SAN ANTONIO, April 15, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- University of
Maryland, Baltimore County defeated nine other finalist
teams to win the 2017 National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition
to become National Champions. The championship was held in
San Antonio, Texas, April 13-15, with the top 10 college and
university teams from across the nation facing off to protect a
network against constant cyber attacks.
More than 230 colleges and universities participated in regional
competitions that led to this year's national championship.
"This is the fourth year we have been the title sponsor of NCCDC
and watching these students practice their skills in real-life
business scenarios gives me confidence we are growing the
workforce-ready cyber talent that will meet the future demands of
this important field," said Dave
Wajsgras, president of Raytheon Intelligence, Information
and Services (NYSE: RTN). "Congratulations to The University of Maryland, Baltimore County for a job
well done."
Modeled after real-world scenarios, NCCDC was the first national
cybersecurity competition to test how well college students operate
and manage a network infrastructure similar to the networks found
in the commercial sector. In this year's National Championship, the
competing teams worked to secure a multi-site retail corporation
with 160 employees, point of sale systems, inventory systems, and
other systems you find in a typical retail company.
"The NCCDC program brings academia, government and industry
together in a unique way," said Dwayne
Williams, director of the NCCDC. "Everyone recognizes we
need to find and train more cyber professionals and these
competitions absolutely help to meet that need."
At the end of the competition, University
of Maryland, Baltimore County earned the highest score and
took home the coveted NCCDC Alamo Cup. Raytheon will bring the
winning team to Washington, D.C., this summer to tour
some of the nation's top research and national cybersecurity
sites.
In addition to University of Maryland,
Baltimore County top finish, University
of Tulsa placed second, and Brigham
Young University placed third. The 10 schools that competed
at the championship include:
- University of Alaska
Fairbanks, At Large Regional CCDC Winner
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
County, Mid-Atlantic Regional Winner
- DePaul University,
Mid-West Regional Winner
- Montana Tech, North
Central Regional Winner
- Rochester Institute of
Technology, Northeast Regional Winner
- University of Washington
Seattle, Pacific Rim Regional Winner
- Brigham Young University,
Rocky Mountain Regional Winner
- University of South
Alabama, Southeast Regional Winner
- University of Tulsa,
Southwest Regional Winner
- California State University
Northridge, Western Regional CCDC
Winner
Sponsors of NCCDC include government agencies, colleges and
commercial companies.
About Raytheon
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billion and 63,000 employees, is a technology and innovation
leader specializing in defense, civil government and cybersecurity
solutions. With a history of innovation spanning 95 years, Raytheon
provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration,
C5ITM products and services, sensing, effects, and mission support
for customers in more than 80 countries. Raytheon is
headquartered in Waltham,
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