Cyber Security Challenge Gains Support And Patron

Baroness Neville-Jones is the CSC’s first patron and four new sponsors join the group

In its second year of operation, the Cyber Security Challenge is picking up more supporters and, with it, more funding.
Both BT and UK Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) have increased their support to Platinum level and (ISC)², Raytheon, CompTIA and the Royal Mail Group have joined at the level below, Gold.

Open cyber-warfare

The competition, which is open to any British citizen residing in the UK, was devised to find hidden talent who could make the grade as IT security workers, even if they had never considered a job in IT before. Last year saw IT security professionals pitting their wits against students, IT workers, an RAF engineer and a software consultant, among others.

The eventual winner was a postman from Wakefield, proving that there is hidden IT talent in the most surprising places.

The prizes gained at the various stages of the competition are all designed to give the contestants a good start in finding IT security jobs. At the higher level, these include internships and certificated courses from organisations such as Challenge sponsor SANS.

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