Some of you eagle eyed regulars may remember a topic entitled Spymakers seek gamers I posted a couple of years previous where GCHQ, the UK Government intelligence agency, was targeting potential employees through the Xbox Live.


Well now GCHQ is again looking for potential candidates, this time through a code-cracking competition.

A spokesman said the campaign aimed to raise the profile of GCHQ to an audience that would otherwise be difficult to reach.

"The target audience for this particular campaign is one that may not typically be attracted to traditional advertising methods and may be unaware that GCHQ is recruiting for these kinds of roles," the spokesman said.

"Their skills may be ideally suited to our work and yet they may not understand how they could apply them to a working environment, particularly one where they have the opportunity to contribute so much."

To try out the challenge for yourself head on over to the GCHQ's standalone website: [ Register or Signin to view external links. ]


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