The world’s first Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge for school students is designed to offer students, across a wide range of academic disciplines, a better understanding of the policy challenges associated with cyber conflict. Part interactive learning experience and part competitive scenario exercise, the Cyber 9/12 Strategy Challenge gives students interested in cyber conflict and policy an opportunity to interact with expert mentors, judges and cyber professionals while developing valuable skills in policy analysis and presentation. Student teams will be challenged to respond to an evolving scenario involving a major cyber-attack and analyse the threat it poses to state, military, and private sector interests. Teams will be judged based on the quality of their policy responses, their decision-making processes, and their oral presentation to a panel of judges. Along the way, teams will work with their teachers to develop their skills and receive feedback from expert panels of judges to ensure that all participants have the opportunity to improve their skills, as well as networking opportunities on the day.

The competition is open to all students and there are no explicit requirements as to academic discipline or prior experience in cyber security, as we emphasise the competition is a non-technical competition in which students with a range of academic interests is greatly encouraged. Teams will consist of four competitors and their coach. In partnership with the Atlantic Council, Dewar Cyber Consulting, Abertay University and supported by the Scottish Government, the first competition will officially commence on:

3rd November 2023 at Girvan Academy, Scotland for S5 and S6 students in North, East, South Ayrshire and Dumfries and Galloway. Registration is now open.

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