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NPS Invites Tech Community to Hack the Ship
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NPS Invites Tech Community to Hack the Ship

By MC2 Victoria Ochoa

The Naval Postgraduate School's (NPS) Center for Cyber Warfare (CCW), in partnership with Defense Innovation Unit Experimental (DIUx) and the NPS Foundation, will be hosting the second in a series of hackathon events designed to bring the tech community closer to the Navy's challenges. Called Hack the Machine, the upcoming event in Austin, Texas, February 17-19, hopes to infuse new ideas and innovation into maritime cybersecurity.

"What we're trying to do is raise awareness about the importance of maritime cyberspace so that we can keep safe ocean travel possible," said CCW Director, Cmdr. Zachary Staples. "Our mission is to win wars, deter aggression, and maintain freedom of the seas, and maintaining freedom of the seas is really why got a Navy over 200 years ago."

With an increased globalization of trade, over 80 percent of the world's tangible GDP is loaded onto a ship at any given time, moving from the manufacturer to the market. Staples says this means a significant portion of the world's economy is dependent on the infrastructure and transportation systems that help goods get to their destinations safely.

"The real purpose of the hackathon is not necessarily the technological outcomes that may come out of it, it's about creating a culture of innovation around a particular element of cyberspace that the world is so dependent on. And if it were ever threatened we, the Navy, would be asked to do something about it," said Staples.

That culture of innovation Staples is looking to build means getting the military to work alongside young, driven technology innovators.

"We feel like it's important to build a community of practice that's not just the Navy; it's industry, it's academia, and it's young entrepreneurs and innovators that will bring new ideas into this space," said Staples.

Hack the Machine will be held at Capital Factory in Austin, February 17-19. For more information, check out the event website.
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