CHALLENGE THEME: BURROWING THE BUSINESS

Get ready for the fourth annual Target Cyber Defense Challenge! The challenge will give WiCyS members hands-on experience and a taste of what it’s like to be on a cyber defense team. From tackling intel-driven scenarios to experiencing current threats in the landscape, this challenge will offer many learning opportunities for members to hone their cybersecurity skills. In this year’s challenge, you will first play both the defender and threat actor roles during a tech company take-over where someone is Burrowing in the Business.

This engaging program is for WiCyS members to dive in, gain new learning experiences, network with an inclusive cohort of peers, work one-on-one with the Target cybersecurity team, and explore what incident response, threat detection, and threat intelligence are all about.

The top 10 participants will also receive a scholarship to attend the 2026 WiCyS Conference.

No previous cybersecurity experience is required to join this training since it’s a tiered, multi-staged learning opportunity

More Details: https://www.wicys.org/benefits/cyber-defense-challenge-made-possible-by-target/