Tech club scores high in UK competition

Code Club saw six teams compete

An educational charity has scored highly in a UK competition.

The Code Club held the first qualifying round in the 10th year of the CyberCenturion competition.

Each year the club takes part in the national cyber security challenge which presents teams of up to four secondary school students with tasks such as system hardening, securing user accounts, and forensic screening. 

Teams can compete in either the junior (14 and under) or senior (18 and under) divisions, as one of four categories: all boy, all girl, mixed or cadet teams.

This year, for the club’s ninth year taking part in the competition, they fielded six teams.

Adam Drummond, Coordinator of CyberCenturion at Code Club, said: "I’m so excited that CyberCenturion is back for another year. 

"The competition brings an experience to these students that they would not get in school, and it is fantastic to see just how passionate these teams are; ‘I am Root’ attempted to complete the challenge in under one hour, and missed that mark by one vulnerability."

Chair of Code Club Owen Cutajar added: "Once again, our CyberCenturion teams have made us proud! 

"We had a range of achievements, from past champions excelling in their category, all the way to brand new contestants who pulled together and demonstrated amazing resilience while learning new skills. 

"Watching them rise up to the challenge was truly inspiring, and I'm looking forward to seeing what they achieve in the next round."