Northrop Grumman Foundation Recognizes Top Teams Advancing to CyberPatriot VIII National Finals Competition
07 Mars 2016 - 7:30PM
The Northrop Grumman Foundation, presenting sponsor for
CyberPatriot VIII, congratulates the top 25 high school and three
middle school teams advancing to the national finals competition in
Baltimore, April 12.
This year's finalists represent schools and other organizations
from California, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland,
Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, Texas, and Manitoba (Canada).
Click here for a complete listing of finalists.
CyberPatriot is the National Youth Cyber Education Program that
aims to inspire students toward careers in cybersecurity and other
science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines
critical to our nation's future. Established by the non-profit Air
Force Association, the program features the annual National Youth
Cyber Defense Competition, cyber summer camps and an elementary
school cyber education program.
"CyberPatriot has proven to be a wildly popular STEM
initiative," said Sandra Evers-Manly, president,Northrop Grumman
Foundation, vice president, Northrop Grumman Global Corporate
Responsibility. "It started with eight teams in 2009 and now
we're at more than 3,000. CyberPatriot is not only providing a
fun, hands-on learning environment but it's addressing a national
imperative to build a qualified cyber workforce. We are so
proud of all the students who participated this year and
especially pleased to spearhead this initiative, which is building
a diverse pipeline of professionals ready to protect our
nation."
Exceeding all previous records, CyberPatriot VIII marks a 55
percent increase in team registrations from last season's
CyberPatriot VII. Leading up to the finals, participants
competed in a series of increasingly difficult online rounds where
students were given a set of virtual images that represent
operating systems and were tasked with finding vulnerabilities and
hardening the system while maintaining critical
services. Students competed from across the U.S. and in other
parts of the world to be among the top finalists that receive an
all-expenses-paid trip to the CyberPatriot National Finals in
Baltimore.
"CyberPatriot is clearly resonating with youth and is providing
an avenue to develop critical skills needed by employers
worldwide," said Diane Miller, director, CyberPatriot Programs,
Northrop Grumman. "These competitors are not only building
technical skills in cyber defense, but are also developing the soft
skills of leadership, teamwork and communications that are
fundamental to creating a workforce that's career-ready and
prepared to take on the complex cyber threat. We are thrilled to be
a part of this STEM initiative and congratulate our finalists as
they countdown to Competition Day."
In its sixth year as presenting sponsor, the Northrop Grumman
Foundation and Northrop Grumman Corporation continue to devote
time, talent and resources to support CyberPatriot. In addition to
the foundation's financial support, Northrop Grumman commits annual
scholarship funds to the top winning teams and contributes employee
volunteers and mentors. The company also provides internships to
CyberPatriot competitors, as do other industry and government
organizations. Northrop Grumman is also partnered with Cyber
Security Challenge UK to bring CyberPatriot to the
U.K. Known as CyberCenturion, this youth cyber defense
competition is in its second year and will hold its annual finals
on April 26 in London.
Competition Day: The Teams will compete
face-to-face in a one-day event to defend virtual networks and
mobile devices from a professional aggressor team. The finalists
will also face-off in three additional competition components: the
Cisco Networking Challenge, the Leidos Digital Forensics Challenge,
and Facebook will also be hosting a cybersecurity event that will
factor into the teams' cumulative scores.
As a global provider of cybersecurity solutions, Northrop
Grumman is committed to grooming tomorrow's cyber workforce and is
engaged in supporting numerous cybersecurity education, training
and technology initiatives. For more information on Northrop
Grumman in cyber, click here.
Northrop Grumman and the Northrop Grumman Foundation are
committed to expanding and enhancing the pipeline of diverse,
talented STEM students globally. They provide funding to
sustainable STEM programs that span from preschool to high school
and through collegiate levels, with a major emphasis on middle
school students and teachers. In 2015, Northrop Grumman and the
Northrop Grumman Foundation continued education outreach efforts by
contributing more than $17 million to diverse STEM-related groups
such as the Air Force Association (CyberPatriot), Conservation
International (ECO Classroom), the REC Foundation (VEX Robotics),
National Science Teachers Association and the National Action
Council for Minorities in Engineering. For more information,
please visit www.northropgrumman.com/foundation.
CONTACT: Marynoele Benson
Northrop Grumman Corporation
703-556-1651
marynoele.benson@ngc.com
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