- Company continues commitment to cyber STEM education in UK and
building UK cyber workforce
LONDON, April 21, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Northrop Grumman
Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has announced that it has renewed its
commitment to run the successful CyberCenturion competition for a
second year in 2016, continuing its efforts to seek out the U.K.'s
best young cyber talent.
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CyberCenturion is the U.K.'s first team-based cyber security
contest specifically designed to attract 12-18 year olds. Delivered
in partnership with Cyber Security Challenge U.K., the competition
aims to engage talented young people with an interest in cyber as a
way to address the national skills gap in science, technology,
engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects and encourage careers
in cyber security. Registration for CyberCenturion 2016 is now open
and team leaders can register their interest here.
Today's announcement follows the conclusion last week of a
highly successful 2015 pilot competition. The National Finals
Competition was held in the National Museum of Computing at
Bletchley Park and was won by a team from King Edward VI Grammar
School (KEGS), Chelmsford in
Essex. It marked the successful
completion of nine months of intense competition representing the
U.K.'s first national cyber security competition, outside of the
classroom, for this age group.
Eight teams competed in last week's final, each taking on the
role of cyber-experts at a fictional video games company under
attack by rival businesses trying to steal valuable industry
information. Their task was to protect sensitive customer data and
valuable intellectual property against theft by malicious hackers.
Contestants battled it out under the watchful eyes of world-leading
cyber experts from Northrop Grumman, Fujitsu, the National Museum
of Computing, the National Commissioner and the U.S. Air Force
Association's CyberPatriot programme.
"Promoting education in STEM and building the talent pool in
cyber is a core focus for Northrop Grumman and CyberCenturion has
provided a fantastic opportunity for young people interested in the
world of cyber security to get their first real experience of the
scenarios and challenges that professionals have to grapple with on
a daily basis," said Andrew Tyler,
chief executive, Northrop Grumman Europe. "We offer our
congratulations to the winners from KEGS and look forward to
continuing our partnership with Cyber Security Challenge U.K. to
grow CyberCenturion so that it will be as successful in the U.K. as
CyberPatriot has been in the U.S. in cultivating the cyber
professionals of the future."
"Partnering with Northrop Grumman provides an opportunity to
draw on the company's invaluable expertise and experience in
delivering cyber skills education across the U.S.," said
Stephanie Daman, CEO at Cyber
Security Challenge U.K. "People begin thinking about their future
careers at an increasingly young age and it is vital that we find
ways to get children interested in STEM early on, in order to curb
the skills gap we are experiencing now."
CyberCenturion is the U.K. version of the proven CyberPatriot
competition, part of a major U.S. national youth cyber STEM
education programme presented by the Northrop Grumman Foundation
and created by the Air Force Association. It is part of the
company's commitment to promoting STEM education and to helping
build the U.K.'s pool of talent in cyber security. The CyberPatriot
competition in the U.S. has already engaged more than 250,000
children, educating them on the opportunities in cyber security
across the U.S. Eighty percent of those who have taken part in
CyberPatriot now plan to pursue a higher education course in a STEM
subject.
To find out more about CyberCenturion go to:
http://cybersecuritychallenge.org.uk/ Registration for
CyberCenturion 2016 is now open and team leaders can register their
interest here.
Northrop Grumman is a leading provider of full-spectrum cyber
solutions to the United States
government and to allied nations around the world. The company
builds cyber into every system, platform, and product that it
produces in order to enhance mission assurance and resiliency,
while investing both in innovative technology and cyber talent of
the future. For information about careers in cyber in the U.K., go
to http://www.northropgrumman.com/careers.
Northrop Grumman is a leading global security company providing
innovative systems, products and solutions in unmanned systems,
cyber, C4ISR, and logistics and modernisation to government and
commercial customers worldwide. Please visit
www.northropgrumman.com for more information