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.
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(Score: 5, Funny) by ilsa on Wednesday November 15 2017, @09:03PM (1 child)
Greetings, Starfighter. You have been recruited by the Star League to defend the frontier against Xur and the Ko-Dan armada.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 15 2017, @11:28PM
For exactly this kind of career, that was one of our recruiting ideas. I don't know if we actually built the box. The trouble is finding a place to install it (right audience, property owner accepts it, etc.) and making sure the game is suited to the job.
Where is anyone supposed to find a person who can do that kind of work? You need low-level skills and I suppose a mindset to do unconventional things. FWIW, send email to albert at users.sf.net if you are a US citizen who fits.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by looorg on Wednesday November 15 2017, @09:29PM (3 children)
So you play online so you get to play again and then you get to play again in their "masterclass" and then perhaps you'll get a job within 12 months. I'm with the WOPR on this one; A strange game. The only winning move is not to play.
(Score: 2) by Bobs on Wednesday November 15 2017, @09:56PM (2 children)
True.
Another perspective is that there is more career upside potential to playing these games vs. Flappy Birds or Dota 2, etc.
(Score: 2) by edIII on Wednesday November 15 2017, @10:25PM (1 child)
Not so sure. One of my younger relatives introduced me to Twitch. I got to watch some other kid play video games instead of me playing video games. I asked him what the fucking point of all this was. He responded with basically that it was cool and these were the best players, blah, blah, blah. What got my attention was when he pointed to the corner and told me that was how much money other viewers were sponsoring this kid for. It was over $25k!
I was then informed that there is a growing population of millionaire gamers that can garner rather large viewerships.
After what I learned, I would not be surprised if there is a Flappy Birds channel on Twitch, and that the person playing it is making the same money players do in professional sports.
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(Score: 2) by takyon on Thursday November 16 2017, @12:18AM
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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(Score: 2) by frojack on Wednesday November 15 2017, @09:29PM (3 children)
70% of the finalists end up being hired in cyber security within within 12 months.
Where to the rest go?
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(Score: 3, Funny) by EvilSS on Wednesday November 15 2017, @09:39PM
(Score: 5, Insightful) by bob_super on Wednesday November 15 2017, @10:01PM
if you hired 100% of the talent, who would you be defending against?
(Score: 2) by captain normal on Thursday November 16 2017, @03:12AM
Sounds great....so just how much does it cost to play?
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(Score: -1, Offtopic) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 15 2017, @09:58PM (4 children)
Let me say that white-hat hackers are gay. I mean, don't you have better to do than to check a website for vulnerabilities that the maker should have fixed themselves and never published to the outside world without at least checking it? Don't they pay their developers well? Don't they have a QC department?
The whole idea of white-hat hacking is gay. If you find a vulnerability in a website, exploit it or publicize details on an underground forum. Let the money-grabbing jews have a taste of what real hacking feels like.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 15 2017, @10:00PM (2 children)
Ick, you're the reason we can't have nice things! Have fun exploring the dark side, may you realize your folly before bubba finds your booty.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 15 2017, @10:16PM (1 child)
The 0.1% are exploiting you to get richer and more powerful. How does that feel to you? Do you think the "companies" in the article are poor, like below the poverty line?
Punish the exploiters when you can. Humanity will shed no tears.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday November 15 2017, @11:40PM
It is a problem with the structure of society. Causing destruction with no purpose other than to hurt people is not a good way to bring about change. Possibly revolution will be needed, but hacking some website and/or stealing data and selling it off is more likely to hurt your fellow serfs instead of the douches with golden parachutes. I find your attitude immature and useless.
Plus, a massive number of businesses do not fall under the top 0.1%, so again unless you have some structure and purpose you're just the digital equivalent of a teen vandalizing a school to get back at "the man".
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 16 2017, @03:02AM
DURR I R LEET HACKAR
WE R ANONYMUS
WE R LEEJUN
get laid kid, it'll do you a world of good
(Score: 1, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday November 16 2017, @11:38AM
... is BT.
Here's your second challenge, starfighter :-
Your career is under attack. You have been pushed into a lousy company with bad pay and conditions, and worse prospects. You have 12 months to find another job before you become unemployable.