Northeastern University's Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition Team
What is CCDC?
The Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition is an annual red-team vs. blue-team competition between colleges and universities in the United States.
The competition is split into various regions across the US, and our team is part of the Northeast region.
The Team
Our team consists of students from many diverse backgrounds and fields of expertise.
Kyle Sferrazza
- Our coach
- 2021-2022 captain, led team to CCDC Nationals
- Focus: Linux
- Knows every CLI argument for GNU screen
- “Our domain controller is running out of battery!”
Simon Bruklich
- Our captain
- Focus: Windows
- Started Windows career on Vista circa 2008
- Prefers Windows Home over Windows Pro
Derek Ng
- Focus: Linux
Max Sebso
- Focus: Linux
Federico Cassano
- Focus: Linux
- Unironically enjoys Racket
Shannon Assouline
- Focus: Linux
Ali Bobi
- Focus: Windows
- Vim connoisseur
Incoming Members
Members currently in training to compete next season.
Owen Seltzer
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Charlie Bershatsky
Penelope Om
Evan Defloor
Alumni
Previous team members, captains, and coaches.
Michael Wang
- 2020-2021 coach
Matthew Kline
- 2020-2021 captain
- Focus: Windows
- Can trigger a Blue Screen of Death on anything
Brianna Weinstein
- Focus: Linux
Fiona McCrae
- Focus: Linux
- Reinstalled OS on family computer to circumvent parental controls (age 12)
- Bricked family computer
Samir Elhelw
- Focus: SOC & Windows
Hava Kantrowitz
- Focus: SOC & Networks
How do I join?
We’re glad you’re interested in joining the team!
We have an annual tryout process which takes place between the end of September and early November. The CCDC competition starts early in the spring semester. Everyone is welcome to try out – graduates and undergraduates, as well as international students.
You can obtain more information regarding CCDC (including tryouts) by sending us an email at [email protected] or joining our mailing list.