Barclays will host Cyber Security Challenge UK's next Face-to-Face competition on Saturday, 7th October at its technology centre at Radbroke Hall in Cheshire, to identify talented individuals who might be suited to a career in cyber security.

The competition is open to UK residents not currently working in cyber security. To secure an invite to the live event, entrants must complete two challenging cyber security games, which pit their coding and problem solving skills against the best in the industry.

Entrants must successfully complete the online games by 5.00pm on Friday, 15th September. Details are on CSCUK's website: https://cschallenge.uk/BarclaysF2F17.

Commenting on the partnership, Troels Oerting, Barclays Group Chief Security Officer, said: "The growth of AI and connected devices mean cyber threats are growing exponentially, which makes cyber security one of the fastest growing areas of the technology sector, expected to grow to a $120bn industry by the end of this year.

"Finding and recruiting the cyber security experts we need to take on this threat takes imagination. There is no single, conventional career path so we need a new approach to identify and recruit the right people.

"This competition we are sponsoring with Cyber Security Challenge UK requires no formal qualifications – it is open to people as young as fifteen years of age and aims to encourage them to use their skills to serve society and develop an amazing career under the stewardship of Barclays".