Northrop Grumman Demonstrates Global Commitment to Building Tomorrow's Cyber Workforce
April 07 2016 - 9:52AM
Company hosts three international youth cyber
defense competitions and national-level workforce discussion to
elevate dialogue about critical talent gap
BALTIMORE, 2016-04-07 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Northrop
Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) and the Northrop Grumman Foundation
will sponsor cyber defense competitions this month in the U.S.,
Middle East and Europe demonstrating the company's global
commitment to cyber education and workforce development and the
importance of inspiring tomorrow's youth to pursue a career in
cybersecurity. In addition, the company will sponsor a cyber
workforce discussion featuring Tony Scott, U.S. federal chief
information officer.
"Cyber is a borderless threat. Globally, we face a
critical shortage of trained professionals ready to take on the job
of securing our systems and networks," said Kathy Warden, corporate
vice president and president, Northrop Grumman Mission Systems. "We
are channeling our expertise to help tomorrow's workforce develop
the skills and competencies needed to succeed and keep all sectors
of our economy safe. These competitions are a great way to get
youth involved and open their eyes to the enormous potential of
pursuing an education and a career in cybersecurity."
Competitions:
- The 8th annual CyberPatriot competition
is slated for April 12 in Baltimore. Created by the Air Force
Association and presented by the Northrop Grumman Foundation,
teams of high school and middle school students will compete
face-to-face in a one-day event to defend virtual networks and
mobile devices from a professional aggressor team. A record 3,300
teams entered nationwide this year, with the top 28 teams -
including three middle school teams - competing in the finals.
Media are invited to attend the competition. For more information,
click here or follow the competition on Twitter
@CyberPatriot, #CP8Finals.
- The
CyberArabia competition will take place at King Saud
University, Riyadh, in Saudi Arabia on April 18 and 19. This is the
second year that Northrop Grumman has hosted this two-day cyber
security awareness and training session, which will include a
hands-on training workshop culminating in a cyber defense
competition on both the men's and women's campuses.
- The
CyberCenturion competition will be held at the
National Museum of Computing, Bletchley Park, in the United Kingdom
on April 26. Now in its second year, CyberCenturion is the U.K.'s
first team-based cyber security contest for 12-18 year
olds. Sponsored by Northrop Grumman 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 bridge
the national skills gap in STEM subjects and encourage careers in
cyber security. Media are invited to attend the competition. For
more about CyberCenturion, click here. Or follow the
conversation on Twitter @CyberChallenge, #CyberCenturion.
In addition to these competitions, Northrop
Grumman will sponsor a cyber workforce discussion
with Passcode on April 12 titled "Workforce 2.0: How
to cultivate cybersecurity professionals." Headlining the
discussion will be Tony Scott, U.S. federal chief information
officer, along with Rodney Petersen, leader of the National
Initiative for Cybersecurity Education at the U.S. National
Institute of Standards and Technology, Maryland. Follow the
conversation on Twitter via the
hashtag #SecurityCulture and @csmpasscode. Or follow
the livestream here.
Northrop Grumman and the Northrop Grumman
Foundation are committed to supporting cyber security education,
training, technology and workforce development. Highlights include
the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) Cyber
Scholars program; the University of Maryland Advanced
Cybersecurity Experience for Students program; the
university-based Cybersecurity Research Consortium;
the Cync incubator program in partnership with
bwtech@UMBC; UK CyberInvest, in which the company is an
industry partner, and numerous other global academia-focused
partnerships. For more about Northrop Grumman in cyber, go
to www.northropgrumman.com/cyber.
Northrop Grumman is a leading global security
company providing innovative systems, products and solutions in
autonomous systems, cyber, C4ISR, strike, and logistics and
modernization to government and commercial customers worldwide.
Please visit www.northropgrumman.com for more
information.
CONTACT: US:
Marynoele Benson
(703)
556-1651 (office)
(703)
282-5428
Marynoele.benson@ngc.com
UK: Ken
Beedle
+44 (0)
207-747-1910 (office)
+44 (0)
7787-174092 (mobile)
Ken.beedle@euro.ngc.com
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