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Subject:    [ISN] Northrop Grumman Foundation Congratulates Top 28 Teams Advancing to CyberPatriot National Fina
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Date:       2015-01-28 10:38:52
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http://www.globenewswire.com/newsarchive/noc/press/pages/news_releases.html?d=10116947

FALLS CHURCH, Va. – Jan. 26, 2015 – The Northrop Grumman Foundation, 
presenting sponsor for CyberPatriot VII, is proud to congratulate the top 
25 high school and three middle school teams advancing to the national 
finals competition on March 13 in Washington, D.C.

CyberPatriot, established by the Air Force Association, is the National 
Youth Cyber Education Program that's inspiring students toward careers in 
cybersecurity and other science, technology, engineering, and mathematics 
(STEM) disciplines critical to our nation's future. The program features 
the National Youth Cyber Defense Competition, cyber camps, and an 
elementary school education program.

This year's finalists represent schools and other organizations from 
Alabama, California, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Louisiana, Massachusetts, 
Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, 
Virginia, and Manitoba, Canada. Click here for a complete listing of 
finalists.

"We are so proud of all the students who participated this year and we 
wish the top 28 finalists all the best as they prepare for the big 
showdown," said Sandra Evers-Manly, president of the Northrop Grumman 
Foundation and vice president of Northrop Grumman Global Corporate 
Responsibility. "CyberPatriot has proven to be an innovative way to 
inspire young people to pursue a career in cybersecurity. It is filling 
the much-needed pipeline of qualified cyber talent and we couldn't be more 
pleased with its success. CyberPatriot is a true example of how a 
hands-on, STEM initiative can make an impact by addressing a national 
imperative."

A record 2,175 teams, up 40 percent from the previous year, competed this 
year in a series of 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 Washington, 
D.C.

"The need for cyber defenders has never been more relevant, or urgent," 
said Diane Miller, director, CyberPatriot Programs, Northrop Grumman. "To 
address the increasingly complex threat requires diversity of education, 
experience, and approach to problem solving. CyberPatriot is inspiring our 
youth at every level and from every pocket of the country to cultivate a 
cyber workforce with a strong ethical foundation, the requisite technical 
skills and life skills in communications, leadership and teamwork so 
important to potential employers. These students are career-ready and 
poised to take on this national and global challenge."

In its fifth 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 awards 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 also partnered 
this year with Cyber Security Challenge UK to bring CyberPatriot to the 
U.K.. Known as CyberCenturion, this youth cyber defense competition will 
hold its finals competition on April 17 at Bletchley Park in London.

The CyberPatriot VII Teams will compete face-to-face in a one-day event to 
defend virtual networks and mobile devices from a professional aggressor 
team. The National Finalists will also face-off in four additional 
competition components: the Digital Cyber Crime Scene Challenge from the 
Digital Forensic Consortium, the Cisco Networking Challenge, the Leidos 
Digital Forensics Challenge, and a Mobile Application Challenge hosted by 
AT&T. These extra challenges expose teams to new elements and skillsets of 
the many career opportunities available to them.

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, go to 
www.northropgrumman.com/cyber.

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 www.northropgrumman.com/foundation.

CONTACT: Marynoele Benson
          Northrop Grumman Corporation
          703-556-1651
          marynoele.benson@ngc.com



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