Students Compete to Mount Best Defense Against Malicious Hackers

By ROBIN MEJIA

Brandon Hladysh's business was in trouble. Mr. Hladysh, a junior at Baker College of Flint, in southern Michigan, was supposed to be managing the computer network of a small company, but hackers had attacked, and several of his computer servers were down. In a battle with unseen enemies on the network, Mr. Hladysh...