Embry-Riddle Teams Sweep Top Three Places at Tracer FIRE Cybersecurity Competition

Parish described how the squad reached a stage of the investigation he had not reached in previous Tracer FIRE competitions.

“We were impressed with the students at Embry-Riddle Prescott,” said Casey Haynes, Sandia Cybersecurity Initiatives researcher who co-ran the event with colleague Sylvian Jones.

Several Embry-Riddle students worked through the night, said Dr. Krishna Sampigethaya, chair and professor of the Department of Cyber Intelligence and Security.

Since most of the leading teams completed the entire set of challenges, the final incident response debrief presentations ultimately differentiated the top teams.

The third-place team was made up of first-year students Hunter Varin, Jack Ruggeri, Sophia Penick, Diego Fitzpatrick and Alex Arroyo.