CCDC (Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition) competitions ask student teams to assume administrative and protective duties for an existing “commercial” network – typically a small company with 50+ users, 7 to 10 servers, and common Internet services such as a web server, mail server, and e-commerce site. Each team is scored on their ability to protect their network, keep services running, and handle business requests while balancing security needs with business needs. This presentation goes over the journey of joining the ‘other side’ of these competitions: the red team. This team consists of industry professionals volunteering their time for the...