Leading IT solutions provider, CGI, brought its Cyber Escape experience to Lincoln as a part of a UK-wide tour. The escape room-style experience allowed staff, students, and local organisations to learn about online security risks in a fun and interactive way.
CGI’s Cyber Escape was hosted at the University of Lincoln, where staff and students were invited to visit the experience and put their knowledge to the test in a simulated “real-life” setting. Teams from the Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust, Lincoln City Foundation and Ministry of Defence also joined throughout the week to explore. Attendees teamed up to beat the hacker and learn about cyber security risks and how to avoid them.
The experience is built within a shipping container and enables small groups to participate in a short “escape”. Teams must work together to uncover clues, solve puzzles, and accomplish cyber-related tasks to escape successfully in the time allowed. The experience allows users to test their cyber skills to see if they have what it takes to stay safe in our digital world. Participants learn critical skills in a simulated real-world setting through interactive activities, much like other escape rooms. Alongside this hands-on learning experience, CGI offered University of Lincoln students the opportunity to also join a talk, focused on Agile and hybrid ways of working in Space, Defence and Intelligence. It offered them a chance to learn from professionals and openly discuss the opportunities open to them for future graduate employment routes.
Donna Kelly for CGI in the UK said: “Cyber security is vitally important for individuals, companies, educational establishments, and our communities alike. We all spend much of our personal and professional lives online, and it is imperative everyone knows how to ..
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