NUCCDC

What is NUCCDC?

The Northeastern University Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (NUCCDC) Team is Northeastern’s competitive cybersecurity team. We prepare our students with the skills and knowledge needed to participate in competitions as well as to become future leaders in the cybersecurity industry. Skills we prepare our members with include Linux/Windows system administration, computer networking, incident response, and professionalism skills.

Our team is named after the main competition we participate in: the Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition. CCDC is an annual red-team vs. blue-team competition between colleges and universities in the United States (we compete as the blue team). The competition is split into various regions across the US, and our team is part of the Northeast region.

In addition to CCDC, we have competed in other cybersecurity competitions such as:

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.

Check back at this site in late September for information regarding tryouts. You can also obtain more information regarding NUCCDC (including tryouts) by joining our mailing list or sending us an email at [email protected].

Info Session + Malware Labs

If you are interested in joining the team, we highly recommend that you come to our info sessions:

Monday, September 29, 7:30-9:30 pm in WVH 366
- 7:30-8:30 pm: Info session to talk about the team and answer questions
- 8:30-9:30 pm: Hands-on lab where you can try your hand at removing LINUX malware from an infected machine
Tuesday, September 30, 7:00-9:00 pm in WVH 366
- 7:00-8:00 pm: Info session to talk about the team and answer questions
- 8:00-9:00 pm: Hands-on lab where you can try your hand at removing WINDOWS malware from an infected machine