PEMBROKE, N.C., Oct. 2 -- The University of North Carolina at Pembroke issued the following news release:
From his home in Nigeria, Chidubem "Sacony" Chukwu searched online for universities
offering a standalone degree in
cybersecurity.
His search led him to UNC Pembroke.
Two years later, the senior is preparing to graduate and begin his career as a security
engineer
with Microsoft.
The job offer followed a standout summer internship in which Chukwu put his skills
to the test
alongside some of the nation's brightest college students. He and four fellow interns
captured first place in Microsoft's Strike Intern Capture the Flag competition, identifying
vulnerabilities and exploiting weaknesses in simulated technology environments.
For Ch...