Immersive Labs, the company empowering organizations to equip, exercise, and evidence human cyber capabilities, is partnering with the National Crime Agency (NCA) to offer young people the opportunity to develop cyber skills online over the summer holidays. The program, Cyber4Summer, will be available for three months, starting July 7, 2020, to all users in the UK. This is a part of the NCA’s responsibility geared toward today’s youth under their Cyber Choices programme – a national law enforcement initiative encouraging people to use cyber skills legally. Immersive Labs is providing gamified, engaging trainings for Cyber4Summer, which are handpicked to educate youth about hacking, challenge their skills, and deter them from dangerous future cyber crime.
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“We know that people learn better from hands-on, engaging situations that mirror real-life crises, which is what we’re reflecting in the labs for the National Crime Agency. We’re excited to provide meaningful lessons for up-and-coming talent as they skill up their passions for online cyber activity.”
With more free time as a consequence of the recent lockdown and the coming summer holidays, it is a great opportunity for youth to learn new technology and cyber skills. Learning skills repetition can assist with prep for University and enhance the experience section on a CV. Immersive Labs provides a safe and legal platform where some of the foundations of ethical hacking can be learned. There are promising career paths around ethical hacking (red teaming) and defending (blue teaming), which can lead to challenging and rewarding job opportunities.
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Approximately 653,000 businesses (48%) report having a basic skills gap, according to the UK Government. That is, the people in charge of cybersecurity in those businesses lack the confidence to carry out the kinds of basic tasks laid out in the government-endorsed Cyber Essentials scheme, and are not getting support from external cybersecurity providers. With educational programmes through Immersive Labs and the National Crime Agency, businesses can work together to close this skills shortage in cyber for the future.
“I know from first-hand experience teaching at GCHQ that traditional, classroom-style lessons don’t leave a lasting impact when it comes to cybersecurity,” said James Hadley, CEO of Immersive Labs. “We know that people learn better from hands-on, engaging situations that mirror real-life crises, which is what we’re reflecting in the labs for the National Crime Agency. We’re excited to provide meaningful lessons for up-and-coming talent as they skill up their passions for online cyber activity.”
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