Turning kids away from cybercrime

A pen tester, an educator and an ex-cop on efforts to channel burgeoning skills in a positive direction

John Leonard
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Turning kids away from cybercrime
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Turning kids away from cybercrime

As cybercrime continues to rise so do efforts to divert young people from the dark side, but are they doing enough?

Everyone knows about the yawning cyber skills gap that leaves organisations, particularly smaller ones, unprotected against the terrors that roam the web.  The fact that kids learn fast and that te...

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