Forty-two amateur cyber defenders gathered on the HMS
Belfast in London this week to take part in a cyber terrorist
attack simulation run by the Cyber Security Challenge UK.
The competition, known as the Masterclass and
developed by a group of cyber experts led by BT, is now in its
fifth year and aims to plug the skills shortage currently affecting
both governments and UK businesses. The competition
essentially invites participants to put their skills to the
test and experience a dramatised version of events faced by regular
cybercrime fighting professionals. It also allows sponsors of the
competition such as BT, Lockheed Martin and Airbus, to hover on the
sidelines and cherry pick the next cyber crime busting whizz
kids.
By: Emiko Jozuka,
