Awards
WINNers of the 2023
Norcal mayors cyber cup
Greater Sacramento:
Middle School 1st Place-The Other Half from Toby Johnson Middle School
High School 1st Place-Half Dome from Franklin High School
College 1st Place-Sacramento City College-Networking Club from Sacramento City College
Far North:
High School 1st Place-Geriatric Gerbils from Chico High School
College 1st Place- CR Team Purple from College of the Redwoods
Congratulations to all our competitors
About The Competition
The 5th annual 2023 NorCalCyber Mayors Cup was open to any student in middle school, high school, and community college in Northern California. For some participants, it was their first experience with cybersecurity. They learned cutting-edge cybersecurity content from experts across California. The NorCalCyber Mayors Cup is a chance for students to engage and potentially re-engage with cybersecurity education; using the Cyber Skyline platform; which is also used by the National Cyber League. The Mayors Cup experience was designed for equity of access, allowing students to participate with Chromebook-type devices. If you are interested in participating in the 2024 NorCalCyber Mayors Cup send an email to: tfredeen@syned.org.
The NorCalCyber Mayors Cup is a experience that culminates with a competition. The experience begins when Cyber Skyline's practice gymnasium (gym) opens.
In this capture the flag (CTF) competition, students will work together in teams to solve a variety of real-world cybersecurity challenges that will have them decipher encrypted messages, track down hackers, identify data breaches, and more.
Team members can practice and learn in the gym whether they are a beginner or more experienced players. Competitors only need a Chromebook to compete. See the videos on this site to learn about the tools and capabilities.
Participants are ranked first by the teams having the most points. In the event of a tie, they are secondarily ranked by the highest accuracy. If there is a tie on points, they are then ranked by the speed at which they took to submit their final answer.
At the end of the competitions, students will be provided a scorecard showing their personal knowledge and performance. This information may be used on the student's resume or LinkedIn profile.
General Information
Enjoy our weekly LIVE@5 webinars to learn more about cybersecurity careers and prepare for the competition.
★ TEAMS CAN BE MADE UP OF A MINIMUM OF 2 PLAYERS / MAXIMUM of 5 PLAYERS
★ UNLIMITED TEAMS PER SCHOOL
★ MEDALS AWARDED TO 1ST, 2ND, AND 3RD PLACE FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL, HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE STUDENTS
★ MAYORS CUP AWARDED TO TOP HIGH SCHOOL TEAM/ PERPETUAL TROPHY AWARDED TO TOP COLLEGE TEAM (To be kept on their campus until next competition in 2024)
2022 Awardees & Ceremony
EG City Council Recognizes FHS Half Dome.mp42021 Awardees
Greater Sacramento Region
Far North Region
