Inspiring the Next Gen

Here at Cygenta we are big believers in the importance of outreach. We try to do as much as we can with young people and this why every member of our team chooses to actively engage. We want young people to share the passion and enthusiasm that we have for cyber security.

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Students Inspired (2019)

NCSC Cyber Schools Hub

Since its inception, Cygenta has been a proud supporters of the National Cyber Security Centre’s Cyber Schools Hub Initiative which launched in Gloucestershire to inspire, excite and enthuse young people about cybersecurity.

We are proud to be to win the Micro Enterprise Engagement Award 2019 and be recognised as official partners.

Cygenta have supported multiple cyber days, delivered inspirational industry talks and provided content for CyberTV episodes. We are proud to say that we have engaged with over 1,500 students throughout the initiative so far. On top of this, our Socio-Technical Engagement Manager commits 1 day per week to fulfil the role of Industry Engagement Coordinator.

Cheltenham Science Festival

Cygenta Co-Founders Dr Jessica Barker and FC have been long-time supporters of the Cheltenham Science Festival and were proud to be Guest Curators of the Festival in 2018. They have delivered multiple talks, workshops and events including sessions for local schools and the local cyber community through Cyber Cheltenham (CyNam).

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TeenTech

Cygenta has been a proud supporter of TeenTech since we formed. We have helped to run lively activity days and have been judges for the annual TeenTech awards for the last three years. We are currently engaged on the steering committee for the TeenTech Festival in Bristol in October 2019.

Christmas Cyber Lectures

In 2018 Cygenta joined the award-winning Scottish Christmas Cyber Lecture Tour delivering outreach sessions to over 1000 students. We are delighted to continue supporting this scheme and return to Scotland in 2019.