MCLEAN, Va., March 31, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Helping
tomorrow's cyber defenders further their education, Northrop
Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) this weekend awarded nearly
$50,000 in scholarships to students
on the winning teams of the CyberPatriot VI National Finals
Competition.
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Winners were announced during the CyberPatriot VI Awards Banquet
on March 29 at the Gaylord National
Resort and Convention Center in National Harbor, Md., following a
day-long competition that took place on the 28th. The
Northrop Grumman Foundation is the presenting sponsor of
CyberPatriot, the National Youth Cyber Education program created by
the Air Force Association (AFA). A full list of winning teams
from the cyber defense competition is as follows:
Open Division:
National Champion: Team "Azure," North Hollywood High School,
North Hollywood, Calif.;
National Champion Runner-Up: Team "V'Ger," Grissom High School, Huntsville, Ala; Third Place: Team
"Sudo," Summit Technology Academy, Lee's
Summit, Missouri.
All Service Division:
National Champion: Team "Fearsome Falcons," Clearfield High School, Clearfield, Utah (Air Force JROTC);
National Champion Runner-Up: Team "Marine Raiders," Montachusett
Regional Vocational Technical High School, Fitchburg, Mass. (Marine Corps JRTOC);
Third Place: Team "Rodney's House," Patrick
Henry High School, San Diego,
Calif. (Navy JROTC).
Middle School Division:
National Champion: Team "Cyber Knights," Beach Cities Cadet
Squadron, San Pedro, Calif.;
National Champion Runner-Up: Team "Leathernecks," Marine Military
Academy, Harlingen, Texas.
The winning competitors from the high school divisions
collectively received nearly $50,000
in scholarships from Northrop Grumman. 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 fourth year Northrop Grumman has provided these
scholarship funds.
"These scholarships are making the field of cybersecurity more
accessible than ever before, providing opportunities to a broader
range of students and thus increasing this critical talent pool,"
said Diane Miller, Northrop Grumman
program director for CyberPatriot. "We are so proud of these
students, whose hard work and dedication has earned them the
prestigious title of national champions. We wish them
continued success and a bright future."
"CyberPatriot is generating a strong and consistent flow of
students interested in STEM and cybersecurity," said Sandra Evers-Manly, vice president, Global
Corporate Responsibility and president of the Northrop Grumman
Foundation. "Our partnership with the AFA is making a
difference in career choices. We're now seeing a whole new
generation of qualified cyber pros ready to take on the challenge
of securing our digital future, a national security priority that
grows more critical every year. Congratulations to everyone who
participated; we look forward to even more candidates taking-on the
challenge for CyberPatriot VII."
This year's CyberPatriot VI National Finals Competition featured
26 high school and, for the first time, two middle-school teams
from around the country who competed to defend virtual networks and
mobile devices from a professional aggressor team. The
competition drew a record 1,566 teams, a 30 percent increase over
last year, representing all 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Canada and U.S. Department of Defense
Dependent Schools in both Europe
and the Pacific. Photos from the event are available at:
https://flic.kr/s/aHsjVUd4LZ.
In its fourth year as presenting sponsor, the Northrop Grumman
Foundation and Northrop Grumman Corporation continue to devote
time, talent and resources to support this critical STEM initiative
aimed at building tomorrow's cyber workforce. The foundation
extended its support in 2013 through CyberPatriot VIII, funding
expansion to middle schools and internationally as well launching a
cyber summer camp initiative this year.
Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing
innovative systems, products and solutions in unmanned systems,
cyber, C4ISR, and logistics and modernization to government and
commercial customers worldwide. Please visit
www.northropgrumman.com for more information.
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