The girls tackled a series of cybersecurity challenges n 12 regional finals.
Around 15,000 girls have taken part in the latest NCSC’s CyberFirst Girls Competition.
With awards given for demonstrated cybersecurity skills at a ceremony on International Women’s Day at Jodrell Bank, the competition saw the girls compete in 12 regional finals, tackling a series of cybersecurity challenges, including decrypting messages, cracking code, and solving coding puzzles.
With a record 4,159 teams from more than 800 schools competing, the competition aims to encourage girls aged 12 and 13 to consider pursuing an interest in technology and a career in cyber, reported
Digit.
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Dan Raywood is a B2B journalist with 25 years of experience, including covering cybersecurity for the past 17 years. He has extensively covered topics from Advanced Persistent Threats and nation-state hackers to major data breaches and regulatory changes.
He has spoken at events including 44CON, Infosecurity Europe, RANT Forum, BSides Scotland, Steelcon and the National Cyber Security Show, and served as editor of SC Media UK, Infosecurity Magazine and IT Security Guru. He was also an analyst with 451 Research and a product marketing lead at Tenable.
