{"id":1708,"date":"2021-09-14T10:41:29","date_gmt":"2021-09-14T09:41:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/computingscience\/?p=1708"},"modified":"2021-09-14T10:41:29","modified_gmt":"2021-09-14T09:41:29","slug":"sign-up-for-cyberfirst-girls-development-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/computingscience\/2021\/09\/14\/sign-up-for-cyberfirst-girls-development-days\/","title":{"rendered":"Sign up for CyberFirst Girls Development Days!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This year\u2019s CyberFirst Girls Competition was a great success with over 6,000 entries from across the UK! And we\u2019re not stopping there – girls that entered the 2020\/2021 competition are now eligible to attend free Development Days and continue their CyberFirst journey.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The CyberFirst Girls Development Day<\/a>\u00a0initiative is inspired and led by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) – a part of GCHQ to encourage understanding of the different specialisms within cyber security and equip the girls with practical, in-demand skills.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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On the day, the girls will be role-playing as cyber security experts working for a fictitious app company, Sirius Cyberworks. Unfortunately, disaster has struck and there has been a serious breach of the company network – a new flagship app has been leaked.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The girls\u2019 role is to work through four different parts of the company, uncovering how the leak happened whilst learning new cyber skills along the way.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The development days are running throughout October and:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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