Integrating CDX into the graduate program

The Air Force Institute of Technology competed for the first time in the all-service cyber defense exercise this year. To do so required a restructuring of the existing specialty track in information systems security/assurance, in order to align with the exercise schedule and maintain an appropriate graduate level emphasis. In addition, the school was able to enroll, for the first time ever, senior enlisted members of the Air Force and Marine Corps who contributed a wealth of tactical, practical, knowledge and experience in deploying information systems under less than ideal conditions. The merits of these factors were borne out by the school´s success on its maiden effort.