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Top teams advance to CyberPatriotVIII National Competition
FALLS CHURCH, Va., (GLOBE ing environment but it’s addressing a fundamental to creating a workforce bersecurity event that will factor into the
NEWSWIRE) -- The Northrop Grum- national imperative to build a qualified that’s career-ready and prepared to take teams’ cumulative scores.
man Foundation, presenting sponsor for cyber workforce. We are so proud of on the complex cyber threat. We are
CyberPatriot VIII, congratulates the top all the students who participated this thrilled to be a part of this STEM ini- As a global provider of cybersecurity
25 high school and three middle school year and especially pleased to spear- tiative and congratulate our finalists as solutions, Northrop Grumman is com-
teams advancing to the national finals head this initiative, which is building a they countdown to Competition Day.” mitted to grooming tomorrow’s cyber
competition in Baltimore, April 12. 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,
This year’s finalists represent sor, the Northrop Grumman Founda- training and technology initiatives. For
schools and other organizations Exceeding all previous records, Cy- tion and Northrop Grumman Corpo- more information on Northrop Grum-
from California, Colorado, Florida, berPatriot VIII marks a 55 percent in- ration continue to devote time, talent man in cyber, click here.
Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Massa- crease in team registrations from last and resources to support CyberPatriot.
chusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, Tex- season’s CyberPatriot VII. Leading up In addition to the foundation’s financial Northrop Grumman and the
as, and Manitoba (Canada). 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-
CyberPatriot is the National Youth rounds where students were given a set ning teams and contributes employee hancing the pipeline of diverse, tal-
Cyber Education Program that aims of virtual images that represent operat- volunteers and mentors. The company ented STEM students globally. They
to inspire students toward careers in ing systems and were tasked with find- also provides internships to CyberPatri- provide funding to sustainable STEM
cybersecurity and other science, tech- ing vulnerabilities and hardening the ot competitors, as do other industry and programs that span from preschool
nology, engineering and mathemat- system while maintaining critical ser- government organizations. Northrop to high school and through collegiate
ics (STEM) disciplines critical to our vices. Students competed from across Grumman is also partnered with Cyber levels, with a major emphasis on
nation’s future. Established by the the U.S. and in other parts of the world Security Challenge UK to bring Cyber- middle school students and teachers.
non-profit Air Force Association, the to be among the top finalists that receive Patriot to the U.K. Known as CyberCen- In 2015, Northrop Grumman and
program features the annual National an all-expenses-paid trip to the CyberPa- turion, this youth cyber defense compe- the Northrop Grumman Founda-
Youth Cyber Defense Competition, cy- triot National Finals in Baltimore. tition is in its second year and will hold tion continued education outreach
ber summer camps and an elementary its annual finals on April 26 in London. efforts by contributing more than
school cyber education program. “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-
“CyberPatriothasproventobeawild- enue to develop critical skills needed compete face-to-face in a one-day event ciation (CyberPatriot), Conservation
ly popular STEM initiative,” said San- by employers worldwide,” said Diane to defend virtual networks and mobile International (ECO Classroom), the
dra Evers-Manly, president,Northrop Miller, director, CyberPatriot Programs, devices from a professional aggressor REC Foundation (VEX Robotics),
Grumman Foundation, vice president, Northrop Grumman. “These competi- team. The finalists will also face-off in National Science Teachers Associa-
Northrop Grumman Global Corpo- tors are not only building technical skills three additional competition compo- tion and the National Action Coun-
rate Responsibility. “It started with in cyber defense, but are also develop- nents: the Cisco Networking Challenge, cil for Minorities in Engineering. For
eight teams in 2009 and now we’re at ing the soft skills of leadership, team- the Leidos Digital Forensics Challenge, more information, please visit www.
more than 3,000. CyberPatriot is not work and communications that are and Facebook will also be hosting a cy- northropgrumman.com/foundation.
only providing a fun, hands-on learn-
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