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AACC Digital Forensics Team Receives Congressional Recognition
A group of AACC students scored high marks in a hacking competition against other teams from around the country.
An (AACC) class that won best in their category at an international cyber-forensics competition received special recognition by school officials.
The cyber-forensics team, consisting of students from across Anne Arundel County, was in the top 10 of the U.S. Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center (DC3) Digital Forensics Challenge.They competed against teams in government, businesses, civilian groups, and a variety of schools. In the end, they won
At the AACC Board of Trustees meeting this month, the team received a certificate of special congressional recognition from the Maryland Congressman Andy Harris of the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Other teams had a year to complete the challenges in the competition. But AACC’s team entered with only 17 days to spare. It was also their first attempt at this kind of competition.
So how’d they manage to accomplish such a feat in so little time?
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“It was all about divide and conquer,” said student Dina Duncan Haines of Severna Park. “We did the challenges we knew we could win. We also brought a unique skill set. We all have different skills in different areas, and we worked as a team on each challenge.”
The class had only been working together for the duration of the eight-week course taught at the community college. Haines said the tricks they learned in class gave them the edge over the competition.
“I think it’s indicative of what’s being taught in the classroom here. It’s applicable to real-world solutions right away,” she said.
Dawn Blanche, the instructor for the class, is in her first semester at AACC. She credited the team’s perseverance and determination for how they did so well.
The team will receive an award at the Department of Defense Cyber Crime Conference, Jan. 22-27 in Atlanta, GA.
The AACC team consisted of Richard Clark of Glen Burnie, Dina Duncan Haines of Severna Park, London Orcurto of Bowie and Christopher Rollins of Pasadena took first place. A second AACC team of Douglas Hayden of Annapolis, Robert Singleton of Arnold, Jasper Tucker of Annapolis and Carly Wyman of Crownsville took third place.