Lanarkshire school pupils take part in cyber security contest

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A group of Lanarkshire school pupils showed off a safety first approach recently. Youngsters at Trinity High in Rutherglen were taking part in the CyberFirst Girls Competition, run by the National Cyber Security Centre.

Girls aged 12 to 13 from schools across the UK put their cyber security skills to the test in a bid to be crowned champions.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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They exemplified the vision and values of Trinity High School in the way that they approached the series of tough challenges on the day."More importantly, they enjoyed learning about career opportunities in cyber security, and developed some key skills along the way."Chris Ensor, NCSC Deputy Director for Cyber