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Mountain West Cyber Challenge 2024 all levels welcome; no limit on number of teams (first come first serve!) December 7th, 2024

Nathan S. Evans
Last updated on Nov 13, 2025 News, Updates, Events

Cyber-interested Students!

Do you need to exercise your cybersecurity chops? Looking for hands-on experience that looks GREAT on a resume?

Join the 5th Annual Mountain West Cyber Challenge, hosted by UCCS, Deloitte, and AFCEA!

Capture the Flag Challenge!

Teams of up to 4 students will compete virtually in one 7-hour round of Cybersecurity CTF to take home the title and great cash prizes of up to $200/person! This CTF will be hosted on Deloitte’s Cyber CTF platform Hackazon, which offers over 200 real-world scenarios to test students' cybersecurity skills in diverse ways.

Saturday, Dec. 7th, 8am – 4pm

Teams can gather in person, if desired, but the challenge event is 100% online.

CLICK HERE to register your team or to learn more

All majors welcome! There is no cost to compete, and there will be prizes.

Please share with other cyber and cyber-interested students!

Email the UCCS Cybersecurity Programs Office (cyber@uccs.edu) if you have any questions.

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Nathan S. Evans
Nathan S. Evans
Teaching Associate Professor, Academic Director for Cyber Security, University of Denver

Research includes networking, network security, software security and systems.

Interested in a formal cybersecurity or computer science degree?

The University of Denver is proud to offer multiple programs in cybersecurity, whether you want to be a manager or a frontline cyber warrior! Check out our program offerings at the DU Cybersecurity Page. We also have a cybersecurity concentration you can get on your way to a Computer Science degree! You can also email us if you want to learn more!

The programs in the Ritchie School of Engineering and Computer Science are strongly technically grounded, and provide a CS/Cyber education for the future of cybersecurity.

Accreditation

The University of Denver is recognized as an NSA (National Security Agency) CAE-CD (Center of Academic Excellence – Cyber Defense). The NSA evaluates and accredits institutions providing cybersecurity degrees and curricula — a rigorous and prestigious validation performed by security experts and members of other educational institutions. It means the coursework of the Cybersecurity MS program at DU aligns with criteria mapped to the US government's NICE framework knowledge units.

More information can be found at the official NSA academic site here.