Cyber Discovery

Cyber Discovery was a United Kingdom initiative to get teenagers interested in cyber security. The initiative was funded £20 million by the UK Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport in partnership with SANS Institute[1][2] Started in 2017, each year the program had followed a similar pattern of 4 (often overlapping) stages.

In the first year of operation, 170 students attended 3 different events in Manchester, Bristol and London in Summer 2018. The events lasted for 2 days and included talks from industry professionals, challenges, and a Capture the Flag competition.[3]

References
  1. Samantha Murphy Kelly. "Virtual cybersecurity school teaches kids to fix security flaws and hunt down hackers". CNN. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  2. "UK seeks future cyber-security stars". 2017-11-18. Retrieved 2019-04-18.
  3. "Final stage of Cyber Discovery finishes in London". Education Technology. 2018-08-22. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
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