CISA names winners of 2026 President’s Cup cybersecurity competition
CISA said it announced the winners of the seventh annual President’s Cup cybersecurity competition, which drew more than 800 individuals and 200 teams.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency said Tuesday that it named the winners of the seventh annual President’s Cup cybersecurity competition, a federal contest that drew more than 800 individuals and 200 teams.
CISA said it uses the competition to identify, challenge and reward federal cyber talent. The agency said the event tests defensive skills, offensive tradecraft and team strategy through scenarios that can include incident response, digital evidence analysis, reverse engineering and threat hunting.
According to CISA, this year’s contest began in January with virtual qualifiers. The finals were held in the Washington, DC area and concluded in the last week of May. Participants could enter one or more of three tracks: the Individuals Defensive Track, the Individuals Offensive Track and the Teams track.
CISA said the competition is open to federal civilian employees and active duty and reserve military personnel. The agency also said future participants can practice on earlier President’s Cup challenges at PresidentsCup.CISA.gov.
CISA Acting Director Nick Andersen said the President’s Cup features “the best cybersecurity talent the U.S. government has to offer.” Andersen also said the champions won through “sharp analysis, decisive action, and advanced cyber tradecraft.”
CISA did not include the winners’ names or usernames in the extracted source text reviewed for this article.
CISA said it will continue to lead and host the competition annually.
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