Presentation (to be) given to the cybersecurity industry advising board with regard to what Mason Competitive Cyber is all about.

1. Mason Competitive Cyber
A GMU Registered Student Organization
President – Michael Bailey
Vice President – Paul Benoit

2. Historical Context
• Born out of scattered GMU CTF teams
• Namely MDC3, MITRE CTF
• Registered in 2016 with GMU OSI
• Received early private backing by Battelle
• Later received backing by The Crypsis Group
• ~2-5 regular members in 2016, stronger in 2017,
winning VA state cyber cup 2018

3. Weekly Meetings
• Rotating cast of both speakers and attendees
• Any GMU student can be a member
• Club “heartbeat”
• Peaks around 30-40 attendees
• Technical content, usually with practical exercises
• Multiple guests: DHS Red Team, Crypsis, PwC

4. Competitions (Local)
Just in the last year…
• Current Champions of VT Summit (Virginia Tech) (1st,
2nd), MetaCTF (UVA) (3rd), VA State Cyber Cup
(Cyberfusion, VMI) (1st)
• 2x Tied 3rd Place at Metropolis (UMD)
• 3rd Place at Cyberdawg CTF (UMBC)
• Participated in SANSFIRE NetWars, BSides NOVA CTF,
etc.

5. Competitions (Online)
• National Cyber League – 14 participants sponsored via
club in Fall
• Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition – Team fielded on
2/11/19
• Operating out of CYSE lab or Johnson Center depending
on size
• “TCTF” platform – Internal CTF w/ 57 challenges, 52
participating

6. PatriotCTF
• Ran a CTF at GMU, attendance ~80
• Funded by Battelle, GMU
• Some infrastructure by VA Cyber Range
• Catered by Panera, Paisanos, $100s in prizes
• UMD, GMU, UVA winners

7. Extracurriculars
Recently…
• Two BsidesDC speeches
• 10 Shmoocon Attendees – About half of which were
sponsored

8. Industry Integration
• Sponsors: The Crypsis Group (1 year), Battelle (2
years)
• Members working/worked at: Battelle, Crypsis, AWS
Security, Stroz Friedberg, Naval Surface Warfare
Center, Raytheon, CACI, Booz Allen Hamilton, DC
Homeland Security, etc

9. Questions?