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The private firm running the course is called the SANS Institute. It claims to pack two years' worth of training into a 10-week technological boot camp. The course is aimed at what it terms as "high-aptitude people" like soldiers, doctors and nurses who are looking to find a new career.
"This new academy will give students the skills the nation needs to fight cyber attacks and help us achieve our ambition of making the UK the safest place to live and do business online," Matt Hancock, the minister for digital and culture, told the Times on Tuesday. UK spy agencies are pushing hard to recruit among groups that fall outside the traditional sources of manpower.
A study released in May claimed Britain's security apparatus would be vastly improved if recruiters were to target "high emotional intelligence, rather than focusing on standard qualifications." Agencies are now keen to show life as a spy is compatible with raising a family.
"Half the population are women so this is a recognition that the intelligence services must respond to the population within which they operate," MP Gisela Stuart, who sits on the Intelligence and Security Committee, told the Telegraph at the time.
My ass, they are just creating a "cyber force" of trolls to spew propaganda throughout social media and beyond.
Hm....10 weeks for the course, sounds to me more like and indoctrination program, straight from the "Ministry of Truth" just an update of "Big Brother"
in the 21st century.
It's 1984 all over again, except now it's updated, It should be called "2016 and Beyond the Truth"
The Real Fascist Vision for the 21st Century. Stay tuned for weekly episodes, all made in a serial format. Each one better than the previous episode, and of course, don't forget to tune into the "cliffhanger"