Four teams of Detroit Mercy students competed in the 12th Annual Detroit Chapter ISACA Cybersecurity Case Competition in March and brought home some hardware.
During the competition, student teams work on a “real-world” Cybersecurity case study and present their conclusions to a panel of industry professionals who play the role of potential future employers. The competition consisted of 25 teams from five universities.
Winners of this year’s cyber competition were as follows:
- First place went to UDM’s Noel Renu and Adam Jamaleddin: $4,000 prize
- Second place (tie) went to UDM’s Harrison Haviland-Longo ’25 and UDM’s Ali Laho and Jarod Cunningham. Each team won $2,500.
UDM’s fourth team, made up of students Samwell Mchunga, Eyitooni Oladipo, Angel Plamoottii and Shifa Khanom, received an honorable mention. The feedback from the judges indicated the team took 25/30 points, which was an outstanding effort by the freshman-level team.
Total prizes awarded to Detroit Mercy students was $9,000.
All students who competed are currently enrolled in Detroit Mercy’s B.S. in Cybersecurity program, save for Haviland-Longo, who graduated from the program in 2025 and is now enrolled in the Cybersecurity Management program, and Oladipo, who is pursuing a B.S. in Computer Science.
