MCLEAN, Va., Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Northrop Grumman is promoting cybersecurity events as part of the Seventh National Cybersecurity Awareness Month.
"Securing our critical infrastructure demands a dedicated workforce and cutting-edge technologies," said Linda A. Mills, corporate vice president and president of Northrop Grumman Information Systems and the leader of the company's cybersecurity efforts. "Underpinning success in these efforts is strong public-private partnerships; we're too interconnected not to work together."
On Oct. 15, the company is host for a Cyber Education Workshop designed to inspire and excite high school students to pursue a career in cybersecurity.
As the presenting sponsor for CyberPatriot III, the premier high school cyberdefense competition, Northrop Grumman is working with the Air Force Association to recruit teams nationwide to participate.
Activities on the technology front include a WashingtonPost.com webchat during which Robert F. Brammer, chief technology officer for Northrop Grumman Information Systems discusses cyber challenges faced by the United States and the technological solutions currently being developed.
Other activities throughout the month will highlight the company's efforts to build a strong workforce, including the launch of its new Cyber Academy training facility and cutting-edge research projects, which are expanding as the Cybersecurity Research Consortium enters its second year.
Last year, Northrop Grumman joined with three of the nation's leading cybersecurity research institutions -- Carnegie Melon, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Purdue -- to form a Cybersecurity Research Consortium to advance research in this field and develop solutions to counter the complex cyberthreats that face economies, freedoms of information and national security.
