“Cyber warriors” are being fast-tracked into the armed forces after Britain faced more than 90,000 online attacks in the last two years.
Specialist recruits will see their basic training cut from 10 weeks to a month and be offered starting salaries of £40,000, one of the highest in the armed forces, as the UK looks to boost its cyber defences. They will then undergo three months of specialist training at the Defence Cyber Academy in Shrivenham, Oxfordshire, and be placed in operational roles by the end of the year.
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Source: The News UK
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