Aaron Mays places fourth in cybersecurity competition

2018 Mar 6

Aaron Mays of Scotland, AR, was amongst a team of four University of Arkansas at Little Rock computer science students to participate in the Shell On The Border cybersecurity competition in Fort Smith and place fourth overall among the 21 participating teams.

The competition, held Jan. 26-28, is a cybersecurity event featuring a Capture the Flag (CTF) hacking tournament and various security workshops. Shell is the computer program used for controlling and running programs. Students participated in networking, coding, cryptography, web application hacking, brainteasers, and real-life immersive geo-located puzzles in the downtown area.