Finding “things outside the box” and a mind that sees things “differently” is the alternative the British Cyber Security Agency has come up with to deal with “threats” in an increasingly “more complex” world. And at GCHQ, new spies no longer need to fight or run like James Bond or get into a prestigious university: they have to be held accountable. LinkedIn. The way to get there? A picture posted on the GCHQ page on this social network and should be understood by anyone who wants to do espionage work.
Hidden is a colorful, fill-in puzzle created by Manchester artist Justin Eagleton Thirteen Paths representing the letters of the alphabet. By finding them you can reach the hidden message. Like all spies, future recruits need to know how to decipher codes and clues – a feature highlighted here. Report By GCHQ Director Anne Geist-Butler A question of maintaining tradition: “Puzzles are at the heart of our core work. These capabilities represent our historical roots in cryptography and cryptography and continue to be critical to our ongoing mission to keep the nation safe.
The agency's new analysts, engineers, and salespeople need not come from higher education. The agency wants them to have “different backgrounds, different experiences, different perspectives and different knowledge”. The decision to reach out to ordinary people who would never have considered working for a spy agency was made after realizing that the UK “faces a real set of threats in line with nation states, Criminal groups, terrorists and individuals“, says GCHQ.
A GCHQ debuts on LinkedIn It means a break with conventional, highly secretive selection processes. The organization says it's a way for the agency to transform itself into a “truly diverse and representative organization.”
The answer to the riddle was revealed on Thursday LinkedIn of the agency. The challenge-launched publication already has nearly 800 public comments, however The company did not specify how it would conduct recruitment Among such a wide range of candidates.
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