UK Government's Hack Idol Program Identifies Future Cyber Defenders

The UK government has launched plans to find the best young hackers through a talent competition. Would-be cyberdefenders will be rated on their abilities to thwart attacks and hack into websites. Winners will be offered courses by the respected SANS Institute and assigned mentors. University course and work placements also form part of the putative programme, due to take its first intake late next year, The Times reports.

Hack Idol may be a catchy concept, and it's easy to see how eccentric security minister Lord West - who famously reckons reformed naughty-boy hackers might play an important role in Britain's cyber-defence - might get sold on the idea.

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