{"id":218895,"date":"2026-05-22T17:44:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T21:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/22\/honolulu-cc-cybersecurity-team-cracks-the-top-5-nationally\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T17:55:19","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T21:55:19","slug":"honolulu-cc-cybersecurity-team-cracks-the-top-5-nationally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/22\/honolulu-cc-cybersecurity-team-cracks-the-top-5-nationally\/","title":{"rendered":"Honolulu CC cybersecurity team cracks the top 5 nationally"},"content":{"rendered":"

Honolulu CC cybersecurity team cracks the top 5 nationally<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/05\/22\/honolulu-cc-cybersecurity-team-top-5-nationally\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-05-22 17:44:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.hawaii.edu<\/a><\/p>\n

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Using an unordered list, summarize the following article with between 4 and 8 key points. Reading time: 2 minutesHonolulu CC\u2018s Hawaii Advanced Technology Society (HATS) club
\nThe Honolulu Community College student club, Hawaii Advanced Technology Society (HATS), placed fourth nationally in the 2026 National Cyber League Competition (NCL). They vied against more than 3,700 university teams from two-year and four-year institutions across the country.
\n\u201cWorking through real-world challenges alongside teammates teaches you things you can\u2019t fully get from a classroom alone, how to trust each other, think under pressure, and grow as a team,\u201d HATS President Nicholas Anich said. \u201cI\u2019m proud of how we performed, and even prouder of the community HATS has built: a group of students who genuinely show up for one another.\u201d
\nThe NCL Competition held in April challenged participants with cybersecurity scenarios, testing essential skills for the IT and cybersecurity workforce. The HATS team was composed of students from Honolulu CC\u2019s Computing, Security & Networking Technologies (CSNT) program, along with CSNT alumni now attending the University of Hawai\u02bbi\u2013West Oahu.
\n\u201cNCL was a great competition to hone and apply the skills I\u2019ve picked up both inside and outside of the classroom,\u201d Anich said. \u201cHATS, the club that competes in events like this, has truly been one of the most rewarding parts of my time at Honolulu CC.\u201d
\nYears of work
\nHe credited mentors Gerome Catbagan, Jayson Hayworth and Bradley Ramos for their support. Former HATS president Jordan Yamaguchi said the placement was a result of years of effort.
\n\u201cAs the former HATS president, participating in this NCL competition felt like the culmination of all of our current and former HATS members\u2019 hard work,\u201d Yamaguchi said. \u201cWe spent several semesters together learning about the different categories in the competition and working out different techniques we could use to help us score higher, so placing fourth in the nation feels incredibly rewarding.\u201d
\nIn 2025, the team earned second place in the At-Large Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition, part of the national Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (CCDC) program. Through competitions such as NCL and CCDC, Honolulu CC students continue to gain hands-on experience while bringing recognition to the college on a national stage.
\n\u2014By Amelia Oldham<\/p>\n

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