Detroit Mercy Cybersecurity teams win prestigious ISACA Scholarship case competition

Detroit Mercy Cybersecurity teams win prestigious ISACA Scholarship case competition

Students from University of Detroit Mercy won first, second and third place in the ninth annual Detroit Chapter ISACA Cybersecurity Scholarship Case Competition on April 16.

The competition, which was open to all majors, awarded $13,500 in scholarships with a record of 21 teams from four universities taking part in the event. A total of six teams received awards, representing three local schools in UDM, Oakland University and Eastern Michigan University.

Taking first place was the team comprised of Cybersecurity & Intelligence Studies students Preston Duller and JP Martin and Business Administration student Mark Formosa.

Second place winners were the team of Cybersecurity & Intelligence Studies major Aaron Hewins and Business Administration student Alexander Kalaj.

Detroit Mercy’s Harrison Haviland-Longo, a Cybersecurity & Intelligence Studies student, was a third-place winner.

The event was hosted in Detroit Mercy’s Center for Cyber, Security & Intelligence Studies by Anne Kohnke and Greg Laidlaw.

Six people stand inside of a building, posing for photos.
From right to left: The first place team of Preston Duller, JP Martin, ISACA organizer Sajay Rai and Mark Formosa. At left, Aaron Hewins with professor Greg Laidlaw.