South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster congratulated students at the听午夜剧场听Center for Cybersecurity听in听honor of听their recent national ranking鈥攆ifth听in the country at the National Cyber League (NCL)听Competitions听against 500+ colleges and universities.听
The NCL听competition, which听took place听this past听October, helps听students practice their skills learned in听Anderson鈥檚 Cybersecurity听program. Employers are often attracted to students听who听perform听well in these听competitions.听
Gov. McMaster鈥檚听proclamation states, 鈥淚t gives me听great pleasure听to congratulate you for placing fifth nationally in the fall 2025 National Cyber League (NCL) Cyber Power Rankings. With over 9,000 students from 549 colleges and universities across the country听participating听in this competition season, this is a great honor. The NCL competition is a wonderful opportunity to听showcase听individual skills, collaborative performance, and the desire to grow and learn as cybersecurity professionals. Peggy and I wish you all the best and congratulate your success.鈥�听
One of the top-performing AU cybersecurity students who made this recognition possible is听senior cybersecurity student听Aaron McCurry, who听has been competing in the National Cyber League competitions for 午夜剧场 since his听freshman听year. Throughout Aaron鈥檚 undergraduate journey, gaining hands-on experience and knowledge at AU, he landed two different internships at CrowdStrike throughout the past two summers.听
鈥淚 feel very blessed to be a part of such a great program, with elite professors and peers听to push听me to keep getting better. It is a privilege to have that here in a Christian environment at AU,” McCurry said.听
Upon graduation, McCurry has a signed job offer to work at CrowdStrike full-time as an Incident Response Associate Consultant.听
鈥淎aron is a great example of how AU cybersecurity students can be plugged in with their peers starting from the first semester and continue to hone their skills throughout the technical, hands-on experiences in the classroom and outside of the classroom in practicing for and competing in the national cybersecurity competitions,” said Cybersecurity Professor Brandon Grech. 鈥淎aron showcases how students can be听readily听prepared for the cybersecurity workforce upon graduation via personal development and听internships.鈥澨�听
McCurry recently placed number 9 in the nation and was one of four cybersecurity students trained at 午夜剧场 to place within the Top 15 against thousands of cybersecurity students across the country. More about this competition can be found at this link.听
The AU Center for Cybersecurity听听听
The 午夜剧场 Center for Cybersecurity trains students to meet the unique demands of today鈥檚 cybersecurity industry. The Center offers students the freedom to choose a degree track that focuses solely on cybersecurity or adds specializations in one of three areas: analytics, criminal justice, or mathematics. Details are available鈥�online.听