--- title: International Cybersecurity Championship & Conference (IC3) | July 31–August 4, 2023 | San Diego, California description: Level up @IC3 2023! Join us for a unique International Cybersecurity Championship Game and Conference bringing together over 250 athletes across the globe, speakers, and game providers to celebrate the value of cybersecurity games in our community. image: https://www.ic3.games/hubfs/IC3%20%20Featured%20Image.png --- ## INTERNATIONAL CYBERSECURITY CHAMPIONSHIP & CONFERENCE   USA | CANADA LATIN AMERICA | aSIA eUROPE | OCEANIA AFRICA [![](https://www.ic3.games/hs-fs/hubfs/IC3-Championship-Conference/Website/IC3-logo-no-squares.png?width=600&height=458&name=IC3-logo-no-squares.png)](https://www.ic3.games/) ### August 1-4, 2023 San Diego, California Hilton La Jolla Torrey Pines [ CYBER SPEAKERS ](https://www.ic3.games#speaker) [ GLOBAL TEAMS ](https://www.ic3.games/2023-teams) [ HANDS-ON EXPO ](https://www.ic3.games#expo) Come Learn. Come Watch. Come Play. # What is the International Cybersecurity Championship & Conference? #### Addressing Talent Development and Workforce Upskilling Through Gaming CHAMPIONSHIP Connect with top cybersecurity experts from around the world while experiencing the excitement of cybersecurity-oriented esports. Seven teams of cyber athletes ages 18-25 will represent over 65 nations in a final championship. In addition to the 600-700 expected attendees, the games will be live-streamed on Twitch to thousands of fans. CONFERENCE As if the action of the games wasn't enough, our speaker lineup will keep you on the edge of your seats. They include leading cyber experts from the US Department of Homeland Security, EU, UAE, Microsoft, Mastercard, Google & Mandiant, and more! These global speakers from governments, corporations, and academia will discuss topics including: - The power of global collaboration to cultivate a strong, diverse cyber workforce. - The importance of aligning academia and corporations with cyber games and exercises that drive needed job skills. - The role of cyber games and exercises for building resilience into our risk strategies. ## CONGRATULATIONS!!! ### 1ST PLACE - TEAM EUROPE ### 2ND PLACE - TEAM OCEANIA ### 3RD PLACE - TEAM ASIA CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF THE TEAMS COMPETING IN THE 2023 CHAMPIONSHIP. [ VIEW SCRAPBOOK ](https://www.ic3.games/scrapbook) ## EXPERT CYBER TALKS   ![Nitin_Natarajan](https://www.ic3.games/hubfs/IC3-Championship-Conference/Website/speakers/Nitin_Natarajan.png "Nitin_Natarajan") ###### Nitin Natarajan Deputy Director, CISA ![Rodney_Peterson](https://www.ic3.games/hubfs/IC3-Championship-Conference/Website/speakers/Rodney_Peterson.png "Rodney_Peterson") ###### Rodney J. Petersen Director, NICE ![Despina Spanou](https://www.ic3.games/hubfs/Despina%20Spanou.png "Despina Spanou") ###### Despina Spanou Head of Cabinet for European Commission Vice President Margaritis Schinas ![DrMohamed_Al-Kuwaiti](https://www.ic3.games/hubfs/IC3-Championship-Conference/Website/speakers/DrMohamed_Al-Kuwaiti.png "DrMohamed_Al-Kuwaiti") ###### H.E. Dr. Mohamed Al-Kuwaiti Head of Cyber Security, United Arab Emirates Government (UAE) - ![Eric_Belardo](https://www.ic3.games/hs-fs/hubfs/IC3-Championship-Conference/Website/speakers/Eric_Belardo.png?width=300&height=300&name=Eric_Belardo.png) **ERIC BELARDO **Founder of RaicesCyberOrg Add CTA: Insert > Call-to-Action. Please remove this text. - ![Ping_Look](https://www.ic3.games/hs-fs/hubfs/IC3-Championship-Conference/Website/speakers/Ping_Look.png?width=300&height=300&name=Ping_Look.png) **PING LOOK** Director, Training & Communications, Microsoft Incident Response Team (formerly DART) Add CTA: Insert > Call-to-Action. Please remove this text. - ![DrJon_Brickey](https://www.ic3.games/hs-fs/hubfs/IC3-Championship-Conference/Website/speakers/DrJon_Brickey.png?width=300&height=300&name=DrJon_Brickey.png) **JON BRICKEY, Ph.D. **Senior Vice President & Cybersecurity Evangelist, Mastercard Technology Add CTA: Insert > Call-to-Action. Please remove this text. - ![Jessica_Gulick](https://www.ic3.games/hs-fs/hubfs/IC3-Championship-Conference/Website/speakers/Jessica_Gulick.png?width=300&height=300&name=Jessica_Gulick.png) **JESSICA GULICK** Founder & CEO, PlayCyber Add CTA: Insert > Call-to-Action. Please remove this text. - ![Matt_Berry](https://www.ic3.games/hs-fs/hubfs/IC3-Championship-Conference/Website/speakers/Matt_Berry.png?width=300&height=300&name=Matt_Berry.png) **MATT BERRY **Sr. Director, Field CTO of Cybersecurity, World Wide Technology (WWT) Add CTA: Insert > Call-to-Action. Please remove this text. - ![Angus_Blitter](https://www.ic3.games/hs-fs/hubfs/IC3-Championship-Conference/Website/speakers/Angus_Blitter.png?width=300&height=300&name=Angus_Blitter.png) **ANGUS BLITTER **Packet Master and Creator of Packetwars Add CTA: Insert > Call-to-Action. Please remove this text. - ![Danielle_Santos](https://www.ic3.games/hs-fs/hubfs/IC3-Championship-Conference/Website/speakers/Danielle_Santos_2.png?width=300&height=300&name=Danielle_Santos_2.png) **DANIELLE SANTOS** Manager of Communications & Operations / Lead for International Engagement, NICE Add CTA: Insert > Call-to-Action. Please remove this text. - ![Tomas_Maldonado](https://www.ic3.games/hs-fs/hubfs/IC3-Championship-Conference/Website/speakers/Tomas_Maldonado.png?width=300&height=300&name=Tomas_Maldonado.png) **TOMÁS MALDONADO** CISO, NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE (NFL) Add CTA: Insert > Call-to-Action. Please remove this text. - ![Carlos_Polop](https://www.ic3.games/hs-fs/hubfs/IC3-Championship-Conference/Website/speakers/Carlos_Polop_Martin_2.png?width=300&height=300&name=Carlos_Polop_Martin_2.png) **CARLOS POLOP** Hacking Content Creator, Halborn Add CTA: Insert > Call-to-Action. Please remove this text. - ![Simran_Sakraney](https://www.ic3.games/hs-fs/hubfs/IC3-Championship-Conference/Website/speakers/Simran_Sakraney.png?width=300&height=300&name=Simran_Sakraney.png) **SIMRAN SAKRANEY** Cyber Security Strategic Advisor, Google & Mandiant Add CTA: Insert > Call-to-Action. Please remove this text. - ![Ron_Pike](https://www.ic3.games/hs-fs/hubfs/IC3-Championship-Conference/Website/speakers/Ron_Pike.png?width=300&height=300&name=Ron_Pike.png) **RON PIKE** Associate Professor & Director, California Center for Cyber Risk, Cal Poly Pomona Add CTA: Insert > Call-to-Action. Please remove this text. - ![Dr. Amit Elezari](https://www.ic3.games/hs-fs/hubfs/DrMohamed_Al-Kuwaiti.png?width=300&height=300&name=DrMohamed_Al-Kuwaiti.png) **DR. AMIT ELAZARI, J.S.D.** Co-Founder and CEO, OpenPolicy Add CTA: Insert > Call-to-Action. Please remove this text. - ![Eric Basu](https://www.ic3.games/hs-fs/hubfs/Eric%20Basu.png?width=300&height=300&name=Eric%20Basu.png) **ERIC BASU** Founder and CEO, Haiku Inc Add CTA: Insert > Call-to-Action. Please remove this text. - ![David Zeichick](https://www.ic3.games/hs-fs/hubfs/IC3-Championship-Conference/Website/speakers/David%20Zeichick.png?width=300&height=300&name=David%20Zeichick.png) **DAVID ZEICHICK** Commissioner of the National Cyber League and Assistant Professor, Computer Science, California State University - Chico Add CTA: Insert > Call-to-Action. Please remove this text. - ![Dmitriy Beryoza](https://www.ic3.games/hs-fs/hubfs/Dmitriy%20Beryoza.png?width=300&height=300&name=Dmitriy%20Beryoza.png) **DMITRIY BERYOZA** Senior Security Researcher, Vectra AI Add CTA: Insert > Call-to-Action. Please remove this text. - ![Pete Hay](https://www.ic3.games/hs-fs/hubfs/IC3-Championship-Conference/Website/speakers/Pete%20Hay-1.png?width=300&height=300&name=Pete%20Hay-1.png) **PETER HAY** Principal Security Strategist, SimSpace Add CTA: Insert > Call-to-Action. Please remove this text. - ![_Attlee Munyaradzi Gamundani](https://www.ic3.games/hs-fs/hubfs/_Attlee%20Munyaradzi%20Gamundani.png?width=300&height=300&name=_Attlee%20Munyaradzi%20Gamundani.png) **ATTLEE GAMUNDANI, Ph.D** Associate Professor, Namibia University of Science and Technology Add CTA: Insert > Call-to-Action. Please remove this text. - ![Nadean Tanner](https://www.ic3.games/hs-fs/hubfs/Nadean%20Tanner.png?width=300&height=300&name=Nadean%20Tanner.png) **NADEAN TANNER** Senior Manager, Education Services,  Google/Mandiant Add CTA: Insert > Call-to-Action. Please remove this text. - ![Dan Meacham](https://www.ic3.games/hs-fs/hubfs/Dan%20Meacham.png?width=300&height=300&name=Dan%20Meacham.png) **DAN MEACHAM** VP, Global Security and Operations, CSO / CISO, Legendary Entertainment Add CTA: Insert > Call-to-Action. Please remove this text. - ![Scott Gicking](https://www.ic3.games/hs-fs/hubfs/Scott%20Gicking.png?width=300&height=300&name=Scott%20Gicking.png) **SCOTT GIKING** Chief Information Security Officer,  Hyundai AutoEver America Add CTA: Insert > Call-to-Action. Please remove this text. - ![Chase Franzen](https://www.ic3.games/hs-fs/hubfs/Chase%20Franzen.png?width=300&height=300&name=Chase%20Franzen.png) **CHASE FRAZEM** Chief Information Security Officer,  VP of IT Risk Management, Sharp HealthCare Add CTA: Insert > Call-to-Action. Please remove this text. - ![Antonio Scurlock](https://www.ic3.games/hs-fs/hubfs/Antonio%20Scurlock.png?width=300&height=300&name=Antonio%20Scurlock.png) **ANTONIO "T" SCURLOCK** Deputy Chief Learning Officer (CLO), CISA Add CTA: Insert > Call-to-Action. Please remove this text. - ![Kristin Demoranville](https://www.ic3.games/hs-fs/hubfs/Kristin%20D.png?width=300&height=300&name=Kristin%20D.png) **KRISTIN DEMORANVILLE** CEO & Founder, AnzenSage Add CTA: Insert > Call-to-Action. Please remove this text. - ![Josh Brunty](https://www.ic3.games/hs-fs/hubfs/Josh%20Brunty.png?width=300&height=300&name=Josh%20Brunty.png) **JOSH BRUNTY** Associate Professor, Marshall University Add CTA: Insert > Call-to-Action. Please remove this text. - ![Jonathan Behnke ](https://www.ic3.games/hs-fs/hubfs/IC3-Championship-Conference/Website/speakers/Jonathan%20Behnke%20.png?width=300&height=300&name=Jonathan%20Behnke%20.png) **JONATHAN BEHNKE** Chief Information Officer, City of San Diego Add CTA: Insert > Call-to-Action. Please remove this text. - ![Jonathan Check ](https://www.ic3.games/hs-fs/hubfs/IC3-Championship-Conference/Website/speakers/Jonathan%20Check%20.png?width=300&height=300&name=Jonathan%20Check%20.png) **JON CHECK** Executive Director, Cyber Protection Solutions, Raytheon Intelligence & Space Add CTA: Insert > Call-to-Action. Please remove this text. - ![Nick Ippolito](https://www.ic3.games/hs-fs/hubfs/IC3-Championship-Conference/Website/speakers/Nick%20Ippolito%20-%20HTB%20.png?width=300&height=300&name=Nick%20Ippolito%20-%20HTB%20.png) **NICK IPPOLITO** Training Labs Architect, Hack The Box (HTB) Add CTA: Insert > Call-to-Action. Please remove this text. - ![Demosthenes Ikonomou](https://www.ic3.games/hs-fs/hubfs/%232%20Demosthenes%20Ikonomou.png?width=300&height=300&name=%232%20Demosthenes%20Ikonomou.png) **DEMOSTHENES IKONOMOU**  Head of Capacity Building Unit, ENISA Add CTA: Insert > Call-to-Action. Please remove this text. - ![Dr Ioannis Agrafiotis](https://www.ic3.games/hs-fs/hubfs/IC3-Championship-Conference/Website/speakers/Dr%20Ioannis%20Agrafiotis.png?width=300&height=300&name=Dr%20Ioannis%20Agrafiotis.png) **DR. IOANNIS AGRAFIOTIS** Cybersecurity Expert at European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) Add CTA: Insert > Call-to-Action. Please remove this text. - ![Josh Brunty (1)](https://www.ic3.games/hs-fs/hubfs/Josh%20Brunty%20(1).png?width=300&height=300&name=Josh%20Brunty%20(1).png) **DR. JOSH BRUNTY** Associate Professor & Director of the Cyber Forensics & Security Graduate Program. Marshall University Add CTA: Insert > Call-to-Action. Please remove this text. - ![Zachary Williams](https://www.ic3.games/hs-fs/hubfs/Zachary%20Williams.png?width=300&height=300&name=Zachary%20Williams.png) **ZACHARY WILLIAMS** FCC/C10F INOCCS Lead, NIWC Pacific Cybersecurity Division Staff Add CTA: Insert > Call-to-Action. Please remove this text. - ![Brian Sak](https://www.ic3.games/hs-fs/hubfs/Brian%20Sak.png?width=300&height=300&name=Brian%20Sak.png) **BRIAN SAK** Technical Solutions Architect, Cisco  Add CTA: Insert > Call-to-Action. Please remove this text. - ![Stuart King, Industry Advisor, Tata Consultancy Services](https://www.ic3.games/hs-fs/hubfs/Stuart%20King%2c%20Industry%20Advisor%2c%20Tata%20Consultancy%20Services.png?width=300&height=300&name=Stuart%20King%2c%20Industry%20Advisor%2c%20Tata%20Consultancy%20Services.png) **STEWART KING** Industry Advisor, Tata Consultancy Services Add CTA: Insert > Call-to-Action. Please remove this text. ### Join us at the Conference: Expert CYBER Talks   ## CONFERENCE AGENDA *Schedule subject to change* TUESDAY, AUGUST 1, 2023 | #### 8:30AM - 8:50AM | #####  Welcome & Opening Remarks   Eric Belardo, Executive Director and Founder, Raices Cyber Org   Jessica Gulick, Commissioner, US Cyber Team | | --- | --- | | #### 8:50AM - 9:00AM | ##### Opening Announcements Jonathan Behnke, CIO for the City of San Diego Department of Information Technology | | #### 9:00AM - 9:30AM | ##### Coaches Panel Join us for a conversation with a few of our team coaches. **Moderator: **Eric Belardo, Executive Director and Founder, Raices Cyber Org **Panelists: ** - Tom Levasseur, Head Coach, Team Canada - Ken Jenkins, Head Coach, Team USA - Ryan Koh, Head Coach, Team Oceania | | #### 9:45AM - 10:30AM | ##### Changing the Game: Why Innovation is the Key to Success Dan Meacham, VP, Global Security and Operations, CSO / CISO at Legendary Entertainment | | #### 10:40AM - 11:00AM | ##### Cloud: A Game Changer For Red Teaming & Privacy Carlos Polop Martin, Hacking Content Creator, Halborn | | #### 11:10AM - 11:55AM | ##### D1 Cyber A panel of academic leaders discusses the use of cyber games in academia. **Moderator: **Dan Manson, Chairman at NCL, Inc. **Panelists: ** - Ron Pike, Associate Professor at Cal Poly Pomona - David Zeichick, Assistant Professor, Computer Science at California State University Chico and NCL Commissioner - Attlee M. Gamundani, PhD, Associate Professor at Namibia University of Science and Technology - Dr. Ioannis Agrafiotis, Cybersecurity Expert at European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) - Dr. Josh Brunty, Associate Professor & Director of the Cyber Forensics & Security Graduate Program at Marshall University | | #### 1:45PM - 3:45PM | ##### WWT presents Cisco XDR Capture the Flag Workshop This workshop will introduce you to Cisco XDR, a new product that supercharges your SecOps teams by correlating data and telemetry from your email, network, cloud, workloads, and endpoints enabling visibility and context into advanced threats. Come compete in this CTF-style activity where you earn points by uncovering details about simulated incidents and use the tools to respond to threats in the environment.  | WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 2023 | #### 8:45AM - 9:05AM | ##### Arena Keynote: Rodney J. Petersen, Director, NICE Introduction by Jon Check, Executive Director, Cyber Protection Solutions, Raytheon Intelligence & Space | | --- | --- | | #### 9:45AM - 10:15AM | ##### Building High-Performing Cyber Teams Security executives discuss how they cultivate high-performance cyber teams through team training, cyber games, and exercises. **Moderator: ** Tomás Maldonado, CISO, NFL **Panelists: ** - Scott Gicking, Chief Information Security Officer, Hyundai AutoEver America - Chase Franzen, Chief Information Security Officer & VP of IT Risk Management, Sharp HealthCare | | #### 10:30AM - 10:45AM | ##### US Cyber Team Sponsor Recognition Jessica Gulick, Commissioner of the US Cyber Team would like to thank and recognize sponsors and partners for their support. | | #### 10:50AM - 11:20AM | ##### Cyber Implications of the Rise of AI Julian Zottl, Chief Technology Officer, Raytheon Technologies | | #### 11:30AM - 12:00PM | ##### Getting Value From Cyber Exercises Simran Sakraney, Cybersecurity Consultant, and Nadean Tanner, Senior Manager, Education Services at Google/Mandiant | | #### 1:45PM - 2:30PM | ##### Cyber Ranges: Building, Operating, And Maintaining Angus Blitter, Packet Master and Creator of Packetwars, and Matt Berry, Senior Director (Global Field Cyber CTO) at WWT | THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 2023 | #### 8:45AM - 9:05AM | ##### Arena Keynote Nitin Natarajan, Deputy Director, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) United States Department of Homeland Security Introduction by Jon Brickey Ph.D., Senior Vice President, Cybersecurity Evangelist, Mastercard Technology | | --- | --- | | #### 9:15AM - 9:45 AM | ##### Featured Fireside Chat With HE DR. Mohamed Hamad Al-Kuwaiti Antonio "T" Scurlock, Deputy Chief Learning Officer at CISA, discusses the UAE Cybersecurity Council’s award-winning Cyber Pulse initiative, which provides cyber culture awareness on a national level, with HE DR. Mohamed Hamad Al-Kuwaiti. | | #### 9:45AM - 10:25AM | ##### Achieving Resilience In Critical Infrastructure Critical infrastructure security executives discuss the need for continuous team training and exercises as a vital part of their risk management strategies. **Moderator: **Jon Brickey Ph.D., Senior Vice President, Cybersecurity Evangelist, Mastercard Technology **Panelists: ** - Kristin Demoranville, Founder & CEO of AnzenSage - Demosthenes Ikonomou, Head of Capacity Building Unit, ENISA - Stuart King, Industry Advisor, Tata Consultancy Services - Zachary Williams, FCC/C10F INOCCS Lead, NIWC Pacific Cybersecurity Division Staff | | #### 10:30AM - 11:10AM | ##### Unlocking Cyber Potential — Cyber Athlete & Game Maker Panel A panel of gamers and game makers discuss the evolution of cyber games and its future.  **Moderator: **Ping Look, Director, Training & Communications at Microsoft Incident Response Team **Panelists: ** - Eric Basu, CEO at Haiku - Dmitriy Beryoza, Senior Security Researcher at Vectra AI - Pete Hay, Principal Security Strategist at SimSpace | | #### 11:20AM - 12:00PM | ##### Hacking Policy and Policy Hacking — A Hacker Guide to the Universe of Cyber Policy Dr.Amit Elazari, Co-Founder and CEO of OpenPolicy, will discuss how Cybersecurity Policy has transformed our industry globally. This domain also serves as an amazing opportunity to drive impact at scale and collaborate with the hacker ecosystem to drive better policies and better security – that advance all users. This talk invites the audience to explore the latest trend in cyber policy globally, focusing on areas such as secure development, workforce, vulnerability disclosure, product security, and anti-hacking laws. We will cover the latest developments from the National Cyber Security Strategy to the EU Cyber Resilience Act – and introduce the audience to the world of policy hacking, and policy “hacking”. | | #### 1:45PM - 2:30PM | ##### Featured Fireside Chat with Despina Spanou, Head of Cabinet for European Commission Vice President Margaritis Schinas NICE's Danielle Santos discusses the EU's Cybersecurity Skills Academy Initiatives with Despina Spanou. |   ## INTERNATIONAL CYBERSECURITY CHALLENGE ### 7 TEAMS COMPETE IN cAPTURE THE fLAG, ATTACK & dEFENSE, AND HARDWARE SECURITY [![team-africa-logo](https://www.ic3.games/hs-fs/hubfs/IC3-Championship-Conference/Website/team-africa-logo.png?width=150&height=150&name=team-africa-logo.png "team-africa-logo")](https://www.ic3.games/2023-teams#africa) [![Team Asia logo-2023](https://www.ic3.games/hs-fs/hubfs/IC3-Championship-Conference/Team%20Asia%20logo-2023.png?width=364&height=75&name=Team%20Asia%20logo-2023.png "Team Asia logo-2023")](https://www.ic3.games/2023-teams#asia) [![Logo-csc21-black-menu](https://www.ic3.games/hs-fs/hubfs/IC3-Championship-Conference/Website/Logo-csc21-black-menu.png?width=305&height=75&name=Logo-csc21-black-menu.png "Logo-csc21-black-menu")](https://www.ic3.games/2023-teams#canada) [![Team_Europe_Logo-1](https://www.ic3.games/hs-fs/hubfs/IC3-Championship-Conference/Website/Team_Europe_Logo-1.png?width=150&height=150&name=Team_Europe_Logo-1.png "Team_Europe_Logo-1")](https://www.ic3.games/2023-teams#europe) [![Team Latin America](https://www.ic3.games/hs-fs/hubfs/IC3-Championship-Conference/Website/Team%20Latin%20America.png?width=188&height=150&name=Team%20Latin%20America.png "Team Latin America")](https://www.ic3.games/2023-teams#latin-america) [![team oceania ICC logo](https://www.ic3.games/hs-fs/hubfs/IC3-Championship-Conference/Website/team%20oceania%20ICC%20logo.png?width=222&height=75&name=team%20oceania%20ICC%20logo.png "team oceania ICC logo")](https://www.ic3.games/2023-teams#oceania) [![US Cyber Team Logo (150x150)](https://www.ic3.games/hs-fs/hubfs/USCyberGames/USCG-Season1/USCG-LOGOS-Official/US%20Cyber%20Team%20Logo%20(150x150).png?width=150&height=150&name=US%20Cyber%20Team%20Logo%20(150x150).png "US Cyber Team Logo (150x150)")](https://www.ic3.games/2023-teams#usa) [ MEET THE TEAMS ](https://www.ic3.games/2023-teams) ### Join us at the Conference: INTERNATIONAL CYBERSECURITY CHALLENGE   ## Get in the Game HANDS-ON Cybersecurity EXPO   ##### Cybersecurity Games ##### Training Platforms ##### Cybersecurity Escape Rooms ## Don't Miss This Special Feature ### CISA INL Escape Room CISA and Idaho National Lab will host an immersive Escape Room adventure to test your cybersecurity and infrastructure protection skills. This Escape Room will challenge you through a series of traditional time-bound challenges for all skill levels. Cybersecurity puzzles involve wireless technologies, Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) analysis, database exploitation, network discovery, industrial control systems, cryptography, Arduino backed puzzles, and more. Come have fun while learning more about cybersecurity with CISA and Idaho National Lab. Limited spots available. Event registration required. ![CISA-logo](https://www.ic3.games/hs-fs/hubfs/USCyberGames/USCG-Season1/Partner-Sponsor/CISA-logo.png?width=150&height=150&name=CISA-logo.png "CISA-logo") ![IC3 - Confirmed Speaker Headshots (1)](https://www.ic3.games/hs-fs/hubfs/IC3%20-%20Confirmed%20Speaker%20Headshots%20(1).png?width=200&height=200&name=IC3%20-%20Confirmed%20Speaker%20Headshots%20(1).png "IC3 - Confirmed Speaker Headshots (1)") ![](https://www.ic3.games/hs-fs/hubfs/IC3-Championship-Conference/Website/STatic%20background-team%20card2.png?height=1700&name=STatic%20background-team%20card2.png)   ## WHAT IS IC3? The International Cybersecurity Championship and Conference (IC3) event is designed to attract top talent and raise global awareness of the power of games to upskill the cybersecurity industry. Through its exciting, competition-based forum, the IC3 helps individuals further their cybersecurity education and skills. IC3 is designed with three primary components. 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