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They were led by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/physics\/faculty-staff\/dr-kaelyn-leake\/\">Assistant Professor Kaelyn Leake<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/ccs\/faculty-staff\/dr-deepti-joshi\/\">Professor of Computer Science Deepti Joshi<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cadets from the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/ccs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Department of Cyber and Computer Sciences<\/a>&nbsp;recently placed second&nbsp;in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/pcdc-sc.com\/index.php#intro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Palmetto Cyber Defense Competition<\/a>&nbsp;and first&nbsp;in Hack Warz, a capture-the-flag style hacking competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Palmetto Cyber Defense Competition was held on April 13 \u2013 15. PCDC is an event that helps promote cyber security education and awareness.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/pcdc-sc.com\/hackwarz.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hack Warz<\/a>&nbsp;was part of PCDC, where the cadets leveraged tools available to them to find and exploit vulnerabilities in different operating systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This victory was secured through relentless hard work, which included extra homework, practices and overall organization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The students involved in PCDC were Cadets Dylan Acosta, Kirin Chaplin, Slateon Frederick, Dalton Hazelwood, Noah Klepper, Joshua McKinley and Tobias Wood. 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