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False Start For Cyber Security Challenge UK

Posted by timothy on from the wee-oopsie dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Netcraft writes about an ironic 'false start' for the Cyber Security Challenge UK website. The new venture touts itself as 'a programme of national challenges, designed by experts, to identify and nurture the UK's future cyber security workforce.' Unfortunately, the website appears to be vulnerable to a basic cross-site scripting vulnerability which was easily found by some Twitter users."

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  1. Re:UK by jcupitt65 · · Score: 4, Informative

    So they created a nice little "World University Ranking" that places almost half the value on the presence of foreign students and faculty while largely ignoring usual measures like student and faculty achievements.

    No they didn't, please check your facts.

    The ranking weights are:

    • Peer Review Score (40%)
    • Recruiter Review (10%)
    • International Faculty Score (5%)
    • International Students Score (5%)
    • Faculty/Student Score (20%)
    • Citations/Faculty Score (20%).

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Times_Higher_Education_World_University_Rankings

    You're right that the THES ranking has been criticised. You'll note that they will be using a new methodology for this autumn's table.