False Start For Cyber Security Challenge UK

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."

Comments

Donkeys seeking to recruit lions

[Rogerborg]

Well, I guess if they had competent IT people, they wouldn't be looking to hire any. Seems pretty axiomatic.

Re:First Post!

[Cryacin]

Funny how an anti-hacking site is breached by a bunch of twits.

Re:UK

[jcupitt65]

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.

There are none

[h00manist]

There are no competent people, no secure or quality products, and no certain outcomes. Get over it and get to work trying to get whatever result you want, or to drinking beer. Either way, everything will end up somewhere. Try not to do it with guns, and nobody will die, that way you can try again.