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Students learn skills to fight cybercrime

Editorial Type: News     Date: 09-2015    Views: 1265      







Undergraduates from the University of Northampton are being equipped with the skills to fight on the frontline against computer hackers

According to the Center for Strategic and International Studies, cybercrime costs the global economy $445 billion a year, with computer hackers' wrongdoings including monetary and personal data theft, stealing corporate secrets and the destruction of client databases. The university has responded to the growth in hacking by offering a degree course in Web Technology and Security, and encouraging undergraduates on other computing courses to undertake a security module.

George Pickers graduated with a degree in Computer Science in 2014, before securing a position as security and governance specialist in the IT department at Weatherbys, a family-owned private bank that also provides services for the horseracing industry.

"As with the majority of organisations, we face incoming threats on a daily basis," he commented. "The knowledge and skills I honed at the university gave me a real understanding and the practical know-how to deal with the challenges we face in our department."

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