{"id":143556,"date":"2024-10-22T14:07:31","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T18:07:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143556///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143556//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143556//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143556//?p=143556"},"modified":"2024-10-23T08:57:29","modified_gmt":"2024-10-23T12:57:29","slug":"ucf-students-host-live-cyberattack-simulation-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143556///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143556//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143556//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143556//ucf-students-host-live-cyberattack-simulation-contest/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143556//","title":{"rendered":"Âé¶¹Ó³»­´«Ã½ Students Host Live Cyberattack Simulation Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"

Âé¶¹Ó³»­´«Ã½ students have introduced a new way for future cyber professionals to develop the hands-on cyber skills they/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143556/u2019ll need in their careers. Horse Plinko, a live cyberattack-simulation contest named after a meme of a horse falling through a plinko board, has exploded in popularity since its introduction last year./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143556/n

Organizers hosted its second Horse Plinko Cyber Competition this month, attracting more than 160 competitors./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143556/n

The contest with the silly name offers serious experience for anyone interested in cyber defense. Participants role-play as cybersecurity interns who defend a fictional company, the International Horse Plinko League, from various cyberattacks. During the six-hour competition, /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143556/u201cplinkterns/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143556/u201d are tasked with three priorities: identifying threats, bolstering defenses to keep the threats from returning, and keeping the company/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143556/u2019s critical services up and running in real time./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/143556/n