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

↑ Samantha Murphy Kelly. "Virtual cybersecurity school teaches kids to fix security flaws and hunt down hackers". https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/20/tech/virtual-cyber-security-school/index.html.
↑ "UK seeks future cyber-security stars" (in en-GB). 2017-11-18. https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-42016824.
↑ "Final stage of Cyber Discovery finishes in London" (in en-GB). 2018-08-22. https://edtechnology.co.uk/latest-news/final-stage-of-cyber-discovery-finishes-in-london/.

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[1] Samantha Murphy Kelly. "Virtual cybersecurity school teaches kids to fix security flaws and hunt down hackers". https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/20/tech/virtual-cyber-security-school/index.html.

[2] "UK seeks future cyber-security stars" (in en-GB). 2017-11-18. https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-42016824.

[3] "Final stage of Cyber Discovery finishes in London" (in en-GB). 2018-08-22. https://edtechnology.co.uk/latest-news/final-stage-of-cyber-discovery-finishes-in-london/.