Cybersecurity
Completed competition
PRCCDC — Blue Team Co-Captain
Co-captained a collegiate Blue Team defending live systems under continuous simulated attack.
Blue Team Co-Captain · March 2026
Incident Response
Blue Team
Windows Server
Linux
DNS
Problem
PRCCDC (Pacific Rim Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition) simulates real cybersecurity incidents where defenders must protect systems against live attackers.
Impact
Coordinated incident response while prioritizing critical service availability.
Environment & Tools
Participated in defending heterogeneous infrastructure including Windows Server, Linux systems, DNS servers, and web applications.
Key Challenges
- •Defending multiple systems simultaneously while maintaining service availability
- •Identifying and stopping attackers without system downtime
- •Making security decisions under time pressure with limited information
Technical Decisions
- →Prioritized restoration of critical services
- →Reassigned teammates as pressure shifted across systems
- →Balanced containment, investigation, and recovery
Outcome
Hands-on experience in live defense and incident coordination, with lessons in monitoring, triage, containment, and recovery.