WGPlus (Archive)
| Many more than 23 Apprentices will be required to meet the UK’s need for cyber security experts |
|
Almost 1,250 people applied in 3-week application period for 23 apprentice roles as part of a bold new pilot scheme to help protect the nation’s critical national infrastructure from cyber threats and attacks. The apprenticeships in Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) scheme aims to help develop tomorrow’s online security professionals and tackle the risk of a future skills shortage. The successful recruits will be employed in energy, water and transport companies which cyber criminals could target. 13 firms including Northern Powergrid and Network Rail are taking part in the initiative. The scheme will see the apprentices receive around 60 days of specialist classroom and lab training alongside their on-the-job education where there will work with existing cyber security professionals. This will help them develop skills to become cyber security professionals in under two years. |
| Researched Links: |
|
DCMS: Huge response to join cyber security apprenticeship scheme Statement: NCSC offer of assistance to political parties NCA: New assessment warns industry that cyber criminals are imitating nation state attacks techUK: British Retail Consortium launches cyber security toolkit Surrey college to train young cybersecurity experts announced Constant threat is the new norm for digital organisations; even charities! NHS 2020 Case Study: Balancing Digitising Whilst Repelling IT Attacks The Hacker Hardened Public Sector Enterprise: Practical Steps to Real Cyber Security Our defence in the Cyber (not so Cold) War Meeting the Challenge of GPG13 Compliance – Latest Brief on Achieving NCSC Requirements White paper – The Business of Hacking AXELOS: Phishing awareness training can thwart cyber-attacks |
.png)
