CybersecurityCyber Security Challenge finalists shortlisted

Published 19 January 2011

The nation-wide U.K. Cyber Security Challenge held the first round of competition over the weekend, with two teams making it through to the finals; the industry-sponsored Challenge aims to entice young people into choosing cyber security as a career and to find great IT talent that could be put to use for defending U.K.’s cyber infrastructure

The nation-wide U.K. Cyber Security Challenge held the first round of competition over the weekend, with two teams making it through to the finals.

The industry-sponsored Cyber Security Challenge aims to entice young people into choosing cyber security as a career and to find great IT talent that could be put to use for defending U.K.’s cyber infrastructure.

The events, held on the 15 and 16 of January, saw individuals in their mid-to-late twenties testing their cyber security skills in a series of competitions and games.

According to IT Pro, two participating teams have made it through to the finals, which is to take place in Bristol during March. The winning teams were PEBKAC and Team Glitch.

ITProPortal reports that the overall winners of the challenge will be offered a chance to pursue a career in cyber security and help strengthen U.K.’s defenses against cyber warfare.

Jay Abbott, chairman of the Competitions Committee for the U.K. Cyber Security Challenge, said in a statement: “We are starting to more actively promote the cyber defense work we do at events like careers fairs to help those with the relevant skills find out that careers like ethical hacking exist and are growing in importance.”