British Government to Recruit Teens as
Next
Generation of Spies
In the 50 years since the first James Bond movie
created a lasting
impression of a British secret agent,
a completely different character is about to emerge.
Britain’s
intelligence agencies are to recruit their next
generation of cyber spies by harnessing the talents of the
“Xbox generation”.
In an expansion of a
pilot program, Foreign Secretary
William Hague announced Thursday that up to 100
18-year-olds will be
given the chance to train for a
career in Britain’s secret services. The move to recruit
school-leavers
marks a break with the past, when agencies
mainly drew their staff from among university graduates.
“Young people are the key to our
country’s future
success, just as they were during the War”, Hague said.
“Today we are not at war, but
I see evidence every day of
deliberate, organized attacks against intellectual property
and government
networks in the United Kingdom.”
The new
recruitment program, called the Single
Intelligence Account apprenticeship scheme will enable
students
with suitable qualifications in science, technology
or engineering, to spend two years learning about
communications, security and engineering through formal
education, technical training and work
placements.
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