CyberTitan Champions: Inside Canada's National High School Cybersecurity Competition (and CyberPatriot)

Cybersecurity Today on the Weekend interviews the winning Canadian CyberTitan team ("S-ores"/a regex-based name) along with coach Phil, educator Tim, and CyberTitan manager Sheena to explain how CyberTitan (run by ICTC) connects to the international CyberPatriot program. They describe the competition mechanics—securing compromised Windows, Windows Server, and Linux virtual machines for points, plus Cisco Packet Tracer networking—and how Canadian teams compete through CyberPatriot before the top teams advance to a national CyberTitan final. Students Faye and Eric share why they joined, their learning "aha" moments in Windows tools and networking concepts, and the value of teamwork. The guests discuss teacher benefits, free training materials, building diverse participation, sponsorship challenges, and hopes for a fully Canadian program with regional events and cloud-based cyber ranges like Field Effect's. 00:00 Weekend Show Intro 01:00 Tim's CyberTitan Journey 01:46 ICTC Explained 02:08 Who Can Compete 02:42 Why CyberTitan Matters 03:22 Origins and CyberPatriot Link 04:04 How The Competition Works 05:09 Meet Team Sors 07:07 Coach Phil's Role 09:44 Why Students Join 12:08 Student Aha Moments 15:13 Community and Teacher Wins 16:34 Sheena Runs The Show 17:29 Scale and National Reach 18:51 Coast To Coast Growth 19:40 XOR Team's Home District 19:55 Teams Across Toronto 20:39 Trophies Medals Coins 21:22 Eric Why Join 23:04 Faye Encouragement Story 25:51 Teachers Start Teams 27:52 Building Girls Pipeline 30:40 Cloud Range Future 33:49 2030 Vision Wrap