Telford College students have been putting their cyber skills to the test by taking part in a national ‘hackathon’ challenge.
Level three digital students tackled a series of tasks at the college’s Station Quarter campus in the town centre, as part of the WorldSkills UK Cyber Hackathon.
“We had 30 of our learners taking part this year, which is the highest number ever, and they thoroughly enjoyed the challenges,” said Telford College digital lecturer Elisabet Basford said. “The challenges included searching JavaScript for passwords to break into various systems, a forensic task which included searching for deleted files, and various code breaking challenges.”The hackathon, spread across three days, presented students with a variety of challenges of increasing difficulty, with those who capture the most ‘flags’ securing the top positions on the national leaderboard.
Mateen Padela, director of Security Impossible which supported the event, said: “Cyber security is a journey filled with numerous intriguing virtual stops, each offering unique lessons.
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