Sunday 21 October 2012

UK looks to young innovators to fight cyber crime

The UK is to offer around 100 18-year-olds training in advanced IT skills to bolster the expertise of intelligence agencies in fighting cyber crime.

The scheme was announced by foreign secretary William Hague during a visit to Bletchley Park, home of the UK’s Second World War codebreakers and forerunner to communications intelligence agency GCHQ.
The recruitment drive was aimed at "the young innovators of this generation who will help keep our country safe in years to come”, he said.
Successful applicants will work mainly at GCHQ, but some will go on to work for security service MI5 or  intelligence agency MI6.
Hague said the task was “every bit as serious” as conventional war, according to the BBC.



Read the full article here:
http://www.computerweekly.com/news/2240167829/UK-looks-to-young-innovators-to-fight-cybercrime

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