LONDON —At the official launch of CyberCenturion Vll, Nick Chaffey, chief executive for the U.K., Europe, and Middle East at Northrop Grumman, announced the 2020/2021 focus of the competition will be on encouraging greater diversity in the cybersecurity sector.
CyberCenturion VII is open to all secondary school students in the U.K., U.K. Crown Dependencies, and U.K. Overseas Territories. It starts in October 2020 with the national finals due to take place in April 2021. CyberCenturion is the U.K. edition of the global CyberPatriot program, sponsored and led by Northrop Grumman, designed by the U.S. Air Force Association, and delivered in the U.K. in partnership with the Cyber Security Challenge U.K.