UK Cyber Security Challenge Moves To Next Phase But One Competitor Disqualified

The online competitions for The Cyber Security Challenge UK (CSC) came to a close in December and for one of the winning contestants it has brought a new job in IT security which eliminates him from the competition.

CSC does not promise the competitors a job but it does provide prizes, including  training courses and internships, that could lead to a career in IT security. For Channon Powell this has become an irrelevance.

Powell won the SAIC Penetration Test competition in December and was rewarded with the job offer from security management and compliance company RandomStorm. To be fair on the other competitors, Powell has agreed to withdraw from the CSC competition if he qualifies for the Masterclass final which will be held on 10 March.