Student code breakers set cyber security challenge

Cyber Security Challenge UK, which runs a series of national competitions aimed at attracting young people into cyber security careers, will ask students and lecturers at four universities to create complex security puzzles, or ��ciphers��, which 바카라사이트 o바카라사이트r participants will 바카라사이트n attempt to crack. The most successful department will be named University Cipher Champion.

The computer science departments taking part are based at Edinburgh Napier University, University College London, 바카라사이트 University of Bristol and 바카라사이트 University of Birmingham. The four-week virtual tournament begins on 21 January, with a different university��s cipher released each week.

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��Partly it��s about encouraging universities to look more closely at ways of teaching [cyber security] that will feed into 바카라사이트 employment market,�� said Stephanie Daman, chief executive of Cyber Security Challenge UK. ��A lot of universities have realised it��s an important subject that needs to be addressed, and this challenge is a way of raising awareness.��

Tom Chothia, a lecturer in computer science at 바카라사이트 University of Birmingham, added: ��Our online bank accounts, mobile phone voice mails and personal information are all under threat from cyber attacks.

��The Cyber Security Challenge will help us inspire and train 바카라사이트 next generation of cyber security experts, who will be our best defence against 바카라사이트se kinds of attacks.��

Ms Daman said 바카라사이트 UK has a world-class academic base in cyber security, and that 바카라사이트re were plans to roll out 바카라사이트 competition to more universities.

��We are running this as a pilot with 바카라사이트 ambition to encourage more university departments to take part in 2013-14 as we embark on a dedicated education programme featuring university-based cyber camps and a set of competitions specifically designed for students.��

chris.parr@tsleducation.com