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CCIC 2021 Event Information


Overview

The California Cyber Innovation Challenge (CCIC) is the middle and high school cybersecurity championship for the State of California featuring two divisions. This installment is a gamified satellite cybercrime challenge scenario developed by the California Cybersecurity Institute at Cal Poly. It is comprised of a multi-layered cybercrime plot written by student employees from Cal Poly, complete with complex characters, physical and digital evidence chains, and puzzles that challenge participants are required to search through and analyze to solve a satellite hacking crime.  The development team has built a virtual-immersive environment within Unity, bringing the vision to life with Unity’s interactive and real-time 3D platform.

Technical Requirements

Minimum Browser Requirements

  Browser Support Minimum Version
Google Chrome  Yes Chrome 56 or Newer 
Mozilla Firefox  Yes Firefox 52 or Newer 
Apple Safari  No -
Microsoft Edge No -

*For best results, use the latest version of Firefox 

System Specs

  Minimum Needed
Windows  Windows 10 or later
Mac OSX 10.10.5 (Yosemite) or later 
Linux Any 64-bit distribution from 2014 or later
Processor AMD CPU A4-9120C 1.6 GHz or better 
Memory 4 GB RAM 
Storage At least 5 GB disk space available 
Network Broadband internet connection 

* Unity WebGL is currently not supported on mobile devices or Chromebooks. Check if your browser can run WebGL. WebGL is necessary to access the evidence collection locations. 

Virtual Event Tools

After being held in-person at California Polytechnic State University for three years, the CCIC became a fully virtual event at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The event now uses modern tools to provide an enhanced collaborative learning experience to students remotely. Discord and Zoom are the two main technologies that will be implemented during the CCIC 2021.

Discord

Discord is an online chat program that CCI uses to provide a virtual event server for all attendees. Students, coaches, parents, sponsors, and special guests can all view announcements and other live event info, and have access to certain chat channels to interact with one another. It also provides each team with private text and voice channels where they can type messages, send media, video chat, and share screens with one another as they collect evidence and solve the cybercrime. Students and attendees will be given access to the server roughly one week prior to the event, but all channels will be locked until the competition begins. Instructions for how to use Discord for a virtual event will be posted here a month or two in advance leading up to the CCIC in October, so check back for details. 

Zoom

Zoom is the CCIC tool of choice for conducting large addresses like the Opening and Closing Ceremonies. Almost everyone has used some type of remote video-communication service by now given the recently increased need for virtual collaboration. If you haven't used Zoom before, there is nothing to worry about. The platform is built to be very user-friendly and is web-based, so it doesn't require you to download any software to use. The only things you will need in order to join the large meetings during the CCIC are the meeting links that will be published inside the event Discord server.

 

Full Event Schedule

Friday, October 1st

Time Event Location
5:00 pm Opening Remarks Zoom
5:15 pm CCIC Event Information Zoom
5:25 pm Special Guest Presentation - Aaron Stevenson, USSF Zoom
5:35 pm Logistics and Closing Zoom

Saturday, October 2nd

Time Event Location
1:30 pm Welcome      Discord / Zoom
1:45 pm Competition Begins Discord
8:45 pm Competition ends Discord

 

Sunday, October 3rd

Time Event Location
9:00 am Competition Scoring Zoom
9:15 am Winners Announced Zoom
9:30 am Closing Remarks & Logistics Zoom
10:00 am Farewell Zoom