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Top teams advance to CyberPatriotVIII National Competition
FALLS CHURCH, Va., (GLOBE
NEWSWIRE) -- The Northrop Grum-
man Foundation, presenting sponsor for
CyberPatriot VIII, congratulates the top all the students who participated this
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, Massa-
chusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, Tex-
as, and Manitoba (Canada).
CyberPatriot is the National Youth
Cyber Education Program that aims
to inspire students toward careers in
cybersecurity and other science, tech-
nology, engineering and mathemat-
ics (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, cy-
ber summer camps and an elementary
school cyber education program.
“CyberPatriothasproventobeawild-
ly popular STEM initiative,” said San-
dra Evers-Manly, president,Northrop
Grumman Foundation, vice president,
Northrop Grumman Global Corpo-
rate 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 learn-
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ing environment but it’s addressing a fundamental to creating a workforce bersecurity event that will factor into the
national imperative to build a qualified that’s career-ready and prepared to take teams’ cumulative scores.
cyber workforce. We are so proud of on the complex cyber threat. We are
thrilled to be a part of this STEM ini- As a global provider of cybersecurity
year and especially pleased to spear- tiative and congratulate our finalists as solutions, Northrop Grumman is com-
head this initiative, which is building a they countdown to Competition Day.” mitted to grooming tomorrow’s cyber
diverse pipeline of professionals ready workforce and is engaged in support-
to protect our nation.” In its sixth year as presenting spon- ing numerous cybersecurity education,
sor, the Northrop Grumman Founda- training and technology initiatives. For
Exceeding all previous records, Cy- tion and Northrop Grumman Corpo- more information on Northrop Grum-
berPatriot VIII marks a 55 percent in- ration continue to devote time, talent man in cyber, click here.
crease in team registrations from last and resources to support CyberPatriot.
season’s CyberPatriot VII. Leading up In addition to the foundation’s financial Northrop Grumman and the
to the finals, participants competed in support, Northrop Grumman commits Northrop Grumman Foundation
a series of increasingly difficult online annual scholarship funds to the top win- are committed to expanding and en-
rounds where students were given a set ning teams and contributes employee hancing the pipeline of diverse, tal-
of virtual images that represent operat- volunteers and mentors. The company ented STEM students globally. They
ing systems and were tasked with find- also provides internships to CyberPatri- provide funding to sustainable STEM
ing vulnerabilities and hardening the ot competitors, as do other industry and programs that span from preschool
system while maintaining critical ser- government organizations. Northrop to high school and through collegiate
vices. Students competed from across Grumman is also partnered with Cyber levels, with a major emphasis on
the U.S. and in other parts of the world Security Challenge UK to bring Cyber- middle school students and teachers.
to be among the top finalists that receive Patriot to the U.K. Known as CyberCen- In 2015, Northrop Grumman and
an all-expenses-paid trip to the CyberPa- turion, this youth cyber defense compe- the Northrop Grumman Founda-
triot National Finals in Baltimore. tition is in its second year and will hold tion continued education outreach
its annual finals on April 26 in London. efforts by contributing more than
“CyberPatriot is clearly resonat- $17 million to diverse STEM-related
ing with youth and is providing an av- Competition Day: The Teams will groups such as the Air Force Asso-
enue to develop critical skills needed compete face-to-face in a one-day event ciation (CyberPatriot), Conservation
by employers worldwide,” said Diane to defend virtual networks and mobile International (ECO Classroom), the
Miller, director, CyberPatriot Programs, devices from a professional aggressor REC Foundation (VEX Robotics),
Northrop Grumman. “These competi- team. The finalists will also face-off in National Science Teachers Associa-
tors are not only building technical skills three additional competition compo- tion and the National Action Coun-
in cyber defense, but are also develop- nents: the Cisco Networking Challenge, cil for Minorities in Engineering. For
ing the soft skills of leadership, team- the Leidos Digital Forensics Challenge, more information, please visit www.
work and communications that are and Facebook will also be hosting a cy- northropgrumman.com/foundation.
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