A STUDENT from the Bradford district is set for a trip to NASA and the Pentagon after winning the final of a national cyber security challenge. Samee Ullah Malik, 18, of Heaton, was part of a winning four-person team made up of students from across the UK taking part in CyberCenturion VII. His team came together virtually from Bristol and Potters Bar to claim first prize. In the final, the students had to identify potential vulnerabilities in the space engineering IT infrastructure of fictional company New Gen to show their technical skills and win the competition. The virtual final saw Samee s side beat off competition from 14 other finalist teams to seal an all-expenses paid trip to the US Northrop Grumman facility, including a visit to the Pentagon, which is the headquarters building of the United States Department of Defense, and the NASA space research facility, when travel restrictions allow.
A STUDENT from the Bradford district is set for a trip to NASA and the Pentagon after winning the final of a national cyber security challenge. Samee Ullah Malik, 18, of Heaton, was part of a winning four-person team made up of students from across the UK taking part in CyberCenturion VII. His team came together virtually from Bristol and Potters Bar to claim first prize. In the final, the students had to identify potential vulnerabilities in the space engineering IT infrastructure of fictional company New Gen to show their technical skills and win the competition. The virtual final saw Samee s side beat off competition from 14 other finalist teams to seal an all-expenses paid trip to the US Northrop Grumman facility, including a visit to the Pentagon, which is the headquarters building of the United States Department of Defense, and the NASA space research facility, when travel restrictions allow.
A STUDENT from the Bradford district is set to compete in the final of a national cyber security challenge. Samee Ullah Malik, 18, of Bingley Grammar School, will be part of a four-person team made up of students from across the UK taking part in CyberCenturion VII. It is a competition open to students aged 12 to 18 in the UK and British Overseas Territories, giving secondary school pupils the opportunity to develop their cyber security skills and put them to the test via a series of technical and network challenges. The virtual final, held this Thursday, will see six finalist teams compete for an all-expenses paid trip to the US Northrop Grumman facility, including a visit to the Pentagon and the NASA space research facility.
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Northrop Grumman awarded $50,000 in scholarships last week to high school students on the winning teams of the CyberPatriot IX National Finals Competition.
Winners were announced during the CyberPatriot IX Awards Banquet, April 5, at the Hyatt Regency, Baltimore Inner Harbor, in Baltimore, Md., following an intensive daylong competition, April 4.
The Northrop Grumman Foundation is the presenting sponsor of CyberPatriot, the National Youth Cyber Education program created by the Air Force Association.
“CyberPatriot remains one of the most relevant STEM competitions of our day,” said Sandra Evers-Manly, vice president, global corporate responsibility and president of the Northrop Grumman Foundation. “We couldn’t be more thrilled with its growth and the opportunity it’s given to thousands of students to pursue this critically important STEM path. The program’s focus on diversity is evident in the growing number of young women and minorities participating.”