Cybersecurity Club
Cybersecurity Club
The Cybersecurity Club competes in Hackathons, Capture the Flag and the CyberPatriot National Youth Cyber Education Program. All of these programs inspire K-12 students toward careers in cybersecurity or other science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines critical to our nation's future.
​We offer a summer camp for 6th, 7th and 8th graders that explores cybersecurity and exposes the attendees to Windows and Linux security competitions.
Club Moderator:Â Mr. Dan Didier (ddidier@vianney.com)Â
Eligibility:Â Cybersecurity Club is open to all Vianney students interested in the field of Cybersecurity.
Season:Â Throughout most of the school year
Meetings:Â We meet every Tuesday during SOAR and compete on Saturdays or Sundays
Possible Activity Points:Â 15 points
Links to external sites:Â http://www.uscyberpatriots.org/
Michael Esswein '20, Ben Ryan '20, and Nathan Szewczyk '20 led by Coach Dan Didier placed first in state out of 53 teams in the 2019 Missouri High School Cyber Security Challenge. The school was presented with a $5,000 check and each student offered more than $12,000 in college scholarships and an internship with the Defense Information Systems Agency.