The NICE Challenge Project develops real-world cybersecurity challenges within virtualized business environments that bring students the workforce experience before the workforce. Our goal is to provide the most realistic experiences to students, at-scale year-round, while also generating useful assessment data about their knowledge, skills, and abilities for educators.
Challenge 18 Linux Administration 201: 101 + Network Integration
Author: Jeff Echlin
Framework Category: Operate and Maintain
Specialty Area: Network Services
Work Role: Network Operations Specialist
Task Description: Integrate new systems into existing network architecture. (T0129)
Challenge 20 Malware Aftermath Cleanup.
Author: Bailey Kasin
Framework Category: Protect and Defend Specialty
Area: Incident Response Work
Role: Cyber Defense Incident Responder Task
Task Description: Collect intrusion artifacts (e.g., source code, malware, Trojans) and use discovered
data to enable mitigation of potential cyber defense incidents within the enterprise. (T0278)
Challenge 22 A Sense of Security
Author: Patrick Gillespie Jr.
Framework Category: Operate and Maintain
Specialty Area: Systems Analysis
Work Role: Systems Security Analyst
Task Description: Perform security reviews, identify gaps in security architecture, and develop a security
risk management plan. (T0177
Challenge 23 Local Admin No More, Security By Design
Author: Brendan Higgins
Framework Category: Operate and Maintain
Specialty Area: Systems Analysis
Work Role: Systems Security Analyst
Task Description: Coordinate with systems architects and developers, as needed, to provide oversight
in the development of design solutions.
Author: Brendan Higgins
Framework Category: Investigate
Specialty Area: Digital Forensics
Work Role: Law Enforcement/CounterIntelligence Forensics
Task Description: Perform virus scanning on digital media. (T0285)