Cyber Security Challenge, sponsored by The National Crime Agency and GCHQ have called on BCS-accredited security training firm Infosec Skills to launch a national skills training programme and contest.
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The programme, aimed to address the skills gap and find gifted info security workers, will train Britain’s top information security talent. They will then offer them the chance to compete at the Cyber Security Challenge Masterclass, sponsored by the NCA and GCHQ, where contenders will fight against a cyber terrorist group.
Four tasks will include assessment on ISM, business community management, architecture assurance and information risk management. Those who do best will be offered more than £8,500 of free, e-learning training programmes.
“As well as providing a route to future challenge face-to-face competitions, the skills draft assessment also provides an ideal preparation for candidates to take the official BCS exam to gain a highly respected BCS professional certificate in information security governance,” Terry Neal, InfoSec Skills CEO told SC Magazine.
He added that he hopes the scheme would help candidates to see how broad the industry is.
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