{"id":21601,"date":"2025-04-09T09:50:41","date_gmt":"2025-04-09T13:50:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/?p=21601"},"modified":"2025-04-10T08:20:57","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T12:20:57","slug":"udm-teams-score-wins-in-regional-isaca-cybersecurity-scholarship-competitions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/2025\/04\/09\/udm-teams-score-wins-in-regional-isaca-cybersecurity-scholarship-competitions\/","title":{"rendered":"UDM teams score wins in regional ISACA cybersecurity scholarship competitions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In late March, University of Detroit Mercy Cybersecurity and Information Systems student teams won $9,000 at the annual ISACA Cybersecurity Scholarship Competition for the Detroit Chapter. This is the third time in three years that UDM teams have brought home top prizes in this competition.<\/p>\n<p>UDM\u2019s Team Neapolitan with students Preston Duller and John-Paul Marvin won first place and $4,000. Team Zero Trust, comprised of students Hannah Burdinie and Andrew Caswell, won second place and $2,500. Team Rootkit Consulting, with members Ali Laho, Austin Bruce and Nate Paulik, also won second place and took home $2,500.<\/p>\n<p>This is the third time in three years that UDM teams placed among the best at this competition. This year\u2019s first place team of Duller and Marvin also won first place in the same competition two years ago. And the second-place team of Burdinie and Caswell won first place in last year\u2019s competition.<\/p>\n<p>Anne Kohnke, associate professor of Cybersecurity and director of the Detroit Mercy Center for Cybersecurity &amp; Intelligence Studies, said that the success of these teams in three of the last three years demonstrates the exceptional quality of the UDM cybersecurity and Information Systems programs and commitment to helping students achieve success before they graduate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCybersecurity competitions are invaluable experiences for students. They learn technical troubleshooting skills and get to apply their critical thinking, research, and problem-solving skills to solve the technical aspects of a competition,\u201d she said. \u201cWith the ISACA competition, students are also required to demonstrate the soft skills of presenting their findings to a panel of professional judges.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>UDM\u2019s Cybersecurity and Information Systems programs offer an exemplary education rooted in the institution\u2019s Jesuit and Mercy mission. To learn more about bachelor\u2019s and graduate programs, please email <a href=\"mailto:laidlags@udmercy.edu\">laidlags@udmercy.edu<\/a> or visit <a href=\"https:\/\/liberalarts.udmercy.edu\/academics\/cis\/index.php\">https:\/\/chass.udmercy.edu\/academics\/cis\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-21602\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sites.udmercy.edu\/campusconnection\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/106\/2025\/04\/Cropped_20250323_153430.jpg?resize=993%2C447&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Ten UDM students pictured that competed in the ISACA cybersecurity competition.\" width=\"993\" height=\"447\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In late March, University of Detroit Mercy Cybersecurity and Information Systems student teams won $9,000 at the annual ISACA Cybersecurity Scholarship Competition for the Detroit Chapter. 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