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Companies Using War Games to Filter Cybersecurity Talent

posted by CoolHand on Wednesday November 15 2017, @08:57PM   Printer-friendly
from the penultimate-star-fighter dept.

Bobs writes:

Cyber Security Challenge UK runs a series of online games that allow amateur cybersleuths and white-hat hackers to test their skills. Those who score well online are invited to a series of regional, in-person competitions. The top performers at these events are then invited to the annual three-day masterclass and team-based competition where they face a realistic scenario created by experts from the sponsoring companies.

Would you like to play a game?

From:
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-15/companies-turn-to-war-games-to-spot-scarce-cybersecurity-talent

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  • (Score: 2) by takyon on Thursday November 16 2017, @12:18AM

    by takyon (881) <takyonNO@SPAMsoylentnews.org> on Thursday November 16 2017, @12:18AM (#597516) Journal

    It's not that strange. Play Starcraft, Destiny or some other game for a while, then watch gameplay footage from the pros to see how bad you are by comparison.

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