Security News > 2011 > March > Postman named Britain's cyber security champion

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/8365868/Postman-named-Britains-cyber-security-champion.html By Christopher Williams Technology Correspondent The Telegraph 07 Mar 2011 The government-backed competition to find the country's best computer defence amateur culminated in day of challenges for 25 finalists in Bristol. They investigated data breaches and battled hackers in realistic simulations of the attacks that threaten critical private and public sector systems every day. The champion, Dan Summers, 33, had a background in IT but left the industry to pursue his own business. When it faltered, he took a casual delivery job with the Royal Mail. He said: "I enjoyed it but never thought that I would be a winner." Mr Summers entered the competition last summer on the suggestion of his mother and aunt, who had heard about the launch on the radio. "They said 'you're a geek, you should enter that'," he explained. [...] ___________________________________________________________ Tegatai Managed Colocation: Four Provider Blended Tier-1 Bandwidth, Fortinet Universal Threat Management, Natural Disaster Avoidance, Always-On Power Delivery Network, Cisco Switches, SAS 70 Type II Datacenter. Find peace of mind, Defend your Critical Infrastructure. http://www.tegataiphoenix.com/

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