UK seeks next generation of cyber security specialists

From WebProWire on site BBC news

A national competition has been launched to find the next generation of UK cyber security specialists.

The Cyber Security Challenge will put entrants through a series of online and face-to-face competitions to assess their abilities.

The prizes on offer include bursaries towards university study as well as places on top training courses.

The challenge is being run to help fill out the numbers of skilled computer security workers Britain can call on.

"Defending all of our interests in cyberspace is a relatively small cadre of talented and highly skilled public sector and private sector cyber security professionals," said Baroness Neville-Jones, Minister of Security.

Lady Neville-Jones said the pool of available professionals had to grow and the Cyber Security Challenge was an "innovative" way to attract people to take up the profession.

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