The Northrop Grumman Foundation, presenting sponsor of the Air
Force Association's (AFA) CyberPatriot program, presented $50,000
in scholarships this weekend to students on the winning teams of
the CyberPatriot V National Finals Competition, helping the
nation's future cyber defenders further their education.
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The winners from the All Service Division were: first place,
Marine Military Academy, Marine Corps Junior Reserve Officer
Training Corps (JROTC), Harlingen, Texas; second place,
Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School, Marine Corps
JROTC, Fitchburg, Mass.; and third place, La Cueva High School,
Marine Corps JROTC, Albuquerque, N.M.
The Open Division winners were: first place, Chantilly Academy,
Chantilly, Va.; second place, Marshall Academy, Falls Church, Va.;
and third place, Marshall Academy, Falls Church, Va.
Each student on the winning teams received a portion of the
total scholarship amount. First place winners were each awarded
$2,000, second place winners each received $1,500, and third place
winners each got $1,000. This is the third year Northrop Grumman
has provided these scholarship funds. For more information about
the event, go to:
http://www.newsinfusion.com/events/cyberpatriot.
"The United States is experiencing a growing shortage of
professionals interested in science, technology, engineering and
math, threatening our economic future and national security," said
Sandra Evers-Manly, vice president, Corporate Responsibility and
president of the Northrop Grumman Foundation. "Programs like
CyberPatriot, which are increasing the pool of young people
interested in STEM, are critical to our international
competitiveness and our ability to defend ourselves from cyber
threats."
The final competition brought 28 teams from around the country
together to compete in two different divisions. The All Service
Division included students from the Junior Reserve Officer Training
Corps, Civil Air Patrol, and the Naval Sea Cadet Corps programs.
The Open Division was made up of public, private and home-schooled
high school teams. This year, the CyberPatriot competition included
two additional teams from Manitoba province, Canada, that competed
parallel to the American teams as international exhibition
teams.
Following the keynote address delivered by Secretary of the Air
Force Michael Donley, Air Force Brig. Gen. Burke E. "Ed" Wilson,
Deputy Commander, Air Forces Cyber, Fort Meade, Md., announced the
winning teams in the All Service Division and Kathy Warden,
corporate vice president and president, Northrop Grumman
Information Systems, announced the winning teams in the Open
Division.
The CyberPatriot V National Finals Competition was held outside
Washington, D.C., on March 15. The AFA's CyberPatriot program is
the largest high school cyber defense competition and is designed
to excite, educate and motivate students toward careers in
cybersecurity. Last week, the Northrop Grumman Foundation announced
that it will continue as presenting sponsor of CyberPatriot, with a
$4.5 million, three-year grant to AFA.
"These students continue to impress us with their skills and
innovation throughout the CyberPatriot competition, which grows in
complexity and size each year," said Diane Miller, Northrop Grumman
program director, CyberPatriot, who presented the scholarship
check. "I'm proud that CyberPatriot continues to challenge the
competitors, and they continue to demonstrate their computer
skills, leadership, teamwork, communication and critical thinking
abilities to meet the challenge year after year."
In its third year as the presenting sponsor, the Northrop
Grumman Foundation and Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) have
invested time, talent and resources to assist in coaching teams and
mentoring students. In addition to the foundation's generous
support, Northrop Grumman contributes employee volunteers,
expertise and resources to CyberPatriot, as well as scholarship
funds for the winning teams. The company also provides internships
to a number of CyberPatriot competitors, as do other industry and
government organizations. These internship opportunities serve both
CyberPatriot participants and cybersecurity employers as the nation
strives to fill the critical need for cyber professionals.
This is the fifth year of AFA's CyberPatriot competition, which
included more than 1,200 teams representing all 50 states, U.S.
Department of Defense Dependent Schools in Europe and the Pacific,
and Canada. This year's competition represents a 21 percent
increase in registered teams over last year. The competition began
in October 2012 and included three virtual competition rounds over
three months to qualify for the in-person final competition
round.
Northrop Grumman is committed to supporting cybersecurity
education, training and technology. In addition to
CyberPatriot, the foundation supports other cyber STEM initiatives
including the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC)
CyberScholars program. The corporation supports the
University of Maryland Advanced Cybersecurity Experience for
Students program, leads the Cybersecurity Research Consortium, is
partnered with the UMBC Research Park Corporation on the Cync
incubator program, and operates its own Cyber Academy. For more
about Northrop Grumman in cybersecurity, go to
www.northropgrumman.com/cybersecurity. For more about
CyberPatriot, go to www.uscyberpatriot.org
The Northrop Grumman Foundation supports diverse and sustainable
programs for students and teachers. These programs create
innovative education experiences in science, technology,
engineering and mathematics. For more information please visit the
Northrop Grumman Foundation website.
CONTACT: Mark Root
Northrop Grumman Corporation
703-280-2739 (office)
571-425-2132 (cell)
mark.root@ngc.com
Marynoele Benson
Northrop Grumman Corporation
703-556-1651 (office)
703-282-5428 (cell)
marynoele.benson@ngc.com
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