounds Open only to REGISTERED CP-VII teams (Competitors are not required to register to participate in Exhibition Round) Teams can open multiple instances of the images simultaneously Can re-open images throughout the 10-day competition period Limited competition support: 9 a.m. 5 p.m. Eastern Time afa.adobeconnect.com/cpoc New Hashes and Team Numbers for CP-VII
Exhibition - Timeline Round Training Video New training video uploaded to YouTube Downloading, comparing checksums, unzipping, and playing images Fixing a simple vulnerability Search YouTube for CyberPatriotAFA
- Timeline Questions? 33