University of Maryland, Baltimore County Triumphs in 2017 Nationwide Collegiate Cyber Defense Championship in the U.S.

SAN ANTONIO, April 16: University of Maryland, Baltimore County vanquished nine other finalist teams to attain the 2017 National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition to become National Champions. The contest was organized in San Antonio, Texas, April 13-15, with the topmost 10 college and university teams from throughout the country competing with each other to defend a system against continuous cyber attacks.

Over 230 colleges and universities partook in provincial contests that led to this year's nationwide competition.

"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," revealed Dave Wajsgras, president of Raytheon Intelligence, Information and Services, adding, “Congratulations to The University of Maryland, Baltimore County for a job well done."

Formed after actual-world situations, NCCDC was the first national cybersecurity contest to analyze how well college pupil’s function and deal with a network infrastructure like the networks obtained in the business segment. In this year's National Championship, the contending teams functioned to acquire a multi-site retail corporation with 160 workers, point of sale systems, inventory systems, and other systems one locates in an archetypal retail enterprise.

"The NCCDC program brings academia, government and industry together in a unique way," stated Dwayne Williams, director of the NCCDC, adding, "Everyone recognizes we need to find and train more cyber professionals and these competitions absolutely help to meet that need."

At the conclusion of the contest, University of Maryland, Baltimore County secured the maximum score and took home the sought-after NCCDC Alamo Cup. Raytheon will bring the successful team to Washington, D.C., this summer to visit some of the country's best research and nationwide cybersecurity sites.

Along with University of Maryland, Baltimore County acquiring the top spot, University of Tulsa was positioned second, and Brigham Young University was positioned third. The 10 schools that contested at the championship comprised: 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.

Raytheon Company, with 2016 transactions of $24 billion and 63,000 workforces, is an expertise and modernization frontrunner concentrating on defense, civil government and cybersecurity solutions. With a record of novelty covering 95 years, Raytheon delivers advanced electronics, mission systems assimilation, C5ITM products and facilities, sensing, effects, and mission sustenance for clients in over 80 countries.