- Location: Cyber Institute Conference Room
- Participants: CyberHawks President, CyberHawks Operations Lead / Red Team Captain, CyberHawks Subcommittee Chair, Cyber Unit Operations Officer, Cyber Unit Commander, Cyber Unit Element Leader, Cyber Unit Deputy Team Lead, CyberHawks Competitive Manager
Announcements
- Returned from NCX — placed 3rd in the Cyber Combat Exercise and 7th overall; feedback from NSA representative suggested restructuring teams next year.
- Next meeting: Presentation on setting up an AWS password-cracking instance (~500 GH/s at ~$7/hour).
- Elections for Operations Lead, Competitive Manager, and Social Media Manager closed and winners have been announced
- Red & Blue Team applications opening soon, with voting by leadership scheduled for April 18.
- Still seeking new Cyber Unit advisor to replace Major Caranci after summer.
Topics:
- Recruitment & Outreach: Need flyer for Gold Grocery CTF; will be distributed to Caitlin for distribution to the other SMCs and Virginia Tech for redistribution among their Cybersecurity clubs to boost participation.
- Social Media Manager: One applicant who has been active in past meetings; decision to confirm after discussing responsibilities with her.
- Competitive Team Structure:
- Keep Red & Blue Teams high-paced; observers welcome but no slowing for beginner questions.
- Blue Team roster selected by upper leadership & previous captains; captain elected by Red Team roster, Blue Team roster, and voting leadership.
- Red Team captain election changes deferred until next year.
- Thursday Trainings:
- Approved motion to trial joint Cyber Unit & CyberHawks Thursday trainings until end of year using EDGE method (Explain, Demonstrate, Guide, Enable).
- Curriculum focus on progressive exercises (e.g., OverTheWire) and self-directed learning.
- Leadership Development Conference (LDC):
- Planned for Friday, April 18 in place of the regular meeting.
- Incumbent leaders to train newly elected leaders on duties via role shadowing and simulated Robert’s Rules meeting.
- Upper leadership will also vote on new Red & Blue Team rosters during LDC.
Action Items
- Operations Officer: Prepare NCX After Action Review for next meeting.
- Cyber Unit Commander: Begin outreach to potential new Cyber Unit advisor.
- Competitive Manager: Finalize and release Red & Blue Team application forms; prepare voting process for April 18.
- President & Operations Lead: Organize Leadership Development Conference agenda and logistics.