Awards
2024 WINNers
Far North:
Middle School
1st Place - Redwood Ravens, Redwood Academy of Ukiah
High School
1st Place - Academy of the Redwoods, Academy of the Redwoods
2nd Place - Frightful Analysts, Foothill High
3rd Place - Blackberry Pi, Chico High School
College
1st Place - CR Red Team from College of the Redwoods
2nd Place - CR Blue Team from College of the Redwoods
Best New Team
1st Place - Academy of the Redwoods, Academy of the Redwoods
Greater Sacramento:
Middle School
1st Place - The Jaguars, Toby Johnson Middle School
2nd Place - Cyber Detective, Cavitt Junior High
3rd Place - Sentinels, US Naval Sea Cadets Sacramento Division
High School
1st Place - Half Dome, Franklin High School
2nd Place - TSS, Enochs High School
3rd Place - The Farm Team, Enochs High School
College
1st Place - IT and Cybersecurity Club from Sacramento City College
2nd Place - Sierra Hackers, Sierra College
3rd Place - Team CRC, Cosumnes River College
Best New Team
O'Rangers, Cosumnes Oaks High School
Inland Empire
Middle School
1st Place - CyberKnights 1 - Landmark Middle School
2nd Place - CyberKnights2 - Landmark Middle School
3rd Place - Palm Cyber Defense 1, Palm Middle School
Congratulations to all our competitors
2024 Awards Ceremony
About The Competition
The 6th annual 2024 NorCalCyber Mayors Cup was open to any student in middle school, high school, and community college in Northern California. For some participants, it was their first experience with cybersecurity. They learned cutting-edge cybersecurity content from experts across California. The NorCalCyber Mayors Cup is a chance for students to engage and potentially re-engage with cybersecurity education; using the Cyber Skyline platform; which is also used by the National Cyber League. The Mayors Cup experience was designed for equity of access, allowing students to participate with Chromebook-type devices. If you are interested in participating in the 2025 NorCalCyber Mayors Cup send an email to: cmcc@syned.org.
The NorCalCyber Mayors Cup is a experience that culminates with a competition. The experience begins when Cyber Skyline's practice gymnasium (gym) opens.
In this capture the flag (CTF) competition, students will work together in teams to solve a variety of real-world cybersecurity challenges that will have them decipher encrypted messages, track down hackers, identify data breaches, and more.
Team members can practice and learn in the gym whether they are a beginner or more experienced players. Competitors only need a Chromebook to compete. See the videos on this site to learn about the tools and capabilities.
Participants are ranked first by the teams having the most points. In the event of a tie, they are secondarily ranked by the highest accuracy. If there is a tie on points, they are then ranked by the speed at which they took to submit their final answer.
At the end of the competitions, students will be provided a scorecard showing their personal knowledge and performance. This information may be used on the student's resume or LinkedIn profile.
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