Nearly 13,000 college students across America took part in the first stage of 2019听听competition during April,听solving a series of increasingly difficult cybersecurity challenges to demonstrate their aptitude for cybersecurity careers.听
Based on their success, 2,400 of those students 鈥� including 24 from the University of Colorado Boulder 鈥� received invitations to take part in the second round. In fact, CU Boulder听听in Colorado and ranked No. 14 in the nation.
Students are now competing in the second stage for $2.5 million in scholarships for college tuition and advanced cybersecurity training, as well as for recognition for themselves and their colleges.
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