Secondary school pupils from Keswick were among 90 students taking part in a cyber security competition.
Hosted by the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority, the “Capture the Flag” competition encouraged teams of six pupils to consider a career in cyber security.
The two-day event was hosted at Energus in partnership with Hack the Box.
Pupils competed against each other using cyber techniques and tactics to be the fastest to solve puzzles related to hacking scenarios or phishing scams.
The team who came out on top were the “Hackstreet Boys”, entered by Keswick School.
They were able to solve the most amount of puzzles in the quickest amount of time, using cyber techniques and strategic problem solving.
Second and third place went to teams entered by Ullswater Community College, Penrith.
Tom Pye-Kendall, a Year 13 student at Keswick School studying computer science, said: “I’ve really enjoyed attending this competition. It’s been really fun getting to know more about the world of cyber security, hear from industry experts and find out more about how to solve such complex puzzles.
“I’m really into cyber and problem solving, so this event has been really interesting and a great opportunity to learn more about programming, tactics and hacking in an ethical way. Longer term, my ambition is to go to university to study computer science and this event has affirmed to me that it’s a career pathway I really want to pursue.”
