A new
codebreaking competition backed by the UK Cabinet Office hopes to encourage
14-16 year olds to create and crack online codes in the hope of winning £1,000
for their school.
The Cyber Security Challenge looks
to teach Key Stage 4 pupils across the UK ways of breaking codes created by
experts, in order to tackle the decline in UK cyber defences and engage the
next generation with working in computer security.
Stephanie Daman, CEO of Cyber Security Challenge UK said:
"The long term solution must start at the grassroots and that means
helping teachers find new, fun, exciting and accessible ways for younger
audiences to discover why cyber security matters and inspire them."
Each participating school will be sent ciphers and
codebreaking exercises before being encouraged to create their own, ready to be
judged. Over several weeks, they will then be sent to other participating
schools to be tackled and cracked for additional points.
At the end of the virtual tournament, the top scoring teams
will be invited for a face-to-face battle to win the £1,000 prize for their
school.
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