National Cyber League

DURING 2023, THE NATIONAL CYBER LEAGUE (NCL) PROVIDED A TRAINING PLATFORM AND A COMPETITION ON-LINE ENVIRONMENT TO IMPROVE THE SKILLS AND CAPABILITIES OF STUDENTS FROM HIGH SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES AROUND THE COUNTRY. AS A RESULT, THE 2023 NCL SPRING AND FALL SEASONS CONTINUED PREVIOUS SEASONS' OVERALL SUCCESS IN SCALING THE EXPERIENCE. NCL WAS ABLE TO DELIVER A COMPETITION EVENT EXPERIENCE TO A GREATER NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS, EXCEEDING 18,000 PLAYERS FOR BOTH SEASONS, WITH MUCH IMPROVED QUALITY RELATIVE TO THE PREVIOUS GAMES. AN AGGRESSIVE SOCIAL MEDIA COMMUNICATION CAMPAIGN ENGAGED FACULTY MEMBERS AND INTRODUCED THE USE OF NCL OFFERINGS IN THE CLASSROOM VIA WEB BROADCASTS LED BY THE NCL CHAIRMAN AND THE NCL COMMISSIONER. THE NCL CHANGED ITS BUSINESS MODEL IN THE PARTNERSHIP WITH CYBER SKYLINE IN MID-2021, AND ASKED CYBER SKYLINE TO UNDERTAKE THE MAJORITY OF ADMINISTRATIVE EFFORT, OPERATIONS OF THE SOFTWARE PLATFORM, COLLECTION OF REVENUES AND OTHER TIME-CONSUMING TASKS. IN RETURN, THERE IS AN AGREEMENT REGARDING SHARING OF GROSS REVENUES ON A FIXED PERCENTAGE, ALLOWING NCL TO FOCUS ON ITS MISSION TO SUPPORT EDUCATION EFFORTS IN CYBER SECURITY. THIS AGREEMENT WAS FULLY ACTIVE FOR TY23, REDUCING NCL'S OPERATIONAL COSTS SIGNIFICANTLY AND PROVIDING NET PROCEEDS THAT FUELED IMPORTANT RESEARCH AND NETWORKING ACTIVITIES ALIGNED WITH NCL'S NON PROFIT MISSION.