The DoE runs CyberForce competition every year to introduce college cybersecurity students to the challenges of securing critical energy infrastructure. For eight hours we fought to keep our systems up and red team out, until, by the end, the uncontrollable twitch in my right eye told me I had chewed on too much stress for one day. This wasn’t your normal CTF, where teams competed to break into the systems and steal information. We weren’t just sitting ducks, we were Peking ducks ready to serve with plum sauce.”]