Alex Levinson

After 21 years of stewardship, UTSA and the Center for Infrastructure Assurance and Security are transitioning the National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition to a new home.

It’s been too long since I wrote one of these.

Me setting up the Red Team Room at NCCDC 2022.

For my friends who don’t know, I joined Scale almost 1 year ago as their Head of Security.

Anyone who knows me, knows that I strongly believe Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (CCDC) is literally the best extracurricular activities students interested in cybersecurity can participate in.

Alright guys!

Security engineers who possess red team skillsets are the most powerful offensive weapon toward uncovering risk across an organization — but they must also know the technology basics in order to be most effective.

Welcome back folks!

As I’ve been sitting on this plane heading back to San Francisco from the 2014 National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (CCDC), I’ve been trying to come up with one word to encompass my views on this event.

In the last six months, my two remaining grandparents, my dad’s dad, and my mom’s mom, have passed away.