CSC Employees Help Mentor Next Generation Cyber Experts at Fifth Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition

FALLS CHURCH, Va.--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--CSC (NYSE: CSC) today announced that the company will provide judges and support staff for teams competing in the 5^th Mid-Atlantic Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition (CCDC), March 11-13, 2010. Pitting college students against hackers trying to disrupt and compromise their networks, the competition is unique in its focus on the operational aspects of managing and protecting an existing network infrastructure. Student teams are scored on their ability to detect and respond to outside threats, maintain availability of existing services (e.g., e-mail servers), respond to business requests (e.g., add user accounts), and balance security needs against business needs.

“We know that supporting the CCDC and all of the CyberWatch activities is one important way we can help pursue these goals for ourselves and our nation.”

CSC will provide cyber subject matter experts as judges for the event to ensure team compliance with the rules and handle tasks such as scoring scripted business events during the competition. In addition, CSC employees will champion each of the five regional finalist teams during the pre-competition phase and observe and support their chosen team during the three-day event.

“CSC is dedicated to developing cutting-edge, long-term solutions to the evolving cyber threat environment, and an important component of these efforts is the development of next generation cybersecurity curricula and workforce,” said James Menendez, vice president of CSC’s Global Security Solutions. “We know that supporting the CCDC and all of the CyberWatch activities is one important way we can help pursue these goals for ourselves and our nation.”

"CSC’s active participation as an industry member of our Advisory Board is a real help to the mission of CyberWatch. As a leading provider of cybersecurity services to government and industry, CSC’s commitment to the long-term development of a viable work force and their support of academic institutions are essential to the government’s ongoing ability to protect our national security,” said Dr. Robert J. Spear, director of the CyberWatch Center, which hosts the Mid-Atlantic event. “We’re thankful for all of the efforts of our Advisory Board members from industry, and especially for CSC’s contributions and leadership in this year’s CCDC. We wish all participants the best of luck for the upcoming competition."

Five winning teams from the preliminary regional competition, conducted remotely during January and February of this year, will participate in the Mid-Atlantic CCDC: Towson University, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Asheville-Buncombe Technical College, Community College of Baltimore County and Millersville University.

The winner of the Mid-Atlantic CCDC will move on to represent the region in the national CCDC, April 16-18, 2010, in San Antonio, Texas. For more information about the competition, visit www.midatlanticccdc.org.

CSC’s cybersecurity expertise extends across the defense, civil and intelligence agencies and commercial enterprises in banking, healthcare, manufacturing, telecommunications and energy. CSC protects the networks of some of the world's major global corporations. For more information about CSC’s cyber solutions, visit www.csc.com/cyber.

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CSC is a global leader in providing technology-enabled solutions and services through three primary lines of business. These include Business Solutions and Services, the Managed Services Sector and the North American Public Sector. CSC’s advanced capabilities include system design and integration, information technology and business process outsourcing, applications software development, Web and application hosting, mission support and management consulting. Headquartered in Falls Church, Va., CSC has approximately 92,000 employees and reported revenue of $16.0 billion for the 12 months ended Jan. 1, 2010. For more information, visit the company’s Web site at www.csc.com.