SPC CTF Team Titans Get 3rd Place Finish at Raymond James Capture the Flag 2017

The SPC CTF Team Titans took home a third-place finish in their first Raymond James Capture the Flag 2017 information security competition in April.

Student competitors William Wantling, Michael Milford, James Austin, and Jason Crochunis, along with faculty mentor Laura Malave, participated in the CTF competition held at the Raymond James International Headquarters in St. Petersburg.

This was the first CTF competition for the SPC CTF Team Titans and outstanding work by the students who prepared in less than a month.

Team Titans, I am so very proud of your work at the Raymond James Capture the Flag. Congratulations on a fantastic performance at your first CTF. I look forward to working with you in the future.

Other colleges and universities and colleges that took part included the University of Central Florida, the University of South Florida, the University of Florida, the University of North Florida, the University of Tampa, Penn State University, and St. Leo University.

#spcollege Congratulations Team Titans 3rd place finish at the #RaymondJamesCTF Capture the Flag 2017 pic.twitter.com/BoYWgvtZXh

— Susan Biszewski-Eber (@SusanBiszewskiE) April 24, 2017

The Raymond James CTF was designed to the strengthen the talent pipeline between Raymond James and universities and colleges. CTF challenges were designed to expose students to the types of challenges faced in the financial services industry and to identify talent for potential internship opportunities in the Raymond James Information Security and Infrastructure organization.

The winning team, UCF’s Knightsec, received a $10,000 cash prize, that was evenly distributed among the students.

I would like to thank CCIT cybersecurity adjunct instructor Ryan Irving for serving as a faculty mentor to Team Titan,” Malave said. “Thank you to Charleston Fritts for assistance with the logistical coordination for the event. Also, thank you to Susan Biszewski-Eber, Lenore Swaim, Dawn Ellis, Judy Steeg, and Jamaal White for helping to get the SPC polos to the Team Titan members. SPC faculty members and adjunct instructors that participated in the Titan Teams planning meetings included: Adrian Tillman, Brad Yourth, Thomas Ma, Ryan Irving, and Catherine Davis.