Over the summer, personnel from Cyber Security Flight of No.1 Radio School, delivered 3 weeks of a Cyber Gold training course to 48 RAF Air Cadets. The course started with an introduction 'what is cyber?' and looked at what threat actors exist globally, for which the RAF must be aware of.
The cadets then went on to learn about offensive and defensive cyber techniques, with theory lessons being backed up by online Immersive Lab sessions. This gave them hands on practice as to what tools are available to both attackers and defenders of the cyber environment. Providing them with this insight into the Cyberspace Profession will help the cadets with making their choices of career pathways for the future, whilst allowing them to educate other members of their squadrons with how 'cyber' can affect us all.
The RAF instructors were delighted with the level of engagement the air cadets gave the course, seeing them all pass the course and be presented with their Cyber Gold badge by OC No1 Radio School.
